Byzantine Iconoclasm

I. Abbasid Decline and The spread of Islamic Civilization to South and Southeast Asia A. The Islamic Heartlands in the Middle and Late Abbasid Eras The Mid-9th Century - Abbasid dynasty losing control. Entered New age. Third Abbasid Caliph - Shi’a Revolts and Assassination Imperial Extravagance and Succession Disputes - Charlemagne impressed by mosques, palaces, treasures Imperial Breakdown and Agrarian Disorder - End of 9th century The Declining Position of Women in the…

There exist many religions currently been embraced in the world with Buddhism, Christianity being the most adopted religions. One thing in common with all the religions is that the societies that embrace tend to embrace the way of life that associated that specific religion. These religions were distinguished by their predecessors in that they were focused on salvation, the idea of purifying one’s soul so that they could be assured of eternal life following death. The spread of these religions…

North Africa, never before invaded by barbarians, and not protected in the West, was therefore rather difficult to reach from southern Spain with ships, where the Vandals were stuck. In 428 the Vandals took over control in North Africa, described in the following terms: „Finding a province which was at peace and enjoying quiet, the whole land beautiful and flowering on all sides, they set to work on it with their wicked forces, laying it waste by devastation and bringing everything to ruin with…

Roman rule The Persian rule of Palestine was replaced by Greek rule when Alexander the Great conquered Macedonia in 333 BC. Alexander’s heirs, the Ptolemies and Seleucids, continued to rule the country. The Seleucids tried to impose their culture and Hellenic (Greek) religion on the population. In the second century BC, the Jews rebelled under the Maccabees and began an independent state (141-63 BC) until Pompey conquered them Rome and made it a province, ruled by Jewish kings. During the time…

The Crusades failed to reunite the church and it insured the fall of the Byzantine Empire. The Fourth crusade was issued by Pope Innocent III who succeeded to the papacy in January 1198, and the preaching of a new crusade became the prime goal of his pontificate. He called upon Western Europe to lend aid to take control of Jerusalem by way of taking it from the south through Egypt as planned by Richard the Lionhearted. At the time of this call to action France and England were at war with each…

Throughout time, there have been many different cultures and empires, some of which may require the average man to work, or the female to work, or arranged marriages and so forth. However, it seems as if the Byzantine Empire covered the “whole nine yards.” Life as a Byzantine was a lot different than most would expect, they had different beliefs and worked hard for their beliefs and stayed true to them, in all courses of their culture. The Byzantine’s were very hard workers, they worked for…

The first major cause of the epic collapse of the Ottoman Empire was the tremendous loss of territories and land through multiple military campaigns by European countries. Russia, in particular, had a growing desire to capture Constantinople and gain control over the Black Sea after its embarrassing defeat in the Crimean War. Although Russia did not capture Constantinople, during a time of uncertainty and instability in the Ottoman Empire, Peter the Great came to power and strengthened Russia’s…

As the Muslims grow in numbers, starting around 700 CE, the Christians and popes felt threatened by the spreading of Islamic power and domination. Because of this, the popes recruited a group called the Crusades. A crusade is a medieval military or army. The purpose of gathering a crusade is to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims and to stop them from growing in power. However, in order to gather the group, popes from all over Europe, use religious and political reasons to motivate and…

Source Analysis: Pope Urban II’s Fiery Sermon Number 1: What language and quotes would motivate people or inspire people to leave everything for a crusade to the Holy Land? Source 1- Fulcher of Chartres A quote from Pope Urban II in source one, makes the people seem like they are not in control and just irrelevant, by saying they are shepherds and this is sort of an analogy of saying that they are gods people, that they have been born with control, but they aren’t acting or using their…

Golden Dawn Abbey N. Adair University of Texas at Tyler Golden Dawn is a far right party that is located Greece. The history of Golden Dawn may help the audience understand how we got to this point. Based on the electoral and economic data, the reader can see who is voting and supporting this party and what is happening in their economy that could cause people to vote this way. The understanding of the party platform will increase the grasp of the principles Golden Dawn…