aspired to make France the most powerful state in Europe; he was‚ as Voltaire stated‚ “passionné pour la gloire” of France. Likely from a point of patriotic pride‚ he especially wished to recover former land holdings that had belonged to France under Charlemagne. He likewise aimed to control territory along the Rhine for the purpose of strategic defense of French borders (3). Louis’ wife‚ Maria Theresa‚ was a Spanish monarch who had surrendered her right to inherit Spanish territory on the condition that
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DOCUMENT RESUME CS 201 686 ED 098 597 AUTHOR TITLE INSTITUTION Fleming‚ Margaret‚ Ed. Teaching the Epic. National Council of Teachers of English‚ Urbana‚ PUB DATE NOTE AVAILABLE FROM 74 120p. EDRS PRICE DESCRIPTORS MF-$0.75 HC-$5.40 PLUS POSTAGE American Literature; Bibliographies; Classical Literature; English Instruction; *Epics; German Literature; Greek Literature; High Schools; Legends; *Literary Analysis; Literature; *Literature Appreciation; Medieval Literature;
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The life of Jesus‚ and the spread of Christianity The beginning: Jesus was born to Mary and Joseph sometime in the fourth century according to the gospel of Matthew. The exact date is not sure because there were no records kept at that time. It was told that Mary had conceived a child before she was married to Joseph. In that time‚ it was taboo to have a child before marriage. When Joseph found out about this‚ he was going to call off the wedding. That night an angel appeared to him in a dream
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Historical Foundations: 1 Running head: Historical Foundations HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS – LATIN AMERICA By SHANNON ROSS Historical Foundations: 2 Running head: HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS Abstract The Latin language went through many changes during the 10th – 14th centuries. Many changes were attempted and failed in the pursuit of one common language that could be read‚ written and understood by all. Latin was all but forgotten by the end of the 13th and the beginning of the 14th
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Chapter 13: The Expansive Realm of Islam Chapter Outline I A prophet and his world A Muhammad and his message 1 Arabian peninsula was mostly desert a Nomadic Bedouin people organized in family and clan groups b Important in long-distance trade networks between China/India and Persia/Byzantium 2 Muhammad’s early life a Muhammad ibn Abdullah born to a Mecca merchant family‚ 570 C.E. b Difficult early life‚ married a wealthy widow‚ Khadija‚ in 595 c Became a merchant at age thirty and was exposed to
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Eighteen years ago‚ my parents moved to the United States from Ukraine to create a better life for our family. Growing up here I found myself becoming easily accustomed to the American ways‚ but even though my family and I may have gotten used to that way of life we never lost sight of our Ukrainian culture. When I think about it‚ the best way that I can describe what my culture is like would be a jigsaw puzzle. When making a puzzle one begins with connecting as many pieces to each other until the
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Germanic tribe‚ known as the Franks. The Franks were led by certain Merovingian kings‚ who were actually more like chieftains‚ not kings with real power. Later‚ those kings were replaced by the Carolingian kings‚ who reigned from 751 to 987. Charlemagne was king of the Franks and became the first Holy Roman Emperor. France’s monarchy became more powerful with each successive king. For example‚ the French king Louis XIV was considered an absolute monarch since he was the supreme and only law giver
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nunnery. Wealthy woman from around the land could flock to the abbess‚ but serfs were not allowed. The nuns would often become teachers and some schools were famous enough to attract people from far away lands. (Hughes 135) During the reign of Charlemagne there was a reform movement within the church that curtailed the nun’s powers. They were stripped of their farm land and other properties that could gather income. (Hughes 135) They were no longer able to lead mass either. Graves offers an account
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history. It was a huge surprise that Umar ibn Al-Khattab (RA) was on the list‚ although he wasn’t the first on the list (it was the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)) he was 52nd on the list. He ranked him higher than many of the more famous men such as Charlemagne and Julius Caesar. He further says that Umar’s brilliant leadership was responsible for the expansion of the Islamic territory and he also says that Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA) ordered the Muslim armies to leave the natives of the conquered land in
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The Middle Ages emerged from a dark and tumultuous climate in western Europe. This territory‚ previously unified under King Charlemagne as the Holy Roman Empire‚ was split into three parts when the monarch died in the year 814. Chaos ensued after his death as kings fought for land and supremacy. This instability left kingdoms vulnerable to attacks from both foreign and local governments that threatened their way of life. Kingdoms in this new era needed to develop a social and economic system to
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