to an Orthodox Christian. Olga’s conversion was bold because she now belonged to a small religious minority among an majority of Kievan Rus paganists. Olga’s reason for conversion was to strengthen Kiev’s position to its powerful neighbor‚ the Byzantine‚ because Kiev’s Slavic neighbors had already adopted Christianity as their official religion. As a pagan holdout‚ Kiev found itself isolated from the diplomatic circles of Christian
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By the year 1453‚ the Ottoman Empire had conquered almost the entire Anatolian peninsula‚ and had moved their efforts to the west and had pushed as far as the Balkans under the Murad‚ Bayazid I‚ and Mehmet II. Mehmet was famous for capturing the Byzantine capital Constantinople‚ which was thought to be impossible to breach‚ even with the size of the army Mehmet II had. But‚ the Ottomans were extremely good at out gunning their enemies‚ “…the Turks made use of massive cannons with 26-foot barrels that
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past: remnants of houses from the Turkokratia (the era of Ottoman rule); coins and shops from the period of the Byzantine Empire; pottery remains from the Greek workshops that flourished during the Roman Empire; and graves‚ shrines‚ and houses from the classical period when Athens stood at the head of its own empire. The glories of ancient Greece and the splendor of the Christian Byzantine Empire give the modern Greeks a proud and rich heritage. The resilience and durability of Greek culture and traditions
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as head of state‚ and the pope‚ as head of the Church. Thus the Byzantine emperor appointed the patriarch of the Orthodox Church‚ sometimes made decisions about doctrine‚ called church councils into session‚ and generally treated the Church as a government department. In the Eastern Orthodox Church‚ Greek became the language of religious practice instead of the Latin used in the Roman Catholic Church. More so than in the West‚ Byzantine thinkers sought to formulate Christian doctrine in terms of Greek
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Fashion in the Middle Ages May 31–August 14‚ 2011 at the Getty Center Clothes are far more than a physical covering to protect the body from the elements; they can reveal much about a person. An evening gown‚ a doctor’s white coat‚ cowboy boots—today these can all be clues to social status‚ profession‚ or geographic origin. In the Middle Ages‚ clothing was integral to identifying one’s place in the world. Medieval people were highly skilled at reading the meaning of fashion‚ which
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decided that the best way to invade and re-take Jerusalem back from the Muslims was by way of Egypt. At about the same time “Alexios and Phillip of Swabia propose to the Crusaders to overthrow Constantinople and restore Alexios to the throne” . “Alexios had previously wanted Papal support for this but his request was denied” . Previous to the Fourth Crusade happening “the Doge of Venice‚ Dandolo had set his sights on Constantinople. In 1182 there was a Latin massacre that had included the Venetians
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The First Crusade 1095-1100 1. The crusading movement was a significant event in the history of medieval Europe. They opened an era in which Western Europe came into direct contact with the great trade routes that united the civilizations of Eurasia For the first time since the fall of the Roman empire‚ western Europe was not isolated‚ but a part of a greater world. Many things flowed along these trade routes. Some were good‚ such as paper‚ the compass‚ medicines and spices‚ new crops and advances
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WHAP Midterm Study Guide Vocabulary: 1. Sedentary- farming system in which the farmer remains settled in one place 2. Differentiated- to distinguish from other thing; to change or alter 3. Foraging- the acquisition of food by hunting‚ fishing‚ or the gathering of plant matter 4. Stratification- division of society according to rank‚ caste‚ or class 5. Egalitarian- Of‚ relating to‚ or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities
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Greeks‚ including Hippocrates‚ Aristotle‚ and Galen. A Byzantine physician was Alexander of Tralles‚ whose medical books were used throughout Europe in the following centuries. Institutional medicine was unknown in Europe during the early Middle Ages. Within the Byzantine state‚ however‚ hospitals-where the sick and injured could receive care-were established as parts of monastic communities. The study of medical books originating in the Byzantine world had a strong influence on the practice of medicine
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institutes were written‚ and were intended to serve as a sort of legal textbook for law students. The excerpts used for the primary source in this presentation are actually from the Institutes. The effects that the Code‚ Digest and Institutes had on the Byzantine Empire were profound but largely irrelevant‚ perhaps making life easier for this peasant and ending it for that homosexual‚ and making sure a son’s inheritance isn’t swindled‚ to the detriment
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