* Early Medieval Europe Founding of the Church * 2. Introduction: The Roots (This Series) Judaism Greece Rome Christianity and Christ Himself The Early Theologians * 3. Introduction: Fluorescence (The Next Series) Dark Ages Feudalism The Sociopolitical Structure Eve of the Renaissance * 4. Roots of Medieval Era: Judaism of Abraham Hebrews: a population in the city of Ur in Sumeria The word is derived from Greek biblia‚ which means “book‚” hence “People of the Book” Abraham was said
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Medieval Europe – Marko Polo The Venetian Marco polo is not only one of the most renowned travellers in world history‚ but he and his book also generated more speculation than almost any other or volume in world literature. The travels and discoveries of Marco polo were well appreciated in the medieval times and of great significance. Marco Polo travelled to China and Mongolia and brought back many important useable goods that were then copied and used back in Medieval Europe. Marco Polo brought
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The Germanization of Early Medieval Christianity A Sociohistorical Approach to Religious Transformation (Review) Rachel M. Shaw The Germanization of Early Medieval Christianity was written by Dr. James C. Russell. Russell is a conservative historian and theologian. He received his doctorate in Historical Theology from Fordham University and has taught at Saint Peter’s College in New Jersey. Russell published Germanization of Early Medieval Christianity through the Oxford University Press in 1994
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Discuss how much of Roman society and thought were Greek in origin. There were so much of Roman society and thoughts that were of Greek in origin; however‚ to fully appreciate how this came to be‚ it is essential to understand how the relationship between the Roman society and the Greek began. In 275 BC when the Romans in Italy began its expansion projects‚ they quickly conquered the vast majority of cities in the Mediterranean and furiously engaged the Carthaginians in a tough battle. This expansion
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This is Britain! The Romans were in Britain until the beginning of 5. And the south-eastern part of the island were much Romanized. It was formed by five municipalities in the Roman style: Kamulodunum (now Colchester)‚ Verulamium (St. Albans)‚ Lindum (Lincoln)‚ Glevum (Gloucester) and Eborakum (York). All but Verulamiuma‚ were military settlements. Other cities were founded as centers of areas. In architecture and urban planning‚ they followed the Roman models‚ as well as villas‚ being built
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The Church was the single‚ largest‚ most important unifying structure in all of Medieval Europe. It touched the heart of all of the Medieval European society‚ from the richest‚ most powerful King‚ down to the poorest peasant. Almost everyone was a Christian in the Middle Ages. Every child in Medieval Europe was baptized‚ as everyone was a supporter of the Christian beliefs‚ people went to Church‚ either healthy or sick‚ and they all put their life‚ hope and trust into the Roman Catholic Church of
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The Roman Empire had a military force unlike anything the world had ever seen. They had one of the biggest empires in world history and ruled it effectively. The Romans were so dominant due to their impeccable training‚ revolutionary strategies‚ and easy to follow chain of command Roman soldiers were among the best trained on the planet. Male soldiers started training at age 16 and before they even touched a weapon they had to learn how to march properly. The Romans viewed marching as uber important
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The Roman Senate The Roman Senate was political institution in ancient Rome. It was one of the most enduring institutions in Roman history‚ being established in the first days of the city. The Roman Senate functioned as an advisory body to Rome’s magistrates and‚ composed as it was of the city’s most experienced public servants and society’s elite‚ its decisions carried great weight‚ even if they were not always converted into laws in practice. The Senate continued to exert influence on government
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After the persecution and death of Jesus‚ a Jew from Nazareth‚ the new religion of Christianity was sparked and Christians started to pop up all over Rome. Early Christians suffered lots of persecution‚ but eventually the persecution died down. Early Christians made an impact that first spread through the social aspect of Rome‚ but soon through the political aspect as well. People with high levels of political power were impacted‚ one of which being Emperor Constantine. Emperor Constantine issued the
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responsibilities to their lord. Fiefs were pieces of land‚ with laborers bound to it‚ that were granted to vassals (Smith‚ Andrew 1). In England all the land belonged to the sovereign prince‚ but he granted fiefs to his barons and the barons granted portions of their fiefs to knights (Smith‚ Andrew 3). The granting of a fief was a contract that was sealed with an Oath of Homage (Smith‚ Andrew 1). The person who granted someone a fief became lord over them and the person who was granted a fief became a vassal
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