Carolingian Empire

The Barbarians took the tactics and the strategy of the Roman army back to their nation, which made peoples outside the Empire were able to break the Roman borders. The rise of Christianity made people to start having different fate than the Empire. According to the PowerPoint of chapter 7, “belief in Christianity also undermined the military virtues the Empire was founded upon.” In my opinion, the conquered territory was too large to defend adequately played the largest role in the fall…

society should be ran. The Decemvirates and the Twelve Tables are historically important, because the Twelve Tables was the first attempt at making empire wide laws, and they are the earliest surviving piece of literature from the Romans. 8. The Edict of Milan was a proclamation that permanently established rights for Christianity in the Roman Empire. The proclamation granted all people the freedom to worship any deity they wanted, gave Christians legal rights, and gave Christians back their…

collapse of the Roman Empire in West 476 AD, one can see these developments in three important civilizations. The Byzantine, Muslim, and the Frankish Kingdoms. The Byzantine Empire was the first of Rome's great heirs to civilization. In many ways, Byzantium was a continuance of Rome, as it was founded by the emperor Constantine in 324 AD. When Rome finally fell to persistent barbarian attacks in the fifth century, Constantinople assumed the full responsibility of the Roman Empire. In that…

Roman Empire in 476 CE, Germanic peoples established multiple kingdoms as successors for imperial power. One notable Germanic tribe, the Franks, had their realm of influence increased dramatically with the advent of the Carolingian dynasty, founded by Charles Martel. The Carolingian empire, known as such with the crowning of Charlemagne as emperor, was the exception in a period of general disunity. However, following the death of Charlemagne and his son Louis the Pious, the Carolingian empire…

Great, greatly expanded the Frankish kingdom into what came to be regarded as the Carolingian Empire. During his reign, Charlemagne successfully led many wars of conquest that had been started by his predecessors and in doing so, regained the wealth that had been lost during the Merovingian Dynasty. In addition, as a devout Christian, Charlemagne was aided by his alliance with the church. In what is known as the Carolingian Renaissance, he also implemented a variety of educational reforms in…

have had the same mindset and it still has not changed yet. Also still the same, is the cultural importance of following a set religion. In Medieval Europe, the main religion is Christianity. This is probably derived from the former Western Roman Empire where Christianity was formerly. Christians formed ‘alliances’ and agreements with major political leaders and as a byproduct, Christianity became a part of the culture of people in this area. It was extremely important to follow Christian…

the vassal and his lord (the giver of property). Feudalism also changed the way England was ruled, the papacy and religious reform, and sparked the crusades. Feudalism was a custom of the Middle ages, it began after the collapse of the Roman Empire. It developed around the 8th century and reached it’s peak and began to decline in the…

There are academic claims suggesting that Medieval Europe is a direct continuation of Ancient Rome. Through the evidence found within the given text, there seems to be a similar correlation between such cultures, specific using the historical context provided. Examples of the given historical contexts for both cultures would be: architectural development, visual elements (such as painting or tapestries), statues, and written products. Due to the uniqueness of each culture, one will notice that…

1. Europe has not always been as prominent as it is today. The first civilizations to develop in 4000 BC were Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus River Valley, and China. During that time Europe was still in the Neolithic Age. However, in 2000 BC, Europe suddenly went from the Neolithic Age to the Bronze Age and immediately to the Iron Age in a matter of 150 years. This took the first civilizations 2000 years to accomplish. The cause of this is thought to be due to the Aryan migration. For a short time…

Steven Wells Great Buildings in Architecture Prof. Price 3/9/15 Dome of the Rock Jerusalem (687-691) vs. Oratory, Germigny-des-Près (806-810) There are many differences between the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem and the Oratory at Germigny-des-Près. There are also many similarities between them as well. Before I can get to the comparison between them, I would like to talk about them individually. Both buildings are used for religious purposes to this day. The Dome of the Rock is a temple shrine…