Clovis was a Frankish king who established the Frankish empire. At first‚ Clovis remained on good terms with the Romans to gain benefits‚ but then later attacked them. After his victory in northern Gaul‚ he planned to extended his authority over all barbarians and conquered many of the surrounding barbarian tribes. In one large battle‚ in desperation‚ Clovis prayed to the Christian God of his wife‚ and then was victorious. As a result‚ Clovis converted to Christianity as an orthodox Catholic‚ which
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Nowadays‚ communicating to people is very easy one can send letters‚ text messages‚ and call to deliver news easily.The advances in modern technology has made communicating with each other a piece of pie‚ but many centuries ago just to tell someone exiting news could take weeks and maybe months! Although there have been countries and empires that have been sending letters and mail for centuries for instance‚ Ancient Rome‚ Great Britain‚ and America. These are some of the countries that have been
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well-being of her son‚ William‚ led her to create a manual for him that described the proper ways in which a respected man would live his life. This manual‚ Handbook for William‚ is the only substantial text written by a woman that survived the Carolingian period. Although her writings are precious‚ offering a view of the intellectual and spiritual life during this period‚ her writing style has been censured‚ “Modern authorities have criticized its lack of organization and of a clear plan”(Marchand
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for the building and how were these precedents re-interpreted or transformed into a specifically Islamic tradition? 2. Discuss the reinterpretation of classical sources during the Carolingian period through a detailed examination of one specific example. What kinds of ancient buildings were referenced in this Carolingian one and what was the manner of reference to those buildings? What new qualities are found in this reinterpretation of classical sources both in its general form and in its use of
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civilizations began to emerge in Western Europe. The Frankish rule the emerged from within Rome established a Christian state that lasted that was founded by Clovis and was continually passed down to the sons from the Merovingians founded by Clovis‚ the Carolingians led by Charles Martel and Pepin III‚ to the age of Charlemagne following Pepin’s death. Although Charlemagne’s empire was able to improve the status of Western Europe‚ after Charlemagne’s death divisions among the heirs to the empire and a myriad
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The Franks and Merovingians: Laying the Foundations for Future European Empires Henry Lilly May 16th‚ 2011 The Roman Empire represented the culmination of the Mediterranean World. The Roman Empire reached its peak under the rule of the famous Roman Emperor‚ Julius Caesar. The Roman Empire extended its borders throughout Europe‚ to present day France‚ Italy‚ Great Britain‚ and Germany. However‚ their collapse in 476 AD was caused by distraction to
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The Early History of The Chaplaincy Liberty University Theological Seminary A Writing assignment Presented to Dr. Steve Smith In partial fulfillment for the course Introduction to Chaplaincy ministry CHPL 500 By Watson Rugano (L223514216) May 17th‚ 2011 Although it is still open for debate‚ there are suggestions that chaplaincy‚ as a function in the military‚ can be traced in the Old Testament. Consider the battle of the Israelites
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A New Civilization Emerges in Western Europe Introduction The postclassical period in the West is referred to as the Middle Ages. After recovering from the fall of Rome’s ancient empire‚ civilization gradually spread beyond the Mediterranean to the rest of western Europe. Most of the West was converted to Christianity. During the Middle Ages‚ Europe began to establish stronger ties with other Eurasian civilizations and with Africa. As a result of these connections‚ Europe learned new technologies
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Europe experienced changes in economics yet continuation in politics and religion. With growth of population and urbanization‚ trade was revived in Europe. However‚ all of Europe was never truly centralized into one large empire like the Roman or Carolingian. Yet‚ it still was under the unofficial rule of the Roman Catholic Church. Urbanization‚ with the help of population growth‚ formed which led to revival of trade. Although there was trade between villages and feudal lands‚ there had never been
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Christianity and soon took them over. In turn‚ adding more land to the growing Carolingian empire. (Speilvogel p.138) An interesting characteristic of Charlemagne was his strong desire to learn. He studied foreign languages such as Latin and Greek. He learned from excellent scholars such as Peter of Pisa and Alcuin of York. Charlemagne established a palace school and encouraged other scholars from across Europe to come to the Carolingian court. He focused learning about liberal arts also took lessons in grammar
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