Wara Monkhare El Ahmar‚ a play written and directed by Walid Saliba‚ was performed at Frem Multipurpose room‚ at the Lebanese American University‚ on the 19th of May 2013. The play was mainly a series of fragmented retrospective memories experienced by the director. In Brief‚ the play constitutes of two characters‚ actors‚ Marylise Aad and Mike Evasion‚ sharing the same apartment. This show acts as a boosting stimulator to reveals what is behind our red noise as described by the director. A series
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I was another leader who caused lots of war and led the Franks. At the age of 15‚ he already had an army‚ and by the time he was 30‚ he murdered anyone and everyone related to him. Charlemagne was a leader who started 50 wars at the start of his reign and murdered anyone who didn’t become Christian. Although Charlemagne did do all those bloody things‚ he did almost pull Europe out of the Dark Ages. While having peace for about 30 years‚ he built several royal schools to start getting children and
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have such great meaning to warriors of the period. Charlemagne and his knights are fighting in Spain against pagans and the new Islamic power‚ in the name of Christianity. By showing that the battle is between the different religions started hundreds of years before the Crusades‚ somehow it almost gives a reason that why the Crusades are the right thing to do. The faithful men show his loyalty to Roland and then Roland shows to his lord Charlemagne‚ which give a sense of what it means to be a true
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Test 2 1.) Which term describes the line of kings under Charlemagne? Carolingian 2.) During the High Middle Ages‚ the most important center for education became the University of Paris. True 3.) Relics were sacred religious items that became an important aspect of spiritual and economic tradition for the Church. True 4.) Which artist is credited as being responsible for bridging the gap between the Byzantine and Renaissance styles? Giotto 5.) Charles the Great created a system of education known
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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 literacy
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Rome 337 Conversion of Emperor Constantine to Christianity 391 Christianity made the state religion of the Roman Empire 476 End of the Roman Empire Ca.530 St. Benedict’s Rule written 612 Monastery of St. Gall founded 800 Charlemagne coronated as Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope in Rome 816-17 Synod in Aachen Ca.820 Ideal plan for the Monastery of St. Gall drafted Monastery: A monastery is a building or collection of buildings in which monks live. Basilica: A basilica
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Christian Belief in the Middle Ages In the Middle Ages‚ there were numerous models for Christians. These models shaped how Christians who lived in that time behaved and acted. Three of those works are Augustine’s Confessions‚ Turold’s the Song of Roland‚ and Dante’s Divine Comedy. All three stories manifested ideal Christian beliefs and actions which became what the Christians in the Middle Ages strived to be like. Augustine’s view of Christianity is detailed in his novel Confessions‚ which happens
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Beyond the savannahs are the deserts. These vegetations played a major role for Africans and how they make a living. Africa’s geographic features also influenced the cultural developments. The cataracts‚ or waterfalls‚ blocked easy movement.‚ but the Great Rift Valley served as an interior passageway. The Mediterranean and Red seas provided trade routes to places in southwest Asia and present-day Europe. Resources Spur Trade Africa had a lot of minerals. Salt‚ gold‚ iron‚ and copper especially
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preserved for the future generations. The building was rather multifunctional: it was not only the palace chapel‚ but also the emperor’s private tomb‚ as well as the place for his relics collection. Also‚ the chapel served as a platform‚ from which Charlemagne appealed to the audience on special occasions. For these purposed‚ there was a courtyard build‚ which adjoined the chapel on the western
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The European Middle Ages lasted from 500-1500 CE. During the Middle Ages‚ the western half of the Roman Empire started to slowly decline. The decline of the Roman Empire all began with the invasions of Western Europe. Germanic invaders invaded the Western half of the Roman Empire. Consequently‚ the western half of the Roman Empire experienced economical problems. There was disruption of trade‚ downfall of cities‚ and population shifts. Therefore‚ businesses started to collapse. As the Germans mixed
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