With more then 700‚000 inhabitants Bordeaux is the biggest city in Aquitaine region of France. While the Bordeaux region was populated since Neolithic times the first archeologically attested human dwellings date from 6th century BC. In the first century BC the Romans founded Aquitaine - "the land of waters" - as a Gaul provinceon the vast territory bordered by the Loire river at the north‚ the Pyrenean Mountains in the south‚ the Massif Central at east and the Atlantic Ocean on its west side.
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Dark Ages. The Dark Ages were named that because we are not exactly sure what life was like during this time period because of the little information we have. The people in Western Europe had many different religions. Charlemagne was born into the Frank tribe which was a German tribe living in the area of northwest Europe. Charlemagne became a German king before he became the Emperor of Western Europe. He was best known for uniting all of Western Europe into one kingdom. Therefore he is referred
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1.) Charlemagne also called Charles the great from seven hundred and forty-seven after death to eight hundred and fourteen after death‚ had a brilliant plan which led to fifty-four military campaign. Only eight thousand men were ready for fight during the spring months. In seven hundred and seventy-three after death‚ he led his army to Italy‚ devastated the Lombards‚ and took over the Lombard state. Four years later‚ Charlemagne traveled to Spain. He was thinking the more successful with his eastern
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A quality of a good leader is to be able to improve your empire and also be able to sustain it. Charlemagne noticed how the Franks were not as educated as other civilizations‚ so he set up a school in his palace‚ with the help of Alcuin‚ the greatest scholar in Europe. His students learned Latin‚ music‚ maths‚ and literature. When improving infrastructure‚ he made many things
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Cited: Smitha‚ Frank. "Napoleon ’s Wars‚ Mistakes and Fall." fsmitha.com. Frank E. Smitha‚ n.d. Web. 17 Apr 2013. Vigil‚ Jenner. " Napoleon Bonaparte: The World’s Greatest." napoleon-series.org. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 17 Apr 2013. "3-1-1 for Carry-ons." tsa.gov. N.p.‚ 11 Dec 2012. Web. 17 Apr 2013.
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Becoming Charlemagne‚ written by Jeff Speck. This book written by Jeff Speck‚ chronicles events around the life of a Germanic king name Karl. Becoming Charlemagne is a factual account of the events that took place in the empires of A.D 800. Jeff Sypeck explains key events in this time period and illustrates how the king Karl became the legend Charlemagne. Question 1 a-c The writer of Becoming Charlemagne‚ Jeff Sypeck‚ did a wonderful job in writing a book that was interesting to read‚ well explained
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with Paris‚ which is a center of fashion‚ cuisine‚ art and architecture‚ but life outside of the City of Lights is very different and varies by region. Historically‚ the French culture was influenced by Celtic and Gallo-Roman cultures as well as the Franks‚ a Germanic tribe. France was initially defined as the western area of Germany known as Rhineland but it later came to refer to a territory that was known as Gaul during the Iron Age and Roman era. 2. Population – Today‚ it is made up of nearly 66
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Day 1 Important Vocabulary Instructions: Define the following Terms Sophists – a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who argued that the human mind could not understand the universe Hinduism – the major Indian religion‚ originating from the Aryans who settled after 1500 B.C.‚ and with a belief in reincarnation and many gods Monasticism – practice of living the life of a monk Caliph – the spiritual leader of the Muslims‚ a successor of Muhammad Christianity – the religion based on
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expanded the kingdom and conceived many reforms during his reign. Charlemagne ruled the Frankish Kingdom from 768-814. He was one of Pepin the thirds two sons. Charlemagne ’s brother‚ Carolman died in 771‚ and Charlemagne became the sole ruler of the Franks. Almost as soon as Charlemagne assumed the throne he commenced a series of campaigns. From 772-804 Charlemagne was at war with Saxony‚ from 773-774 Charlemagne was also at war with the Lombards in Italy. In 778‚ Charlemagne was invited into Northern
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In their article‚ Charlemagne ruled Western Europe between the years 768 to 814 BC. He was known as Karl and Charles the Great. At the time‚ he was the emperor of that particular region. Later on‚ he became the king of the Franks and Germanic tribes. These tribes covered the regions of Luxembourg‚ Belgium‚ France‚ and Western Germany. According to Noble and Thomas (pg.8)‚ Charlemagne set out on a mission whereby he wanted to bring together all people of the Germanic tribes. His main aim was to make
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