Theme 3: State Building‚ Expansion and Conflict * Political structures & forms of governance * Before 11th century vs. after 11th century * Manorialism vs. feudalism * Magna Carta * Church and state --- Clovis‚ Charlemagne * Nations & nationalism
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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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As Justinian came to rule. He tried to keep the dominant language Latin.He was most famous for implementing laws and rules throughout the city. In his rule he had many enemies he tried to gain control of Germanic nomads. He conquered many cities like the Vandal Kingdoms‚ Rome‚ and some of the Southern part of Spain and he also fought the Persians. Justinian was famous for his eye for architect he is best known for the Church of
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burnt to the ground by enraged crowds. Theodosius’ son Theodosius II chose to rebuild the church which resulted in the same fate of that of his father’s church‚ with the credit due‚ yet again‚ to rioting locals. After the repression of the revolt‚ Justinian I took on the task of rebuilding the Great Church from its foundations. This time it was to be built on plans well in advance of the times‚ using new daring‚ vaulting techniques and statics. The mathematician Anthemius of Tralles and the architect
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period in history is more synonymous with hero worship as the Medieval ages. Throughout these times some of the most famous tales of knights‚ kings‚ and chivalry were penned‚ none more so than the stories of Roland‚ a great warrior under King Charlemagne‚ and Sir Lancelot‚ a knight of King Arthur’s. Willing to suffer for their respective causes‚ their honor and the honor of their allies were of utmost importance to them. These two men both personified and exemplified the classic facets
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Yaroslav‚ who later became Yaroslav the wise built Churches. Justinian I‚ the emperor of the Byzantines also created churches such as the famous cathedral‚ the Hagia Sofia which is meant commemorate St. Sofia and God’s wisdom.Moscow is the center of the Eastern Orthodox church after Constantinople/The Byzantine Empire
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This artwork is called Napoleon at Saint Bernard Pass otherwise known as Napoleon Crossing the Alps by Jacques-Louis David. This artwork depicts a very Romanesque portrait of King Napoleon I in a full military uniform riding on top of a horse that is kicking up onto its hind legs‚ while Napoleon is striking a pose with his right hand pointed up towards the sky. The Composition of this painting has Napoleon front and center in the middle of the canvas‚ on top of his horse‚ and he is actually highest
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the Franks; inland trade declined sharply and urban life almost disappeared in the north. In addition‚ the empire had no strong administrative machinery to compensate for the weak rulers who followed the dominating leadership of the emperor Charlemagne; the empire disintegrated amid civil wars and invasions. The impressive achievements of the Carolingians towards building a unifying governmental system were not able to counteract the decentralization of political‚ military‚ and economic
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------------------------------------------------- Civil law (common law) Civil law is the branch of law dealing with disputes between individuals or organizations‚ in which compensation may be awarded to the victim. For instance‚ if a car crash victim claims damages against the driver for loss or injury sustained in an accident‚ this will be a civil law case.[1] Civil law differs from criminal law‚ whose emphasis is more on punishment than in dispute resolution. The law relating to civil wrongs and quasi-contract is
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been driven by invaders‚ Charlemagne was crowned by the Poe as “Emperor of the Romans”. The Frankish Kingdom them became known as the Holy Roman Empire‚ a name that would remain until the Empire was dissolved by Napoleon in 1806. What is the difference between the Roman Empire and the Holy Roman Empire? The Holy Roman Empire was started by Charlemagne and was centered in France. It was called the Holy Roman Empire" due to the fact that the Pope crowned Charlemagne as the Emperor.
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