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    Roland is as a portrayal of later views of Charlemagne. 22. Viking attacks caused much short-term damage. 23. In his Arrangement of the Empire, Charlemagne 's son Louis stressed the importance of the unity of the empire. 24. Charlemagne 's political power was based on the cooperation of the Frankish aristocracy. 25. Charlemagne left his empire to Louis the Pious. 26. The main purpose of the Carolingian Renaissance was to promote an understanding of Scriptures and of Christian

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    The order that the Roman Empire had brought to western Europe for 1000 years was no more.one of the main reason that Rome fell was. Internal turmoil provoked in 133 BC by economic stagnation in the city of Rome, slave revolts without, and dissension in the military precipitated a period of unrelenting political upheaval known as the Roman Revolution, the Late Roman Republic, or the Fall of the Republic, 133-27 BC. In the late fourth century, the Western Roman Empire crumbled after a nearly 500-year

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    Last but not least, the crusades led to the decline of the Byzantine Empire by demolishing their economy. The Annales Herbipolenses demonstrates the Christians were so desperate for help, they took any and every person to fight, they did not require any person to be skilled. The crusades weakened the economy making people want to fight due to how poor they lived their lives especially those who held low social status such as serfs or peasants. The need for monetary support in the West left them vulnerable

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    In what ways did the Byzantine Empire rise and fall? The factors presented in this paper will analyze four keys to this question. They are religion, military, economic and foreign influences. After this thorough investigation, it will be shown how the rise and fall of this great Empire was directly influenced by the four key factors listed above. Body Historians today call the ancient Empire located in modern-day Turkey, the Byzantine Empire. The name Byzantine was derived from the word Byzantium

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    their own way. Both the Byzantine Empire and Ancient Roman have similar aspects, but each one made it unique. To better understand the similarities and differences of the Byzantine Empire and Ancient Romans one must look at each civilization’s cultural ideas, religion, & dependence on lower class. The Byzantine Empire and Ancient Romans’ cultural ideas, religion, & dependence on lower class portray commonalities between these two civilizations. Both the Byzantine Empire and Ancient Romans had

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    Due to the collapse of the Roman Empire, it split into two separate regions: the Byzantine Empire and Western Europe. Both empires followed different paths of development. For example, Western Europe was isolated from the rest of the world due to Europe’s geography, but due to suitable farming conditions, they had the ability to farm, which in turn supported a growing population. Meanwhile, the Byzantine Empire is much more prosperous than its western counterpart due to the efforts of Justinian,

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    influence art, politics, and architecture during the Byzantine Empire? Introduction: In 395, Roman leaders split the empire due to the challenge to communicate between the east and west. Once the Roman empire split, the eastern half of the former Roman Empire became the Byzantine Empire and flourished. Through fighting, Justinian, a Byzantine nobleman ultimately gained rule over all of the territory. He became the emperor of the Byzantine Empire and as the emperor, he had absolute power. Since there

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    the Roman Empire began to weaken, it finally split into two parts. A Roman emperor ruled the western portion from Rome, and a Byzantine emperor ruled the eastern portion from the city of Constantinople. Eventually, the barbarian tribes took control of many of the Roman cities, and the western half of the empire surrendered to barbarian control. As time went on the western half of the empire collapsed. Eventually, the barbarians even took much of the eastern half of the Byzantine empire, until the

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    in 395 AD. The Western Roman Empire met a dramatic end by the year 476 AD. Whereas the Eastern Roman Empire more formally referred to as the “Byzantine Empire” had a successful long rule until their heartbreaking defeat after the loss of their heart City Constantinople. The Romans were as of gods during their rule. They had a significantly long rule, about a 1500 year long rule behind them and their army. However, all good things must come to an end, the Byzantine empire had come to a halt after the

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    November 2015 Artwork Explanations The purpose of this gallery is to examine the culture, religion, history, and beliefs of the time of the Byzantine Empire through close evaluation of its art and architectural elements. Byzantine leaders viewed Byzantium as the Roman Empire itself, as the empire divided itself in the fourth century BCE. The Byzantine Empire was wealthier and more urbanized than the collapsed West and advantageously had a more defensible and developed capital of Constantinople as

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