Comparative

Marisol Valentin
November 10, 2012
Period 2 Charlemagne and King Louis IX The Medieval Period was an era between the years of 500 A.D to 1500. During this time the Dark Ages was dominated by the religion of the Christian Church and was politically ruled by the pope. Feudalism was a also a great part in the Medieval Period and some followed the Feudal System. The political organization of this time had a lot of ties between the government and the Catholic church. During this time, many people were starting to convert into the christian faith of Orthodox as well as the Catholic faith and was spread through most of Europe. In this time period existed two great emperors known as King Louis IX and Charlemagne or Charles the Great. King Louis IX and Charlemagne were two emperors to have been known as two great emperors in the Middle Ages. Although both emperors were very similar to each other, they had their differences as well. King Louis IX and Charlemagne are socially similar in that both were devoted to having justice and peace among their people. King Louis IX and Charlemagne are politically similar in that both had systems that had ties with the church and protected their people. King Louis IX and Charlemagne are culturally different in that King Louis IX was a Catholic Christian and Charlemagne was an Orthodox Christian. These two medieval characters were very similar in terms of their social background. King Louis IX and Charlemagne were both socially similar in that both protected the church and were devoted in having justice among their people . King Louis IX had a Christian ideal of rulership. Louis believed in having the Jews converted, fighting for Christ in war, as well as supporting the eradication of heresy (Jordan, 231). Louis also established a code of conduct and administered that everyone were to be treated with justice and by the law (Goliber, 2012). In the 12th century, Louis placed a provincial administrative system that was based on a

Citations: Bishop, Morris. The Middle Ages. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1968. - I used this cite to give me some cultural background. It provided with how devoted he was in his religion. Goliber, Sue Helder. "Louis IX." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2012. Web. 10 Nov. 2012. - I used this to know the political background. It also gave me some social background and the way he had his empire organized. Jordan, William C. Europe in the High Middle Ages. New York: Viking, 2003. Print. - I used this cite to know about Louis IX rulership. It showed how he used ties between his rulership and the church. It also talked about his cultural background. Jordan, William Chester. Louis IX and the Challenge of the Crusade: A Study in Rulership. Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ, 1979. - I used this cite to give me some political background. This cite went in dept of how Louis IX worked political systems to help his empire. It also showed what types of systems were used among his people. Sienkewicz, Anne W. "Louis IX." Ebscohost.com. N.p., Sept. 2005. Web. 10 Nov. 2012. - I used this to see how was the political and cultural background of King Louis IX. Slattery, Maureen. Myth, Man and Sovereign Saint: King Louis IX in Jean de Joinville’s Sources. Peter Lang, New York, 1985. - I used this to give me some cultural background of King Louis IX. It went in dept of how he became a saint and other cultural background.