Fall 2014 James J. Sack 1012 UH Office hours 10-1045 TTh and by appointment HYPERLINK mailtojsack@uic.edu jsack@uic.edu Books for this course may be purchased at the UIC Bookstore. They include Einhard and Notker the Stammerer‚ Two Lives of Charlemagne Joshua Cole and Carol Symes‚ Western Civilizations‚ Volume I (Brief‚ Third edition) Huppert‚ George‚ After the Black Death Plato‚ Trial and Death of Socrates In addition to the above four books‚ students are also to read St. Pauls Epistle to the
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is the last king that Charlemagne has to conquer to acquire Spain. Undoubtedly‚ King Marsiliun’s small‚ pagan army could not withstand a war from Charlemagne’s vast and skilled militia‚ so he devised a plan to trick and weaken Charlemagne so Marsiliun and his army could victoriously attack them. Marsiliun sent his pagan servants into Charles’ domain to request that Charles return back to Aix where they would meet‚ and Marsiliun and his followers and bow down to Charlemagne and convert to Christianity
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carved into them. One of the most common pictures seemed to be a carving of the emperor deciding the fate of a deceased person‚ playing god‚ in essence. Another marvelous architectural feat of Byzantium was the Hagia Sophia. Built by the emperor Justinian for his wife‚ Theodora‚ it was designed to be the most important Christian church in the world. It had beautiful stained glass art lit by the light of 1000 candles. The final‚ and probably most important characteristic of Byzantine culture was
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Craig 1 Ethan Craig World History 32815 Byzantine DBQ Primary Reasons to Study the Byzantines The Byzantine Empire and its capital city of Constantinople thrived for more than one thousand years and helped shape the history of the modern world as we live in. The Byzantines have been largely ignored in classrooms across the nation and it shows. Key reasons to study the Byzantine are their religious influence‚ preservation of literature‚ and defense tactics. The question that I am answering is what is the Primary
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Main Characters: Charlemagne- the Christian‚ Frank king who is notably an ally to the Pope and great Conqueror. He was also known as Charles the Great. Roland- The "hero" of The Song of Roland. Not much is known from him in a historical standpoint. Roland’s tragic flaw is pride. Oliver- Roland’s best friend and advisor. Oliver is very brave and noble. He attempts to urge Roland to blow his Oliphant to reach the Franks Plot Summary Charlemagne’s army led by Roland is fighting the Muslims. Marsilla
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Leaders did a lot during the middle ages. King Clovis‚ Charles Martel‚ Pepin and Charlemagne all managed to accomplish many things during their reign. An effective leader must have good character traits. There are many leaders out there but if you want to be great you have to gain the trust of your people. So‚ how and what defines/makes an effective leader? There are good and bad character traits of a leader. One trait of an effective leader is a tough leader. The reason why is because if a leader
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the ancient writer paul the silentiary who lived in when the cathedral was completed the building itself represented a victory for both Justinian and Christianity. The building hagia Sophia build his cathedral and Justinian turned to two men named anthemius and isidore the elder. They have built the hagia Sophia in the great speed finished it in less than six years. To put this in the comparison took about nearly a century for
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Robert W. Strayer Ways of the World: A Brief Global History with Sources Second Edition Chapter 10 The Worlds of Christendom: Contraction‚ Expansion‚ and Division‚ 500–1300 Copyright © 2013 by Bedford/St. Martin’s I. Christian Contraction in Asia and Africa A. Asian Christianity 1. The challenge of Islam‚ yet many cases of tolerance: While Christianity had spread through much of North Africa and the Middle East‚ the unexpected rise of a new monotheistic faith meant the end of some Christian
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PAPER 2 Submitted to: Dr. Nickens Liberty University Online Lynchburg‚ VA by Richard M. Shouse June 17‚ 2013 Introduction: In response to the how and why the papacy in Rome became the center of power as it did. Shortly after the Fall of the Roman Empire there was a fight for power between several barbarian tribes like the Ostrogoth’s‚ Goths‚ Visigoths‚ Vandals‚ Saxons‚ Huns‚ Franks‚ Lombard’s‚ Burundians‚ and others. The two major tribes were the Ostrogoth’s
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What is the Primary Reason to Study the Byzantines? The Byzantine Empire and its capital city of Constantinople thrived for more than one thousand years and helped shape the history of the modern world. The Byzantines have been largely ignored in classrooms across the nation. Key reasons to study the Byzantine are their religious influence‚ preservation of literature‚ and defense tactics. The question as stated is‚ what is the Primary Reason to Study the Byzantine? The primary reason to study
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