For a time around 800‚ Western Europe had a moment of unity when the grandson of Charles Martel built an empire reaching across France‚ Germany‚ and part of Italy. The founder of this empire is known as Charlemagne or Charles the Great. Charlemagne crushed rebellions‚ created as united Christiona Europe‚ kept accurate records and prompted education and learning. After Charlemagne died in 814‚ his empire fell apart. His heirs battle for power for nearly
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Establishing Individual Roles When you are assigned to work with a group and collaborate with others‚ it is common for each person to be assigned roles. These roles give you different experiences in working with others and help keep the discussions and work moving forward. You will find some common roles below that group members might take when working collaboratively online. Leader/Manager Keeps the group on task Gets everyone to participate Arranges the time and purpose for meetings Contributes
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battle. The symbol of independence and glory. CHI-RHO – monogram ‚ combination of CHRIST‚ the first symbol of early Christians. VACUUM PERIOD – the period in which there is no one to reign. ( before the anglo-saxon invasion). 449 AD – the first anglo-saxons invade the Britain ( the Angles‚ Saxons and Jutes) -these tribes were illiterate‚ tribal organization ‚ - they destroyed political order in Britain - destroyed economy‚ caused the immigration of british elite HEPTARCHY (7 kingdoms) Northumbria
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for the wealthy. The "Golden Bull" law‚ limited the right to elect king to 7 princes. Only males were allowed to hold the imperial office. power from one ruler to the other would only be through coronation by the pope; subsequent emperors were still elected and crowned king of the romans by the electors and simply assumed the title of emperor without a separate coronation. The Holy Roman Empire‚ which was formed by Pope Leo III‚ was one of those areas affected by Holy Fire. This was a part of Europe
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Rise Expansion of Christianity No one can talk about world civilization without paid a close attention to the parts that play by churches. Either Christianity or Islam they influence humanity life. To illustrate‚ centuries after‚ this dramatic incident was thought to mark the beginning of the schism between the Latin and the Greek churches‚ a division that still separates Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox (Greek‚ Russian‚ and so on). Now‚ however‚ no big scholar maintains that the schism
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A New Civilization Emerges in Western Europe Introduction The postclassical period in the West is referred to as the Middle Ages. After recovering from the fall of Rome’s ancient empire‚ civilization gradually spread beyond the Mediterranean to the rest of western Europe. Most of the West was converted to Christianity. During the Middle Ages‚ Europe began to establish stronger ties with other Eurasian civilizations and with Africa. As a result of these connections‚ Europe learned new technologies
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chivalric knight is a Christian military soldier. "Certain law" stated a man must be a baptized Catholic in order to become a knight. THE SONG OF ROLAND Meaning: is a heroic poem based on the Battle of Roncesvalles in 778‚ during the reign of Charlemagne. It is the oldest surviving major work of French literature. It exists in various manuscript versions which testify to its enormous and enduring popularity in
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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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to develop‚ maintain and restore imperial traditions‚ Frederick I Barbarossa adopted a number of different approaches. His methods in both Germany and Italy were founded on feudal ideology. In Germany‚ he was pragmatic and realistic‚ following a policy of collaboration in order to establish peace and revive the imperial authority that had been lost during the Investiture Struggle. This differed from his approach in Italy‚ where he sought to restore the old imperial rights‚ and had the methodology
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his wife‚ Alexandra‚ and their only son‚ Alexei‚ heir apparent to the throne‚ were all integral figures in this historical evolution of Russia and its people. The first person to impact the fall of Imperial Russia was Nicholas II‚ the last Russian Emperor. In particular‚ Nicholas’ coronation marked the beginning of a downward spiral for the Romanov family. Tsar Nicholas II was born on May 6‚ 1868 and was the eldest son of Alexander III (Levykin‚ 1999). Nicholas II had to assume the throne earlier
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