Charlemagne Charlemagne was born on April 2‚ 742 A.D. in Herstal‚ Belgium. His Parent’s were Bertrada of Laon and Pepin the Short. Charles received his education from his mother and the monks of Saint Denis. He could speak and read Latin and his native Germanic language‚ but he never learned to write‚ though he tried to his entire life. He mastered military and political arts close to his father’s throne. His parents died leaving Charlemagne to be the sole ruler of Franks. Charles’s early
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have been created by various artists including Hannah Hoch and John Heartfield. It is the technique of cutting and combining photos to create pictures which aren’t seen in reality and is used by artists to produce works which are powerful (having great influence)‚ confronting (present acknowledgements) and satirical (the use of irony). Hannah Hoch was born in Gotha‚ Germany on November 1st‚ 1889 and died on May 31st‚ 1978 at the age of 88 in her house. She studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule‚ a
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Was Alexander the Great “great”? The evidence suggests that Alexander the Great was legitimately great because he conquered many countries and he was inspirational. Alexander was great because he conquered a country in the years 333BC‚ 332BC‚ 331BC‚ 331BC‚ 330BC‚ 327BC‚ 324BC and 323BC. This demonstrates that he was great because he used tactics that would defeat enemies. An example of a tactic he used is phalanx. Phalanx means “a body of Macedonian infantry drawn up in close order with
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Charlemagne‚ a man of remarkable power‚ executed many impressive reforms in the course of his reign. His military‚ political‚ religious‚ and education contributions birthed a new type of European empire. However‚ most of these improvements were short-lived. Upon his death came the crumbling of his tightly unified empire as the country split into three different states. All of his political and religious efforts to keep his country organized and united crumbled along with his empire. However
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Alexander the Great was born in Pella‚ the son of Philip II and Olympias. Even at a young age‚ people respected his abilities‚ like the taming of Bucephalus and his activities as regent. Despite these tales‚ I assert that he was in fact quit unfair‚ proud‚ and neglected to listen to any outside governments and the desire of their people. Alexander the “Great” should not be called great because of these and more. The first vestige of my case is his injustices and unfairness against others. In the
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Alexander the Great was the most strategically efficient leader in the history of the entire continent of Asia because he captured an empire from the Balkens to Modern-day Pakistan. He was born in Pella in the kingdom of Macedonia. Alexander the Great was born in July 20‚ 356 B.C. He died in 323 B.C. Alexander is famous because at young age he captured an enormous amount of Asia and went undefeated. At young age he tamed the wild horse Bucephalus. When Bucephalus died he named a city in India after
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A great ruler is a different concept for different people. It can include great skill in battle‚ or great administration strategy. www.dictionary.com Explains Great as:1.Powerful; influential: one of the great nations of the West. 2.Eminent; distinguished: a great leader. 3.Grand; aristocratic. Charlemagne was a ruler who ruled over the Frankish Empire in the middle-dark ages. Many historians regard him as great‚ for he did many things for the Christian Religion. We do not specifically know when
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Alexander the great was a general in the macedonian army and he was the king of macedonia and then he created an empire that was called alexandria. He conquered the persian empire and his dad king philip the second was assassinated and then Alexander had to become king. “ alexander conquered most of the known world of his time. His empire stretched from ‚macedonia to persia to egypt to the north - western border of india.” “In large-heartedness‚ Alexander always looked to set an example to others
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Alexander‚ the young king of Macedonia‚ was the greatest military commander ever to lead an army into battle and is deserving of the title‚ Alexander the Great. Here are a few reasons why. Prior to inheriting the throne‚ Alexander was tutored by the philosopher Aristotle. Alexander The Great was a very intelligent person because in the Background Essay‚ it claims that he fought his way to the top and conquered the Persian Empire. In Document B‚ the text states that Alexander placed his army in a
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Charlemagne‚ or simply Charles the Great‚ was one of the greatest kings known to history. Charlemagne was born into the Carolingian Dynasty around 742 A.D. He was the eldest son of Pepin the Short‚ the founder of the Carolingian Dynasty. Although there is no written information on his childhood one thing was for certain‚ he was born into power and destined to be the next king of Frankia. When King Pepin passed away of dropsy after ruling the Frankish Kingdom for over fifteen years‚ his kingdom was
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