Stacie Mueller Art 100 Professor Morris 24 February 2012 The Evolution of Art To even begin to define art‚ we must have a starting point in history where something was first perceived as art. The question begs‚ though‚ why do we perceive it as art? To look up the word in a dictionary‚ you will find the term aesthetics almost always applied to its definition; however‚ much of we call art today is not exactly pleasing to the eye. Our shifting social attitudes have affected how art has been presented
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The Franks and Merovingians: Laying the Foundations for Future European Empires Henry Lilly May 16th‚ 2011 The Roman Empire represented the culmination of the Mediterranean World. The Roman Empire reached its peak under the rule of the famous Roman Emperor‚ Julius Caesar. The Roman Empire extended its borders throughout Europe‚ to present day France‚ Italy‚ Great Britain‚ and Germany. However‚ their collapse in 476 AD was caused by distraction to
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By: Nistha Pithava Nistha Pithava Art History 1 December 12‚ 2012 Take Home Final: Part 1 Section I: Ancient Near East The works of the art that is related to the Near Eastern time period incorporates the arts of Mesopotamia‚ which is ancient Iran‚ Syria‚ and Turkey between the periods of 3500 through 399 B.C. The dates of begin in the Neolithic prehistoric times and end in the historic or dynastic periods‚ which for the most part is prior to the Christian era. Near East
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Christian Society in Western Europe 1. List the different Germanic kingdoms that took over Europe in the 400-500s and explain their importance. The different Germanic kingdoms were Visigoths‚ Ostrogoths‚ Byzantine empire‚ Franks‚ Lombrads‚ Angles‚ and Saxons. These Germanic kingdoms were the successor states of the Roman empire. 2. Which region did the Franks conquer and explain how they became powerful? The regions that the Franks conquered were southern and eastern regions. They became powerful
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* Crisis in the Later Middle Ages‚ 1300-1450 * CLIMATE CHANGE * 1300-1450: “Little Ice Age” * Cold weather and storms * Poor harvests * 1315-1322: “The Great Famine” Little Ice Age Too much rain‚ storms‚ cold Scarcity and famine * People’s immune systems were low; vulnerable to disease AND * Workers underfed‚ less productive… higher grain prices * BLACK DEATH * 1347: Ships bring plague to Italy * Symptoms: * Bleeding‚ vomiting‚ black sores
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The British Royal Family Contents Chapter 1. Introduction……………………………………….4-5 Chapter 2. In the United Kingdom……………………………..6 I. Public role and image……………………………….6-7 II. Funding………………………………………………...7 Chapter 3. Royal styles and titles……………………………….8 I. Royal styles and titles……………………………...8-11 II. The crown jewels……………………………….…11-15 III. Peerages………………………………………….16-19 Bibliography…………………………………………………….20 Introduction: The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives
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development of feudalism. But in the eighth century‚ one Germanic king managed to bring much of Europe under his control. That king was Charlemagne‚ or “Charles the Great‚” the first Holy Roman Emperor. Charlemagne was king of a German tribe known as the Franks Charlemagne ruled from 768 to 814. During his long reign‚ there was stability in western Europe. But when Charlemagne died‚ his grandsons were unable to keep his empire together. The result was a breakdown in central government again‚ although Charlemagne’s
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people who were associated with a church. As the Roman Empire expanded its territories‚ Latin served the common grounds for the people of various backgrounds. Latin literacy greatly flourished at the time of Carolingian Renaissance. Because Charlemagne knew the importance of literacy‚ he invited Alcuin for personal tutoring and to establish literacy create curriculum for young children. However‚ Latin was still mostly for the upper class. Literacy awareness in vernacular language was very much
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Carolingian Renaissance is known for the cultural transitions and great achievements that were obtained in the 8th century under the direction of Charlemagne. Charlemagne‚ who was also known as Carolus Magnus and Charles the Great‚ was one of the greatest leaders during the Middle Ages. He was a military man‚ king of the Franks‚ and was appointed as Roman emperor in 800 AD. Throughout Europe‚ he was seen as a great example of an emperor and Christian king. Not only did he revive the political system but also
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I would consider Charlemagne’s decision to force barbarians to become Christians by killing the people who refused to convert extremely unethical. I understand that obviously the mentality back in the day was extremely different and Charlemagne’s decision may have seemed ethical to many of the people during that time period. I do not agree with the killing though‚ a punishment or forced to leave Western Europe would have been more ethical in my personal opinion‚ which I would still consider harsh
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