Northern Europe

The Renaissance, that occurred during the periods in Europe from 1350 – 1550, is considered to be one of Western histories event to have named it self. Renaissance literally translates to “rebirth” in French, and it is an era of tremendous cultural achievements as artists, scholars, and philosophers rediscovered the works of classical Greece and Rome. They applied those ideas and aesthetics to contemporary arts, humanism, and modern statecraft. During this period there was a concern to develop…

I believe that Europe is credited for discovering a new world for several reasons. Although Columbus wasn’t the first European explorer to reach America, his expeditions enabled the first meaningful contact of Europeans with America. This contact ushered in a period of ventures and the colonization of lands that ended up lasting for hundreds of years. That said, Europe had a profound impact in the modern development of the Western society. Not surprising, Christopher Columbus played a strong…

Who were the Vikings? The true meaning of a Viking is the following “one that belongs to the pirate crews and teams from whom were the Northmen, who raided the coastlines of Europe in the 8th, 9th, and even the 10th centuries.” Some of the historical explanations have offered an image of the Vikings as being extremely brutal, savage, unsympathetic warriors who robbed and burned with reckless abandons. In fact this is not the complete story. While the Vikings were amazingly great warriors and…

The Germanic tribes invaded Europe, diffused into its society and influenced the civilizations already in Europe. But what were those influences? Did each tribe contribute something unique to Europe? Where did each tribe come from? The time span of the Germanic, or barbarian, invasions spans roughly a thousand years. My primary focus will be on the years 500 B.C. to 500 A.D. As a whole the Germanic tribes contributed different kinds of warfare, politics, and weaponry. An example of this is the…

Renaissance (1300-1700) is a period of great cultural change and achievement in Europe, and Italy is believed to be the birthplace of this “rebirth”.Thus, Italian Renaissance is commonly believed to be a great influence upon the Northern Renaissance. However, this new speculation about who might have influenced Leonardo da Vinci will make us question everything we thought we knew. The similarity between the Eve in Flemish painter Jan Van Eyck’s The Ghent Altarpiece (1432) and Mona Lisa (1503) is…

gaining it for themselves by “developing new kinds of monarchial states that were based on the centralization of power rather than the decentralized political order” that was the norm prior to this revelation. This political revival happened across Europe. For instance in England it started with William of Normandy defeating King Harold and the Anglo-Saxons in the Battle of Hastings on October 14th of 1066. William of Normandy then “began a process of combining Anglo-Saxon and Norman…

of other countries. That was their tactic. Come in quick boat, raid, loot and disapear. Due to the era they did this, their tactics worked. When people of Europe thought about the vikings at that time, Pillaging and looting was what came to mind (and it still does). At the end of the 8th century Scandinavians began raiding other parts of Europe. Then, in the 9th. and 10th centuries they turned to conquest. This new raiders and invaders were known as Northmen, Norsemen or Vikings Vikings…

Before the Italian Renaissance began in Northern Italy, the city-states belonged to the Holy Roman Empire. However, due to the lack of the empire’s power the northern city-states became politically independent. Northern Italy, trying to find the best form of government, experimented with different variations of government (13-1a). Political and economic transformations by the Northern Italy city-states triggered the Italian Renaissance; however, the political transformations allowed for the…

discussion, I will show what I discovered a bout Spain and how it is similar and different from the United States of America. Spain is a country in southwest Europe. It is the third counter of Europe in extension and the fifth in population. Also, it has many islands in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean. Spain has two territories in northern Africa. The United States of America is located in North America. It has many islands in the Pacific Ocean and in the Atlantic Ocean. Also,…

nomadic people who lived in northern Africa. The word "moor" meant black or negro in Europe. The first moors were not actually known by the term "moor" but by the term "berber" or the Berbers. White historians would have you believe that whites were the first Europeans and that they were more advanced than blacks. However, the Moors were more advanced and better mannered too. The Moors Empire was the greatest empire to ever exist because they conquered Spain, civilized Europe, and helped develop…