10). He greatly influenced the first (Charlingian) Renaissance which promoted art and education. The Christian Emperor “sponsored a revival of learning and literacy” (pg 10); he also (for the time) modernized the Roman script into what is known as minuscule. How did Viking invasions affect early medieval life in Western Europe? (think cause and effect) -The Normans brought Feudalism and Fealty into Western Europe, they contributed to the basis for tax collection.
Rome had a tremendous impact on the Church, and the results of it form the world over the next millennium. Shortly after the fall of Rome to the Germanic people, Byzantine culture took root. There was however another civilization emerging from the eastern horizon. Islam. Before Islam many of the Arab tribes religions were based on their clans’ gods.
They also started their colonization and immigration because of England overpopulated and agricultural goods need. English immigrants and their descendants created societies of settlers. The English culture, laws, habits, political ideas, and language dominated all the colonies.
They have created their own standard of living and social classes. The Vikings expanded their empire by forcefully taking other countries over, and by taking a risk and setting out to sea to discover unknown lands. Also they have mastered the barter economy, and changed their religion to Christianity. Those are the main reasons why the Vikings society was so strong, and that’s why they strong in a military sense but in a social, economic, and religious way also. Works Cited 1.
Feudalism, or a class system that regulates relationships among classes of people, was furthered by the Church and helped mold daily life. Other reasons why the Middle Ages can be labeled as the Age of Faith include the various reform movements initiated and roles the pope played. The era between 500 and 1400 in Western Europe, or the Middle Ages, can be labeled the Age of Faith because of the Church’s influence in unification throughout Western Europe, daily life, and politics. Although the Church didn’t come into its full potential for power until about the eleventh century, the Catholic Church did have a lot of influence in uniting Western Europe. Right after the Roman Empire fell, many Germanic tribes went to war with each other and carved Western Europe into small kingdoms.
* Two most famous cities were Athens and Sparta * Relied heavily on trade as the cornerstone of its economy. * Patriarchal society with fairly strict social divisions. * Women under all men. * Greeks were polytheistic. * Rome * Started as a republic but shifted to an
Christianity has flourished for the past thousand years and has taken hold in every continent in some form or fashion. In order to sell Christianity, it was important that many of the locals find some form of acceptance or way to identify with the new religion. Such a representation can be found the Celtic Cross. The Celts had many gods, but they had one deity above the rest, Morrigan. Morrigan was the sun god and had a symbol that resembled a circle.
It can be assumed, however, that Christianity would have continued to flourish in the Middle East and Asia if the Mongols who had invaded in the 12th century had not thoroughly converted to Islam by the 13th. Being more inclined to dominate rather than coexist, the Mongols had at first they set out to destroy any hint of Islam in the area. However, after their conversion, these Muslim Mongols became determined to bring about the destruction of the Christian population that had been vitally influential to the Asian and Muslim cultures for so many centuries. Small, rural populations of Christians would survive in China until the Ming Dynasty began in 1368 and the regime set out on a campaign to return China to its traditional beliefs and
Constantine legalized Christianity after he said he saw a cross before a battle. The legalization of Christianity allowed the Roman Empire to change from a polytheistic state to a monotheistic state. During the post classical period, Europe changed culturally. Because the Roman Empire was split into the west and the east, they were not culturally unified. The east side was able to read and write while the west was not able to.
Western principles were copied in the organization of the bureaucracy and military. Peter the Great tried to change the overall appearance of the people by having nobles shave their beards and dress in Western styled clothing. He also tried to increase education in math and technology. Although his intentions and rule brought a lot of change, all classes were defiant towards his autocratic rule. Catherine the Great increased the authority of the central government.