History 4A Lecture Notes Fall 2012 The Origins of Western Civilization: The Ancient Mediterranean World 8/24/12 Introduction (power point on bspace contains images if desired) * Instructor: Carlos Norena * GSI: Patrick Clark‚ Brendan Haug‚ John Olmsted‚ Norman Underwood * historia (history) – Greek‚ lit. “inquiry‚ learning by inquiry; a [written] account of what has been learned by inquiry” Resources of History (example) * clay prism (Sumerian King List) * marble etchings
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The Significance of the Coronation of Charlemagne By Monica Fleener Western Oregon University HST 499: Senior Seminar Professor Kimberly Jensen Spring 2005 Primary Thesis Advisor: Dr. Benedict Lowe Secondary Thesis Advisor: Dr. Narasingha Sil I. On Christmas Day in the year 800 A.D. Charlemagne‚ king of the Franks and part of the Carolingian line‚ 1 was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III (795 - 816).
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call on additional nobles (earls and barons) and churchmen (bishops and abbots) to gain their approval of his decisions‚ especially regarding taxation. This larger group of noble advisors especially summoned was known as the Great Council (magnum concilium) and it formed the basis for the modern Upper House of Parliament - today the House of Lords. Moots Also‚ under the Anglo-Saxons there had been regular meetings‚ or moots‚ for each county (or shire) where cases were heard and local matters discussed
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CONTENTS Chapter INTRODUCTION 1. POSTMODERNISM: AN ANALYSIS 1.1 What is Postmodernism? 1.1.1 Origin of Postmodernism 1.1.2 Modernism Vs Postmodernism 1.1.2.1 Postmodernity Begins where Modernity Ends 1.1.2.2 Postmodernism is a Continuation of Modernism 1.1.3 Differentiating Postmodernism and Postmodernity 1.2 The Historical Development of Postmodernism 1
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7/14/13 English Civil War - Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia English Civil War From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of armed conflicts and political problems between Parliamentarians (Roundheads) and Royalists (Cavaliers). The first (1642–46) and second (1648–49) civil wars pitted the supporters of King Charles I against the supporters of the Long Parliament‚ while the third war (1649–51) saw fighting between supporters of King Charles II
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Book I : General Norms 1. Book I : General Norms 1. Title I: Eccesiastical Laws 2. Title II: Custom 3. Title III: General Decrees and Inst 4. Title IV: Singular Administrative Acts 1. Ch. I : Common Norms 2. Ch. II : Sing Decrees and Prescripts 3. Ch. III: Rescripts 4. Ch. IV: Privileges 5. Ch. V: Dispensations 5. Title V: Statutes and Ordinances 6. Title VI: Physical and Juridic Persons 6. Ch. I: Physical Persons
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SALESIAN PONTIFICAL UNIVERSITY Jerusalem Campus STUDIUM THEOLOGICUM SALESIANUM Dariusz Mencel SDB THE ROLE OF THE VIRGIN MARY IN THE SAVING PLAN OF GOD‚ IN THE LIFE OF JESUS‚ IN THE PRIMITIVE CHURCH‚ IN THE CATHOLIC LITURGY AND IN THE CHRISTIAN SPIRITUAL LIFE Final Synthesis for the Baccalaureate in Theology Tutor: Prof. Pier Giorgio Gianazza Jerusalem 25th March 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ____________________________________________________ 2 ABBREVIATIONS _________________________________________________________
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Chapter 1 Stone Age Societies and the Earliest Civilizations of the Near East 1) The earliest prehuman species thus far discovered is called A) Homo sapiens. B) Australopithecus. C) Homo habilis. D) Neanderthal man. E) Homo erectus. Answer: B Page Ref: 4 2) The first use of fire is attributed to A) Homo habilis. B) Cro-Magnon man. C) Neanderthal man. D) Australopithecus. E) Homo erectus. Answer: E Page Ref: 4 3) Neanderthal man lived primarily in A) North America. B) Europe. C) Arabia D)
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Prologue On what shall be said in this Essay The Medici were an illustrious family that rose to fame and fortune during the Renaissance. Starting as humble merchants‚ the family grew in fame and prosperity until the name was known throughout all of Europe. Every aspect of the Renaissance was influenced by them. They influenced society as a whole‚ and their ways of relating to the different aspects of life set up standards that were followed‚ copied or completely avoided by their peers
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On the Postcolony On the Postcolony Achille Mbembe UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS Berkeley · Los Angeles · London studies on the history of society and culture Victoria E. Bonnell and Lynn Hunt‚ Editors 1. Politics‚ Culture‚ and Class in the French Revolution‚ by Lynn Hunt 2. The People of Paris: An Essay in Popular Culture in the Eighteenth Century‚ by Daniel Roche 3. Pont-St-Pierre‚ 1398–1789: Lordship‚ Community‚ and Capitalism in Early Modern France‚ by Jonathan Dewald 4. The
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