1. Te Germanic language family. General characteristics. Classification of G.lang. & ancient G. tribes. I- Old G. Lang. : 1. East G. L. ( Vindili) : Gothic(4c.AD) Vandalic Burgundian 2. North G. L. (Hilleviones) Old Norse or Old Scandinavian (2-3c. AD) Futhark Old Icelandic (12c.AD) Old Norwegian (13c.AD) Old Danish(13c.AD) Old Swedish (13c.AD) 3. West G.( Ingvaeones‚ Istaevones‚ Herminones): Anglian Frisian Langobardian Jutish Saxon Franconian High German: -Alemanic -Thüringian
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anyone who crossed the Atlantic (at least when referring to modern theories) truly discovered America is ridiculous‚ I believe that the first to do so was Leif Eriksson and his group of Vikings whose settlement was found in Canada. According to the Greenlander saga and the Eric saga‚ his father‚ Eric the Red‚ a Viking outlaw‚ discovered Greenland. In order to establish himself as a man separate from his father‚ Leif sailed to the west in order to discover his own land. He sailed west because there
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AP WH Unit 3 AN AGE OF ACCELERATING CONNECTIONS 500–1500 The Worlds of European Christendom Connected and Divided‚ 500–1300 Chapter Learning Objectives • To examine European society after the breakup of the Roman Empire • To compare the diverse legacies of Rome in Western Europe and the Byzantine Empire • To explore medieval European expansion • To present the backwardness of medieval Europe relative to other civilizations‚ and the steps by which it caught up Key Terms Aristotle and classical
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The Vikings were the first to try to settle in North America‚ but did NOT want to stay because it was cold. Explorers had three reasons for exploring: God‚ Glory‚ Gold. The explorer‚ Christopher Columbus‚ was an important part of history. The explorer‚ Christopher Columbus‚ encountered difficulties in his life. The explorer‚ Christopher Columbus‚ had reasons for exploring. The explorer‚ Christopher Columbus‚ has a legacy that involves changing the world. The Explorer‚ Christopher Columbus‚ encountered
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----------------------- Its the year 1069 and our king had struck again He had just killed the rebellion of in Scotland and has signed a deal with the king t no support the rebels.Our king is sending more threats.He has i can regreatfally say burned more villages and we are devastatesd.We now no harvests have failed in three more villages.We have decided to set up more protests despite the kings klatest threats.A man who we do not want in power will not take away our huntying because thats what
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The tale of Macbeth is fitting example of what happens you put your selfish and evil ambition above your country. Macbeth I don’t think was ever a morale man. This clear by how easy he fell into the trap of damaging ambition. He is a man completely concerned with himself only and his goal was to be king and stay there‚ this is where we see the real Macbeth a blood thirst tarquin like tyrant. But we cannot but the full blame on Macbeth‚ his wife‚ that depraved women who was malignant influence on
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During the Medieval age‚ Western Europe started following a loosely organized system called the Feudal System. Feudalism was a system of politics in which powerful lords granted the use of land and promised protection to the people who lived on the land in exchange for the vassal’s loyalty and military service. The lords and Vassals were tied with a pledge known as the feudal contract. Vassals made peasants or "serfs" work in the manor and pay a certain amount of payment in the exchange of the peasant
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McCullough‚ Frantz‚ Geringer‚ and Minor. 2004. http://www.seniorjournal.com. Copyright 2000‚ Revised March 16‚ 2004. http://www.parrotbayvillage.com http://www.aarp.com http://www.tamborhills.com/tambor/real/6ovin25/6ovin.html http://www.guanacastecom/viking/index.htm http://www.nosara.com/useful.htm http://www.nosara.com/community.htm http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2019.htm http://www.nosara.com/realestate.htm
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Chapter 9 Outline Christian Europe Emerges (600-1200) I. The Byzantine Empire •The Byzantine Empire’s official religion was Christianity •The Byzantine’s practiced the Roman Imperial system of government and the political oversight of the Christian church to insure the church’s power did not exceed the government’s power. A.An Empire Beleaguered •Between 634 and 650 the Arabs captured the Byzantines as well as the Egyptians‚ the Syrians‚ and the area of Tunisia. The land lost to them and
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intellectual and economic life b. Only later influenced European development 3. The center of the postclassical West was in France‚ the Low Countries‚ and southern and western Germany a. England later joined 4. Continual raids by Scandinavian Vikings hindered political and economic development 5. Intellectual activity sharply diminished a. Most literate individuals were Catholic monks and priests C. The Manorial System: Obligations and Allegiances. 1. Until tenth century‚ most political
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