In the Middle Ages‚ many parts of Western Europe were falling‚ but the Roman Catholic Church had risen up from the darkness and influenced almost all of Western Europe. In this period of time‚ the Church had so much religious‚ political and economic power. The Church would start by “forcing” the people of Western Europe to believe and participate in Church life by giving them an opportunity to an everlasting afterlife. Then‚ from those who came‚ the Church gained wealth from donations and other reasons
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Christian Europeans civilizations began to emerge in Western Europe. The Frankish rule the emerged from within Rome established a Christian state that lasted that was founded by Clovis and was continually passed down to the sons from the Merovingians founded by Clovis‚ the Carolingians led by Charles Martel and Pepin III‚ to the age of Charlemagne following Pepin’s death. Although Charlemagne’s empire was able to improve the status of Western Europe‚ after Charlemagne’s death divisions among the heirs
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Medieval Feudalism Feudalism was a system used in the Middle Ages as a social order. In feudalism‚ people living in the medieval time period were divided into different classes. The pope was at the top of the pyramid. This is because the pope was the head of the church. Religion played a huge role in the Middle Ages. Owning property was also significant during the Middle Ages. The more land one owned‚ the higher up they would be in society. Below the pope were the Kings and Queens. They were
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the Roman Empire. The most common system that they would use was Feudalism. Every level in feudalism benefitted each other‚ and everything would collapse if one level didn’t do their part. Feudalism is a military based system depending on loyalty to meet the needs of its people because if everyone is loyal to their obligations because everyone would benefit in some way. The Hundred Years’ War was the start of the decline of Feudalism. France and England fought for the lands of France due to miscommunication
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Feudalism‚ a dominant social system in both Europe and Japan‚ became a remarkably important aspect of medieval life. It was a response to military necessity during a time when there were no armies or governments with the funding to support such defense. In this social system‚ the nobility held the lands given to them by the Crown in exchange for military service and in which vassals were tenants of the nobles while the peasants were
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Japan ’s Automakers Face Endaka Due to the Arab oil embargo‚ oil shock was raised in 1970s. The global economy faced a period of recession. The sluggish economy also affects the automobile market. Japan ’s automobiles prevailed for its cheaper cost‚ fuel efficiency‚ and exquisite design. In the early Eighties‚ dollars appreciated against major currencies including the Japanese yen. It boosted the expansion of Japan ’s exports‚ U.S. government faced successive years of trade deficits against
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Norman Conquest was so significant is that it changed the entire way England was run. It introduced a new set of rulers‚ a new ruling system‚ a new language and a new culture. FEUDALISM One of the most important changes was to do with the ownership of land. William introduced a system of land ownership that was called feudalism. Firstly‚ William seized by force the land belonging to important Anglo-Saxons and claimed it all as his own. However‚ it was hard for him‚ as one man at a time when transport
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In Western World‚ Europe‚ there were so many things going on. There were different cultures living beside each other‚ and were not getting along‚ economic problems‚ superior problems‚ and all kind of things. All of these factors led to the cause of different events during this time that permanently changed Western Europe. One event that had a significant influence on European history was the Industrial Revolution. It was important because there were many social‚ technology and cultural changes made
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China | Japan | * Confucius Society * Forced into a reform mode * Realized‚ the West was eager to gain access to Chinese market (opium) * Technological superiority * The government tore up first railway line. * Modestly interested in Western military innovation. * Civil war broke out between semi-Christian religious group and the government. * Boxer Rebellion- Chinese rebellion against foreign influence. * Intrusions by Europeans reduce economy‚ increased hostility. * Footbinding
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1. Uncertain and antipodal information in regards to dates‚ numbers‚ and logical facts. foreword: xv The overburden of negative information based upon events. foreword: xviii 2. The reunification of the material word 2: 36 The thought that money was evil and beauty vain 2: 36 Desire for anything‚ knowledge etc.‚ was vainglory 2: 36 3. Nobles had control over all other non-nobles within his territory‚ excluding clergy and merchants of a free town. 1: 16 Nobles were tax-exempt
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