The Byzantine Empire‚ in western Asia and southeastern Europe‚ expanded into eastern Europe. The Byzantine Empire‚ with territory in the Balkans‚ the Middle East‚ and the eastern Mediterranean‚ maintained very high levels of political‚ economic‚ and cultural life between 500 and 1450 C.E. The empire continued many Roman patterns and spread its Orthodox Christian civilization through most of eastern Europe‚ Belarus‚ Ukraine‚ and Russia. Catholic Christianity‚ without an imperial center‚ spread in
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Byzantine art is the artistic products of the Eastern Roman‚ or Byzantine‚ Empire‚ as well as the nations and states that inherited culturally from the empire. Though the empire itself emerged from Rome’s decline and lasted until the Fall of Constantinople in 1453‚[1] many Eastern Orthodox states in Eastern Europe‚ as well as to some degree the Muslim states of the easternMediterranean‚ preserved many aspects of the empire’s culture and art for centuries afterward. A number of states contemporary with
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1431- Vlad Dracula is born –father Vlad Dracul (Vlad the dragon) real mother Cneajna 1435- Vlads younger brother Radu the Handsome 1436-Vlad becomes Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia 1442-Vlad Dracul and his sons Radu and Vlad Dracula visit Gallipoli to pay tribute to the Ottoman Sultan Murad. And seize them and Vlads older brother Mircea rules in his father’s absence. 1444- Vlad Dracul participates in an anti Turk crusade with John Hunyadi‚ the Hungarian and the sultan allows Vlad and Radu
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The Maya are an indigenous people of Mexico and Central America who have left their mark on history. The Mayans were known for their efforts in architecture‚ mathematics‚ and astronomy. They built amazing pyramids that stretch through the skies and mark their territory. There are various unique characteristic that reflect and define this empire. One can learn more about them by taking a look and analyzing the history of the cities that composed the empire. One particular city that had an interesting
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The Ottomans conquered Constantinople and ended the Byzantine Empire in what year? For seven weeks in the spring of 1453‚ the army of the Ottoman sultan‚ Mehmed II‚ “The Conqueror‚” which numbered well over 100‚000‚ assaulted the triple ring of land walls that had protected the city for centuries. The outnumbered forces
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PWAD 1 Spring 13 Prof. Jaime Arredondo THE GREAT HAGIA SOPHIA OF CONSTANTINOPLE AND NOTRE-DAME OF PARIS Arthur de Vassal May 16th‚ 2013 Is it possible to compare two of the most significant religious monuments of our time ? Indeed‚ we will see in this research paper that not only Hagia Sophia of Constantinople and Notre-Dame of Paris are among the most important edifices of cult and history still standing today‚ But that they also present a lot of similarities
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Beginning with the Renaissance the Church is no longer the only primary patron of the arts. Private families‚ governments and other secular (non-religious) groups begin to hire artists with greater frequency. What effect do you think this new diversity in patrons had on the arts in the 15th-18th centuries? Include some specific examples of works commissioned by these new patrons. The Renaissance was a period that carries with it much of discovery. The period of the modern area‚ where literature
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* 1050-1300 * Renaissance is a term used to describe the cultural achievements of the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries * Venice grew enormously rich through overseas trade. (profited from the diversion of the fourth Crusade to Constantinople) * Genoa and Venice made important strides in shipbuilding * Italians bought cheap wool from England and resold them to Africa for large profits (dangerous‚ but worth it) * Florence was the first artistic and literary manifestation
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economies were much more advanced than others. Europe looked up to places like India‚ where Vasco Da Gama showed his country’s (Portugal) inferiority once he noticed how wealthy the Indian king was. Islamic Empires such as the Ottomans conquered Constantinople closing all trade routes from Europe to Asia‚ forcing Europe to alter their routes. Also‚ Europe did not compare to China‚ who had a great explorer that sailed more voyages than Christopher Columbus‚ and created very useful inventions that helped
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Europe. This happened because Portugal and other countries began finding their own routes to China and the Spice Islands. Also‚ Europeans were forced to look elsewhere for their demand in slaves. This was because of the Ottoman capture of Constantinople in 1453. Technological factors that promoted European explorations began with new weaponry being created/used. For instance‚ the canon‚ which was made out of iron and bronze. The canon helped in the European expansion. Also‚ the new sailing equipment
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