The Making of a New Civilization in Europe
The overall contributions that lead to the formation of a new European Civilization were the heritage of the Romans, despite the collapse of their western empire, the foundational values of the Christian church and how its conversion of the European people allowed for a rise of religious influence in politics, the Germanic people’s invasion and gradual migration into the lands of the Roman Empire, and the coronation of Charlemagne because it symbolized the intertwining of cultures and start of the new civilization.
In the Byzantine Empire, east of the disintegrated Western Roman Empire, Emperor Justinian came into power. In his rule, the most notable influence he had on, not only both sides of the …show more content…
Eventually, the Germanic people had instituted a new form of government by having a procession of kings that ruled the states of what was once the Western Roman Empire. Despite the rule of the Germanic people, the fusion of the Romans and the Germanic people allowed for the warrior caste system of the Germans to dominate, but the Romans were able to underline their structure of government underneath the warrior caste. As history has shown us, the Germanic people’s rule was not successful because the only kingdom that lasted was that of the Franks. Clovis, who set the Frankish kingdom, was a Catholic Christian who expanded the boundaries of his kingdom. The Frankish kingdom is an example of the fusion of the Romans and Germanic people’s culture and the spread of …show more content…
Although the Roman Empire did not last, the Christian church remained prevalent and its organization influenced the system of government of the new civilization to come. The chain of command in the church starts with the unit of a diocese that is overlooked by a bishop. A group of dioceses overlooked by their designated bishops calls for a supervising archbishop. At this time, there was no all-encompassing position that leveled above it all. In the times of Jesus Christ, Jesus was said to bestow the keys of heaven to Peter. Because he was located in Rome, Peter became the first bishop of Rome. From then on, the bishops of Rome that followed were referred to as descendants of Peter. This lineage, not of blood, were known as Popes. The Popes were the leaders of the Roman Catholic Church and served a great deal with the start and the formation of the new European civilization. In fact, their authority allowed for the spread of Christianity to affect the Germanic people. Ultimately, Popes were vessels for the conversion of the Germanic kingdoms into
The overall contributions that lead to the formation of a new European Civilization were the heritage of the Romans, despite the collapse of their western empire, the foundational values of the Christian church and how its conversion of the European people allowed for a rise of religious influence in politics, the Germanic people’s invasion and gradual migration into the lands of the Roman Empire, and the coronation of Charlemagne because it symbolized the intertwining of cultures and start of the new civilization.
In the Byzantine Empire, east of the disintegrated Western Roman Empire, Emperor Justinian came into power. In his rule, the most notable influence he had on, not only both sides of the …show more content…
Eventually, the Germanic people had instituted a new form of government by having a procession of kings that ruled the states of what was once the Western Roman Empire. Despite the rule of the Germanic people, the fusion of the Romans and the Germanic people allowed for the warrior caste system of the Germans to dominate, but the Romans were able to underline their structure of government underneath the warrior caste. As history has shown us, the Germanic people’s rule was not successful because the only kingdom that lasted was that of the Franks. Clovis, who set the Frankish kingdom, was a Catholic Christian who expanded the boundaries of his kingdom. The Frankish kingdom is an example of the fusion of the Romans and Germanic people’s culture and the spread of …show more content…
Although the Roman Empire did not last, the Christian church remained prevalent and its organization influenced the system of government of the new civilization to come. The chain of command in the church starts with the unit of a diocese that is overlooked by a bishop. A group of dioceses overlooked by their designated bishops calls for a supervising archbishop. At this time, there was no all-encompassing position that leveled above it all. In the times of Jesus Christ, Jesus was said to bestow the keys of heaven to Peter. Because he was located in Rome, Peter became the first bishop of Rome. From then on, the bishops of Rome that followed were referred to as descendants of Peter. This lineage, not of blood, were known as Popes. The Popes were the leaders of the Roman Catholic Church and served a great deal with the start and the formation of the new European civilization. In fact, their authority allowed for the spread of Christianity to affect the Germanic people. Ultimately, Popes were vessels for the conversion of the Germanic kingdoms into