8/2/2014 Medieval History‚ Castles MedievalPlus.com ~ The Medieval Period of History ~ The Middle Ages is a period in European history which‚ along with its adjective ‘Medieval’‚ was first referred to by italian scholars and academics of the late fifteenth century. They were basically stating that the society in which they now lived was significantly more civilized and advanced in many ways‚ than that which had existed during the previous thousand years. This may have been true within
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Magna Carta. 1337 - The Hundred Years War begins between England and France for control of the French throne. 1347 - The Black Death begins in Europe. This horrible disease would kill around half of the people in Europe. 1453 - The Ottoman Empire captures the city of Constantinople. This signals the end of the Eastern Roman Empire also known as Byzantium.
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Anthemius of Tralles. They were both professors of geometry at the University of Constantinople. It is said that their work was a technical triumph. It is one of the greatest surviving examples of Byzantine architecture even though the structure was damaged pretty bad several times due to earthquakes. Hagia Sophia means The Church of the Holy Wisdom in Greek. This was the seat of the Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople for over 900 year. This also was a
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As the barbarians were conquering Western Roman Empire‚ the Eastern Roman Empire‚ otherwise known as the Byzantine Empire‚ was beginning to undergo another golden age. A golden age is characterized by peace‚ prosperity‚ advances in leaning and technology‚ flourishing arts or literature‚ and impressive architectural achievements. The Byzantine Empire went into a golden age because they had a good government‚ a good military and thriving culture. Byzantine government‚ controlled by Justinian from 527
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The Byzantine Empire The Byzantine was founded in 330 A.D. It was located in the Eastern half of the Roman Empire. By 330 A.D. it is ready for the inauguration. It was called three different names Byzantium‚ New Rome‚ and Constantinople. There was a new sense of culture and religion throughout the new Empire. It was located on a peninsula the natural harbor for access called the Golden Horn. It was one of the most successful and important political and military center throughout Eastern Roman Empire
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The era from about 1025 to 1453 witnessed the decline of the Byzantine Empire and its ultimate destruction. Loss of territory‚ internal discord‚ and defeats by the crusaders were blows from which the empire could not recover. The decline of the Western Roman Empire refers to the societal collapse encompassing both the gradual disintegration of the political‚ economic‚ military‚ and other social institutions of Rome and the barbarian invasions that were its final doom. The Byzantine Empire‚ much like
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All over the world empires have arisen‚ they are unique‚ different‚ and in some ways the same. How they came to be is always an interesting tale‚ from the very first people who had a vision for the future to the more recent ones who take care of that vision. The large centers in the world now were once just the beginnings of a village or small town. And in similar ways the Ottoman and Spanish empires were built up‚ but there are many differences between the two. Both the Ottomans and the Spanish
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Architecture Ancient Egypt Architecture - is the architecture of ancient Egypt‚ one of the most influential civilizations throughout history‚ which developed a vast array of diverse structures and great architectural monuments along the Nile‚ among the largest and most famous of which are the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx of Giza. Egyptian Architectural Columns The Great Pyramid of Giza‚ which was probably completed c. 2580 BC‚ is the oldest and largest of the pyramids‚ and is the
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countless numbers of priceless religious artworks. One such example is the Transfiguration of Christ mosaic located in Saint Catherine ’s Monastery in Sinai‚ Egypt. When Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium‚ which he renamed Constantinople (modern day Istanbul)‚ the Empire separated. Upon the division of the Roman Empire‚ Justinian‚ The Last Roman Emperor‚ held power over the Eastern Roman Empire from 527 to 565. Justinian was both a political and religious leader. Under his reign
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and social worlds B. Headed the Byzantine banking industry C. Was the Byzantine gold coin that became the standard currency in the Mediterranean basin D. Was one of the two main factions inside Constantinople 27. From the sixth century on‚ the official language of Constantinople was A. Latin B. Turkish C. Aramaic D. Greek 28. The main factions during Justinian’s time who contested in the Hippodrome and who occasionally fought in the streets were A. The
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