Jacqueline Lippman‚ Nitai Patel‚ Jordan St. Rose Chapter 9--- Christian Societies Emerge in Europe‚ 600-1200 Block 7 1Q: How did the decline of the Byzantine Empire correlate with the growth in the power and prestige of the Holy Roman Empire in Western Europe? A: The decline of the Byzantine Empire correlated with the growth and prestige of the Holy Roman Empire as the Byzantine Empire lost the grandeur‚ pomp‚ military might‚ and legal supremacy of the imperial office while the growth of the Holy
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To what extent do you consider the Henrician Reformation (1529-40) as a religious turning point in the power and autonomy of the Church in the period 1485-1603? In 1539 Richard Whiting‚ the last abbot of Glastonbury was dragged to the top of Glastonbury Tor by Thomas Cromwell’s commissioners and beheaded. He had refused to surrender the abbey when the commissioners had arrived to dissolve it. The shocking brutality of his murder might be seen to highlight the newly inferior position of the English
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ANGLO SAXON PERIOD 449 A.D.-1066A.D. 2000 BC groups from Iberian peninsula (Modern-day Spain and Portugal) 600 BC Celts (from different parts of Europe) 55 BC Romans (From Italy) 410 AD Anglo-Saxons (from modern day Germany) 793 AD Vikings (From modern Denmark‚ Sweden‚ Norway) 1066 AD Normans (From modern France) Written history began 55 BC when Julius Caesar wrote of his campaigns in Britain. People lived in Britain as far back as 250‚000 years ago. Britons‚ Gaels‚ and Celts were some
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center of religion and education for all western Europe. The monks of this school labored chiefly in Northumbria‚ and to their influence we owe all that is best in Anglo-Saxon literature. It is called the Northumbrian School; its center was the monasteries and abbeys‚ such as Jarrow and Whitby‚ and its three greatest
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Later Han and Its Aftermath Later Han’s capital is Luoyang. China returned to a strong central government and a laissez-faire (businesses operate without government interference). China expanded into inner Asia with more lenient government policies toward merchants which facilitated the camel caravans that carried Chinese silk across the Tarim basin and ultimately‚ to merchants in Iran‚ Palestine‚ and Rome. After 88 CE the emperors of the later Han were ineffectual and short lived. China was
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Guatemala J.D. Corbett found himself in Guatemala on several occasions. Filled with rainforests‚ volcanoes‚ as well as the Pacific and Atlantic coastlines‚ J.D. remembers the country being one of the most beautiful areas he ever traveled to. He reminisces not only of Guatemala’s natural beauty‚ but also its cultural diversity. While he was there‚ he found the timeless cultural heritage of the ancient Mayans‚ and architecture left by the Spanish conquistadors; all thriving in one country. He also
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Favorino Sciffi‚ Count of Sasso-Rosso and his wife Ortolana. Traditional accounts say that Clare’s father was a wealthy representative of an ancient Roman family‚ who owned a large palace in Assisi and a castle. Later in life‚ Ortolana entered Clare’s monastery‚ as did Clare’s sisters‚ Beatrix and Catarina (who took the name Agnes). As a child‚ Clare was devoted to prayer. Although there is no mention of this in any historical record‚ it is assumed that Clare was to be married in line with the
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parents were farmers. Even though his parents expected him to become a farmer. Mendel did not go down that path; instead he became a member of the Augustine Monastery. He was a teacher of science and physics and he was able to live at the chapel for free. While living there he started breeding mice; however a member of the Augustine Monastery felt uncomfortable with Mendel breeding activities. So he complained to the Bishop and requested that Mendel discontinue his research. Instead of being punished;
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he played himself." The film won the Nika Awards of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences for Best Picture‚ Best Director‚ Best Actor‚ Best Supporting Actor in 2007. This film is set in the 1970s in a remote /rɪˈməʊt/ northern island monastery /ˈmɒn.ə.stri/. It was filmed on location in the city of Kem‚ in Karelia‚ on the shores of the White Sea. Structured /ˈstrʌk.tʃəd/ like a parable /ˈpær.ə.bl̩/‚ it tells the tale of Father Anatoly‚ a fictional monk who for decades seeks God’s forgiveness
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The independent state of Italy emerged from a long nationalist struggle for unification that started with the revolution of 1848. The southern kingdoms of Sardinia and Sicily joined in 1866 and by 1914 only the Vatican and San Marino retained independence within Italy. However‚ a large Italian population remained within Austria-Hungary in the Trentino and Trieste regions. By 1911 Italy had a population of 34.7 million. Although primarily an agricultural economy‚ there was considerable industry in
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