Romanesque and Gothic Architecture of Medieval Europe The world around us is built up by influences from many different places in our pasts: whether that may be from the Italian Renaissance or Marilyn Monroe‚ every piece of history has shaped the way we view our world‚ and how we will continue to grow and shape alongside it. With Christianity and the immense sense of renewed spirituality spreading across Western Europe‚ architecture‚ politics‚ and technological advancements would never be the same
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The Crusades are the Medieval European wars waged principally to recover the Holy Lands from the control of the Muslims. There is an aggregate of nine noteworthy Crusades‚ but the first four were the most important. The main legitimate Crusades were launched from Western Europe to recover and protect Jerusalem. The first crusade started in 1096 where tens of thousands of aggressive younger sons of the nobility went off to Palestine or Eastern Europe to fight the unbelievers‚ recover the long-lost
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The Effects of the Bubonic Plague on Europe The topic of my research paper is how the bubonic plague affected Europe. The bubonic plague began during the fourteenth century and was a widespread epidemic that spread throughout Asia and Europe. The bubonic plague killed approximately 25 million people or one third of the population of people living in Europe. The disease was brought to Europe by rats that traveled along trading ships that ventured to Asia. The TED Talk that inspired my research
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Crusades Please create two journal entries. For the first journal entry you will write as if you are a Crusader. You should discuss the long journey it took for you to reach Jerusalem‚ your reasons for participating in the Crusades‚ and any fears you might have. For the second journal entry‚ you will take on the role of a muslim living in the city of Jerusalem writing about the Crusaders and the attack on the city. 1. Crusader- Dear journal‚ My days on the ship were ever lasting they seemed
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European History (H) September 10‚ 2014 Effect of the Black Death on Europe The Black Death‚ also known as the Bubonic plague‚ was an extremely deadly pandemic that struck Europe around 1346-1353. The Black Death arrived in Europe aboard Asian merchant ships in the form of fleas riding on the backs of rats. The plague then spread rapidly throughout Europe leaving destruction in its wake‚ sparing few souls as it made its journey. While most of Europe was affected‚ the city of Siena‚ Italy‚ was
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The Crusades: An Origin The Crusades are renowned as the most massive church-sanctioned militaristic movement of the later middles ages‚ like no other military movement of the time. The series of events that brought about the existance of the Crusaders were so large as to eclipse the affairs of the homeland in the West in the name of religious faith and duty. Chivalric idealism‚ romance of battle and the notion of beautific zeal affect the way in which both the Crusaders and the Crusades are
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There are many similarities and differences between the Byzantine Empire and medieval Western Europe. There are also many factors that have contributed to their changes. The reign of these emperors and traditions of these empires had led to important historical developments and has also taught us on how political leaders should have ruled. The reign of Byzantine emperor Justinian I from 482–565 C.E. was of both glory and destruction. Justinian reconquered much of the former Roman Empire while creating
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THE FOURTH CRUSADE The Crusades in the middle ages helped define religious and political life during this era. Life in the middle ages revolved around what was happening with the Pope and his anticipations for the next Crusade. The focuses of the crusades were ideally to unite the churches to bring back Christian leadership and control in the Holy Land‚ that is‚ Jerusalem. One of the most impacting crusades is known as the fourth Crusade when Innocent III was pope. The fourth crusade became terribly
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influential force during the medieval ages‚ serving as instruments of change by spreading Norse culture and customs to the lands they invaded. As their conquests raged‚ the sight of a dragon prowed longship on the ocean’s horizon which came to herald a sense of dread on European shores. However‚ these violent raiders did more than strike terror into costal residents and lighten the coffers of noblemen; instead they became a singularly effective catalyst for change in Medieval Europe. One of the most famous
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for the Old World‚ and these encounters helped countries like Europe get out of the Middle Ages and into the years of Enlightenment. However‚ the exchange not only brought gains‚ but also losses. The years of exploration and exchange following Columbus’s landing helped European nations in many ways‚ especially contributing to the development of the economy and population. Before Columbus’s expedition to the distant lands‚ Western Europe was an agrarian society‚ in which the people lived in family
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