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    Carolingian Renaissance Reform of the Frankish Church under Carolingians -By 741‚ the Frankish Church had held no councils for a long time‚ Pope Zacharias said that ‘priests hardly know was priesthood is’ and Boniface said that Frankish clergy had a reputation for adultery -It needed reform and Carloman I recognized this‚ asking Boniface to convene a synod ‘to correct and amend ecclesiastical discipline’ -742/3 Concilium Germanicum‚ 744 council at Leptinnes both summoned by Carloman and one summoned

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    Charlemagne and the Carolingian Empire A major part of European history is the building of France. Charlemagne and the Carolingian Empire was major factor in the rise to modern France and a huge part of it history. Charlemagne sculpted the landscape of France with political‚ economic‚ and educational ventures to establish the Holy Roman Empire. The laying of a foundation for a centralized government is what Charlemagne was aiming for throughout the rein of the Carolingian Empire (encyclopedia)

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    The Carolingian Renaissance is known for the cultural transitions and great achievements that were obtained in the 8th century under the direction of Charlemagne. Charlemagne‚ who was also known as Carolus Magnus and Charles the Great‚ was one of the greatest leaders during the Middle Ages. He was a military man‚ king of the Franks‚ and was appointed as Roman emperor in 800 AD. Throughout Europe‚ he was seen as a great example of an emperor and Christian king. Not only did he revive the political

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    e The Carolingian Renaissance is a period in the Middle Ages characterized by the revival of scholarship‚ and tagged with the figure of Charlemagne. After a period of stagnation and certain decadence in the development of intellectual awareness and art which marked the Middle Ages‚ in the second half of the 8th century there is a new uplift in these fields. Charlemagne brings the greatest scholars of his time to his court‚ in a desire to revive the level of artistic creation and nourishment of

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    this process throughout his rule and passed his beliefs on to Charlemagne. All three‚ in addition to the political unification‚ believed that the church should be reformed and reorganized under the Pope‚ which helped their rise to power as the Carolingian Dynasty. (Holmes 74) Upon Pepin’s death in 768‚ Charlemagne and his brother‚ Carloman‚ each inherited half of the Frankish kingdom. Pepin‚ in the Merovingian tradition of the time‚ split his kingdom between his two sons. Three years later Carloman

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    Renaissance

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    Renaissance is the term used to describe the period of European history that saw a renewed interest in the arts. The Renaissance began in 14th¬century Italy and spread to the rest of Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. In this period‚ the fragmented feudal society of the Middle Ages‚ with its agricultural economy and church¬dominated intellectual and cultural life‚ was transformed into a society increasingly dominated by central political institutions‚ with an urban‚ commercial economy and lay

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    The Renaissance

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    “The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned the period roughly from the 14th to the 17th century” (Renaissance History‚ 2008). It is a French word for rebirth. It also a revival of the classical art and intellect of Ancient Greece and Rome. The art in the Renaissance time was more life-like and contained perspective. (Interactive Schooling‚ 2013). It was perceived as a "rebirth" of ancient traditions‚ and later on it was a tradition. Some famous artists from the Renaissance were Leonardo

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    referred to as the Renaissance was a time of great social and cultural change in Europe. Generally speaking‚ the Renaissance spanned from the 14th to the 16th centuries‚ spreading across Europe from its birthplace in Italy. During the Middle Ages‚ Italy was not the unified country that it is today. The Italian Peninsula was instead made up of a number of independent city-states‚ most of which were ruled by powerful families. The period of time during which the European Renaissance fell was between

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    The culture of the Middle ages to the Renaissance profoundly affected European life; in art‚ literature‚ and astronomy. During the Middle Ages people did not live very long; so the people believed very strongly in religion. The artist painted all religious figures and the paintings were very dull and did not have any perspective. The Renaissance brought in a new era of paintings and sculptures. The artists started to paint with detail such as expressions‚ muscles in the body‚ and making every feature

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    Renaissance Art Renaissance is a French word that literally means “Rebirth” and is referring to the rebirth of learning in northern Italy after there was hardly learning in the middle ages. During the Renaissance‚ there was a great renewal of education and ancient times. But‚ the Renaissance was more than just studying works of ancient scholars; it influenced sculpture‚ architecture and painting. In Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa‚ the mysterious smile reflects the newly emerging Renaissance

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