In Elizabeth Browning’s novel Aurora Leigh‚ while it becomes an endeavor for Aurora to defy what modern society considers normal for women‚ her hopes are repressed by her aunt and cousin as they insist she take on the role of a proper “angel in the house”. Though her own family makes an effort to stifle her aspirations toward poetic eminence‚ it’s Aurora’s perspective on what it means to live out the “true life” that keeps her pushing toward her objective of life as a great poet stuck within a generation
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is neither Holy‚ nor Roman‚ nor an Empire.” Many historians have contested each other over any of these three attributes of the empire. Was it truly a “holy”‚ “roman”‚ or even an “empire”? The Empire’s beginning started when Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne‚ King of the Franks at the time‚ emperor of the newly formed state. The prestigious title remained to the Carolingian family until around 888 A.D. and from 896 to 899. During this time of chaos‚ the throne was constantly contested between the various
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Pandora’s Box is a myth that is centered on the idea of curiosity as well as the origin of the worlds suffering. The myth evolves over time to include seemingly sexual themes that are centered on women. A common pattern that emerges over time is that of possible stereotypes against women; being curious has negative effects‚ in turn implying that it is frowned upon for women to be curious. The story of Adam and Eve‚ paintings from John Waterhouse‚ and even the children’s book Be Patient Pandora‚ all
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Gregorian Chants‚ the young Pope wanted to have a more uniform and predictable body of music to be used by the Church. He became known for his love of music. Interestingly‚ some began to prefer the chants over traditional rites. Among those was Charlemagne and his father Pepin. Pope Adrian I also appreciated the Gregorian Chants. Because the images of Pope Gregory I included a dove‚ many believed the bird was none other than the Holy Spirit passing on the divine chants to the
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Robert W. Strayer Ways of the World: A Brief Global History with Sources Second Edition Chapter 10 The Worlds of Christendom: Contraction‚ Expansion‚ and Division‚ 500–1300 Copyright © 2013 by Bedford/St. Martin’s I. Christian Contraction in Asia and Africa A. Asian Christianity 1. The challenge of Islam‚ yet many cases of tolerance: While Christianity had spread through much of North Africa and the Middle East‚ the unexpected rise of a new monotheistic faith meant the end of some Christian
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Test #1 review CHY4U: introduction and the Renaissance test review People Charlemagne – was the king that tried to resurrect the Roman Empire. The pope crowned Charlemagne king. He wanted his capital to be like Rome. He encouraged Latin learning throughout the empire to make it more consistent. He set up schools even thought he himself could not write. He helped the church spread Christianity. He blended Germanic‚ Roman‚ and Christian ideas. Johannes Gutenberg – invented the printing press
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* Crisis in the Later Middle Ages‚ 1300-1450 * CLIMATE CHANGE * 1300-1450: “Little Ice Age” * Cold weather and storms * Poor harvests * 1315-1322: “The Great Famine” Little Ice Age Too much rain‚ storms‚ cold Scarcity and famine * People’s immune systems were low; vulnerable to disease AND * Workers underfed‚ less productive… higher grain prices * BLACK DEATH * 1347: Ships bring plague to Italy * Symptoms: * Bleeding‚ vomiting‚ black sores
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Hispania (Moors) 1712 muslim invaded from north Africa and took over and renamed Hispania ‚al andaluz. Charlemane pushed them back out. * 4. the marca Hispanica and Guifre el Pelo (Wilfred the harry) Marca hispanica was buffer zone created by Charlemagne known as Catalonia. (strategic position to keep Muslims away) Wilfred the harry (united all areas and created Catalonia officially) * 5. Romanesque architecture – key features Semi circular arches Really thick walls looks sturdy Smaller
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reading‚ writing‚ simple arithmetic and a book summarizing the principles of the Christian religion * 79% of peasants couldn’t read * 0% of the clergy and professions couldn’t read * Dark Ages- no one was literate‚ not even Charlemagne (first Holy Roman Emperor) * Middle Ages- literacy was scorned * Not many writers of books due to lack of copyrights * Medieval universities taught theology‚ law and medicine * Politics * The Pope (Church) was in charge
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Humanities Midterm Exam Study Guide Ancient Religion Polytheistic Mainly Gods were immortal but have human forms & personalities Early Sculptures Willendorf Woman Standing Man Mesopotamia Modern Day Iran “Land between rivers.” Agriculture was fully developed here first Beginning of Bronze Age Different Civilizations Sumerians King Gilgamesh Had city-states Each city-state had its own ruler and god King served as intermediary between local god and people Buildings clustered around
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