of Confucianism‚ the Han dynasty was eventually able to recover from its decline‚ and enter another golden age centuries later. Despite its impact on later civilizations‚ such as the United States of America‚ and cultural preservation through the Byzantine Empire‚ the Roman Empire itself was never able to make a comeback. The Han dynasty and Roman Empire both experienced similar declines. Social unrest was one major factor in the collapse of the Han dynasty and Roman Empire. In the case of
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occasions‚ they established peaceful trading relationships with civilizations. One example is the Byzantine Empire. Because of Constantinople’s ideal location and access to a variety of goods‚ the Vikings engaged in constant trade with the empire. They also played a role in protecting the waters around Constantinople. The Vikings left an impact of European cultures by integrating them into trade with the Byzantine Empire. Along with goods‚ ideas‚ cultures‚ and religions spread to Europeans as a result of
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THE FOURTH CRUSADE The Crusades in the middle ages helped define religious and political life during this era. Life in the middle ages revolved around what was happening with the Pope and his anticipations for the next Crusade. The focuses of the crusades were ideally to unite the churches to bring back Christian leadership and control in the Holy Land‚ that is‚ Jerusalem. One of the most impacting crusades is known as the fourth Crusade when Innocent III was pope. The fourth crusade became
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in Rome or the Byzantine emperor had religious authority. An early dispute erupted over the use of icons‚ or religious images. In the year 730‚ the Byzantine emperor‚ Leo III‚ banned the use of icons in Christian homes and churches. The pope disagreed with this and Pope Gregory III went as far as excommunicating the emperor. In 843 the ban was lifted‚ but the split
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The Silk Road is a trading route on the continent of Eurasia that stretches from the vast coast of China all the way to Eastern Europe. The trade route was at its greatest use from 200 B.C.E. to 1450 C.E. The society that began the Silk Road was the Han Dynasty in China in approximately 200 B.C.E. The Han Dynasty facilitated trade in the east‚ while the Roman Empire facilitated trade in the west and in Europe. The two empires traded many goods‚ as well as cultural aspects of each society’s way of
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the world’s culture. The Byzantium influence on the European culture is vast and some of the contribution that continue to affect people today‚ are their involvement in the modern calendar‚ codification of law and the silk industry. Firstly‚ the Byzantine abbots are accountable for establishing the modern calendar that is most commonly used now. The monasteries were left with the task of preserving history and literature due to fewer people learning to read and write. They hand-copied manuscripts
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8 Sahelian-Islamic architecture * 3.9 Somali-Islamic architecture Specifically recognizable Islamic architectural style emerged soon after Muhammad’s time‚ inspired by Islam with addition of localized adaptations of the former Sassanid and Byzantine models‚ the Germanic Visigoths in Spain also made a big contribution to Islamic architecture. They invented the Horseshoe arch in Spain and used them as one of their main architectural features‚ After the Moorish invasion of Spain in 711 AD the form
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Saint George and the Dragon The painting of Saint George and the Dragon is a very good example of Byzantine art. One reason is because it is a religious painting and also because there is a halo around his head. This painting also has lots of colorful colors and bright oranges and golf leaf which are reminiscent of Byzantine art. Byzantine artists usually painted saints or other religious figures. In the paintings the figures were always standing alone or next to another person. In this painting
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John Moore AP world history Chapter 5:The classical period; directions‚diversions and decline by 500 C.E. Thesis: Picture: A picture of a painting of Christ with his head surrounded by a halo. Timeline: 1000B.C. 1000 Polynesians reach Fiji‚ Samoa 1000 independent kingdom of Kush
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Islamic Empire established itself as a rival to the Byzantine Empire‚ capturing a large portion of Byzantine-controlled territory within the first few decades of its inception. In three or four paragraphs‚ compare and contrast the societies of the Byzantines and the Muslims in ONE of the following areas: politics‚ economics/trade‚ social structure/culture‚ religion. Why were the Muslims initially so successful in capturing territory from the Byzantine Empire? Why were they unable to destroy it until
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