Through both historical texts‚ “The Deeds of the Franks” written in the 1100s in France and “the Alexoid” written in the 1100s in the Byzantine Empire. The Franks and Byzantines are described by two different thoughts of warriors and leaders. The Franks and the Byzantines had a complex and stressed relationship with each-other. Regardless of the state that the crusades were made-up to create an arrangement between them‚ the more time they spent by each other as partners of the crusades‚ the more
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PART THREE AN AGE OF ACCELERATING CONNECTIONS 600–1500 Chapter 8: Commerce and Culture‚ 500–1500 Chapter Objectives • To consider the significance of trade in human history • To explore the interconnections created by long-distance trade in the period of third-wave civilizations • To examine the full range of what was carried along trade routes (goods‚ culture‚ disease) • To explore the differences between the commerce of the Eastern Hemisphere and that of the Western Hemisphere and the reasons
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Nupe people Nupe is an ethnic group located primarily in the middle belt and northern Nigeriais. Nupe‚ traditionally called the Tapa by the neighbouring Yoruba and Nufawa by the neighbouring Hausa. They are the dominant group in Niger and an important minority in Kwara State. Although a version of their history claim that they originally lived in Egypt‚ the more common tradition traces their origin to Tsoede who flect the court of Idah and established a loose confederation of towns along the Niger
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the Zhou dynasty. Greece Ancient Greece was an ancient civilization belonging to a period of Greek history. Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era. Byzantine means of or relating to Byzantium‚ the Byzantine Empire. Classical Greek culture‚ especially philosophy‚ had a powerful influence on the Roman Empire. The territory of Greece is mountains‚ and as a result‚ ancient Greece consisted of many smaller regions each. Regional conflicts
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Popular historical attractions St. John’s Fort in Malacca Christ Church‚ Malacca Example of a gravestone from St. Francis Xavier Church. Fort A Famosa: Constructed by the Portuguese in 1511‚ it suffered severe structural damage during the Dutch invasion. The plan by the British to destroy it was aborted as a result of the intervention of Sir Stamford Raffles in 1808. St. John’s Fort: Reconstructed by the Dutch in the third quarter of the 18th century‚ the cannons in this fort point
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Any good sailor will tell you it is those who travel with the wind are the true mariners. Growing up in a community of power-boaters‚ I did not understand the meaning of this statement. The idea of sailors considered anything but cheap‚ arrogant‚ or poor boaters was foreign. My first powerboat was a dinghy my dad bought me at age 10. At 13‚ I bought my own powerboat. By 15‚ I had operated anything from a dinghy to half million dollar yachts. My first opportunity to sail arose before my 16th birthday
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kilometres built on a tributary of the River Musi to meet the water and irrigation needs of the city. There is a large monolithic statue of the Gautam Buddha in the middle of the lake which was erected in 1992.[1] Contents[hide] * 1 Tank Bund * 2 Sailing * 3 Landmarks * 4 Transport * 5 References * 6 Gallery * 7 External links | [edit] Tank Bund Tank bund road Built in the 16th century the lake was named to express the gratitude of Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah to Hussain Shah Wali who
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To what extent did the response to Urban II’s call to Crusade in 1095 correspond to the pope’s plans? "The remarkable success of Urban’s crusade seemed to confirm his preaching theme that God was fighting with the crusaders" -Penny J. Cole This view‚ that the First Crusade was a great success‚ is still generally accepted today‚ as it was by contemporaries. The crusaders themselves‚ convinced that their mission had been achieved‚ "entitled their chronicles Gesta Dei per Francos‚ God’s work done
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Procopius: The Plague‚ 542 was written by Procopius as an explanation of the plague that struck the Byzantium Empire. Procopius goes into an in-depth explanation of how the plague physically affected the individuals that became ill during the plague as well as how it affected the friends and family of those that became ill that had to take care of them. The writing finishes with the emperor also falling ill during the plague. Throughout the reading‚ Procopius did a good job of backing up his
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“… The culture of the Europeans lagged behind that of neighbors such as Byzantium and the Islamic world for most of the time.” (John McCannon‚ PhD). They were steps behind the Islamic world‚ and in some cases were considered to be barbarians. Europe was a very backwards society. One group of documents— #1 and #3—provide examples
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