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 Evolution of the Basilica in the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity The basilica has a long and storied history that begins second century BCE and continues to the present day. The basilica gained popularity during the rise of the Roman Empire and went through its most dramatic changes during Late Antiquity. Modern day society has led us to believe basilicas to be religious buildings‚ mainly churches‚ and therefore has skewed the view we have of the origins of basilicas. A basilica was not
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The Byzantine Empire‚ sometimes known as the Eastern Roman Empire‚ was the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the eastern half of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Its capital city was Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul)‚ originally founded as Byzantium. It survived the 5th century fragmentation and fall of the Western Roman Empire and continued to exist for an additional thousand years until it fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. During most of its existence‚
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of San Marco after the Fourth Crusade from the Venetian booty of Constantinople and is one of the most prized glass objects of the Byzantine period (The MET). Although despite its significance to Byzantine fine art‚ the bowl’s origins‚ significance‚ and date of creation are unknown and still highly debated topics amongst art historians. However‚ many art historians believe that the bowl comes from the eleventh century in Constantinople. It is currently the only piece of painted Byzantine glass to survive
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the context and both positive and negative effects. As well as my judgement of this event of the Catholic Church today. The Great Schism is also known as East - West Schism took place in 1054. This remarkable event was led by the patriarch of Constantinople‚ Michael Cerularius and Pope Leo IX. This event separated the Eastern churches and the Western churches. The causes of the schism included political‚ cultural‚ economic‚ and social differences in the Catholic Church. One main cause was the disputes
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basilica located in Istanbul‚ Turkey (Zucker & Harris‚ n.d). The city of Istanbul was once called Constantinople and was the capital of the once powerful Roman Empire (Zucker & Harris‚ n.d). It was founded by Constantine I‚ the first roman emperor to embrace Christianity (Zucker & Harris‚ n.d). The Hagia Sophia was constructed in the 6th century A.D during a time of internal turmoil in Constantinople (Zucker & Harris‚ n.d). Justine I‚ the emperor at that time‚ decided to create this church not only
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Chapter 10 Outline Use this annotated chapter outline to review the major topics covered in this chapter. Return to skim any sections that seem unfamiliar. Then test your understanding of the chapter by selecting the quizzes and short-answer activities included in this Online Study Guide. I. Opening Vignette A. In 1964‚ the Eastern Orthodox patriarch Athenagoras and Pope Paul VI met and rescinded the mutual excommunication decrees imposed by their respective churches in
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important Early Christian writer | 10. Yellow Turban uprising- The Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out in 184 AD in China during the reign of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty | 11. Diocletian- Diocletian was a Roman Emperor from 284 to 305. | 12. Constantinople- was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire‚ the Latin and the Ottoman Empire. | 13. Huns- The Huns were a group of nomadic people who first appeared from east of the Volga River | 14. Visigoths- The Visigoths were one of two main branches
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Enlightenment-> Deism Adam Smith->Malthus-> Darwin->Herbert Spencer-> Cecil Rhodes Gunpowder-> standing army-> absolute kings-> Enlightenment-> constitutional monarchy-> rise of the middle class-> liberalism-> republican government V Fall of Constantinople->age of Discovery->Enlightenment->Greek independence->the Eastern question Catherine
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“The period of really intense political and cultural activity in the Byzantine Empire began after coup de’etat of 856.” The Byzantine Empire under the Macedonian dynasty reached “military power and political authority‚ and also the revival and flowering of Byzantine culture in all its aspects from philosophy to painting.” The Byzantine Empire really had political and cultural progress and expansion during this period. They were so superior to “its western and eastern foes” because “Western Europe
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