The Significance of the Coronation of Charlemagne By Monica Fleener Western Oregon University HST 499: Senior Seminar Professor Kimberly Jensen Spring 2005 Primary Thesis Advisor: Dr. Benedict Lowe Secondary Thesis Advisor: Dr. Narasingha Sil I. On Christmas Day in the year 800 A.D. Charlemagne‚ king of the Franks and part of the Carolingian line‚ 1 was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III (795 - 816).
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Byzantine Empire (330- 1453 AD) As Rome declines‚ king Constantine had rolled over the eastern part of Italy and established in Constantine (modern day Istanbul) The reason why he chose it was because it was very protected by mountains because its army was reduced and not able to defend itself very well. Rome was eventually replaced by the city of Ravenna in Italy. Who is famous for being full of mosaics. Ravenna was capital of Italy for a shot time‚ because ODAVACAR and its German tribes
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attract so much hatred? Iconoclasts deliberately destroy cultural‚ political‚ and religious icons to challenge an individual’s already established dogma and conventions. Iconoclasm may be carried out by people of a different religion‚ but is often the result of sectarian disputes between factions of the same religion. Iconoclasm appear when one is troubled by an action or thought of what humans can never know without further inquiry. It is the interrogation of our beliefs‚ practices‚ and doctrines
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Compare and contrast essay: Byzantine and the Aztecs The early civilizations of the byzantine and Aztec empires rose to power using a variety of tactics. They were both very successful and very powerful up to a certain point. The byzantine and Aztec empires both used military strategies and advancements in war. Although while the Byzantine Empire used Christianity to unify its people‚ the Aztecs made people fear them by using human sacrifices. Also the byzantine was a bureaucracy with an emperor
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CONNECTIONS 500–1500 The Worlds of European Christendom Connected and Divided‚ 500–1300 Chapter Learning Objectives • To examine European society after the breakup of the Roman Empire • To compare the diverse legacies of Rome in Western Europe and the Byzantine Empire • To explore medieval European expansion • To present the backwardness of medieval Europe relative to other civilizations‚ and the steps by which it caught up Key Terms Aristotle and classical Greek learning: Some works of the Greek philosopher
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From the time of the ancient world leading up to the medieval period‚ there have been countless examples of spoliation and iconoclasm. During these processes‚ images and materials from previous works are either destroyed (iconoclasm) or taken and altered to fit a new meaning (spoliation). Some of these artifacts include the Arch of Constantine‚ the repurposing of pagan temples and imagery devoted to goddesses into churches devoted to the Virgin Mary‚ and the removal of the image of Geta of the Severan
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Constantinople (Cimok 1998‚ jacket). Byzantine mosaics were generally created for the decoration of churches. Most of the churches were basilica or central church plans (Lassus 1967‚ 130). The mosaics in Constantinople‚ especially Hagia Sophia‚ were created to celebrate the anointing of new emperors and empresses. The mosaics were generally on domes‚ galleries and narthexes (Lassus‚ 130). Byzantine art was different from other period’s art. The main aim of Byzantine art was the representation of Christianity
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fought by the generals of Byzantium are incredibly detailed and portray the military strength of the Byzantines and the skill of its generals. While many of his claims have proven to be accurate‚ the finer details of military conquests he retells are likely dramatizations designed to highlight desired characteristics or actions of the Byzantine generals. His chronicles of the battles fought by the Byzantines in the expansion of their empire portray the actions of the emperor and generals as defensive rather
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BYZANTINE EMPIRE Standard: SSWH4a. Analyze the importance of Justinian‚ include the influence of the Empress Theodora‚ Justinian’s Code‚ and Justinian’s efforts to recapture the west. b. Describe the relationship between the Roman and Byzantine Empires; include the impact Byzantium had on Moscow and the Russian Empire‚ the effect of Byzantine culture on Tsar Ivan III and Kiev‚ and the rise of Constantinople as a center
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BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE The Byzantine Empire is generally associated with the foundation of Constantinople by Constantine the Great between 334-340‚ an event that signaled the continuation of the Roman Empire as an officially Christian entity. The Architecture developed from the fifth century A.D. in the Byzantine Empire‚ characterized especially by massive domes with square bases and rounded arches and spires and much use of glass mosaics. With the rise of the Islamic empire in former Byzantine
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