This period of instability in Western Europe made room for a new group to dominate; the Islamic Empires. ... The limitation of free expression, thinking, and the disallowance of outer beliefs and cultures within the religion stagnated the opportunity to expand the empire and to rebuild their economic and political structures. ... Ultimately, the tolerance and acceptance of different ideologies and cultures and the encouragement of free thought created a sense of unity that was much more appealing compared to the restraints of the Roman Catholic Church in Western Europe which pushed outsiders...

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They created the Eastern Orthodox religion, they preserved almost all of the Greek artifacts we have currently, and Justinian's Corpus iuris civilis became the foundation of nearly all European law and legal practice. ... Perhaps the single most vital aspect of Byzantine culture was the transmission of classical culture. ... It was in Byzantium that Plato and Aristotle continued to be studied and were eventually transmitted first into the Islamic world and then back into Western Europe. ... Jurists and scholars trained in this Roman law played a leading role in the creation of nationa...

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Brought back stories that led to an interest in other cultures. ... The Renaissance, which began in Italy in 1300s, was one of the largest periods of growth and development in Western Europe. ... These Crusades introduced to Western Europe the new tastes of art, fine quisines and new types of cloth, including silk.. ... This increase in trade caused an abundance of wealth in Western Europe which intern brought new products and goods to Western Europe. ... By the 1600's close to half of the practicing Catholics in western Europe had left the Church to join one of...

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The Decline of Rome and Transformation into Medieval Europe: Contents 1. ... There are essentially three major forces that account for the change from the old Roman Empire, to the medieval European order. The first is the transfer of the Christian religion from Palestine and its propagation amongst pagan peoples in Europe. The second was the relentless drive of barbarian peoples from Asia into Europe. ... This is because at the time it's culture and institutions dominated the kingdoms of medieval Europe. ...

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Byzantine Empire Byzantine is the name given to both the state and the culture of the Eastern Roman Empire in the Middle Ages. ... Western Europeans, who had their own Roman empire, called them Orientals or Greeks. ... The Byzantine Empire preserved the basic structures of late Roman Mediterranean civic culture, which led to the growth and continuing success. ... He placed Constantinople on the frontier of Europe and Asia, dominating the waterway connecting the Mediterranean and Black seas. ... The Byzantine empire consisted of numerous peoples and cultures. ...

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In the places he evangelised he did not change people's culture; he became "all things to all men", adopting his message to suit different audiences. ... Jesus' final commission was fulfilled through the movement throughout Jerusalem, Judea, Sameria, parts of europe and eventually the "ends of the earth", symbolically, Rome. ... Columbanus was very successful in Europe with his mission. He, along with other pergerini helped Europe pull togather after the dark ages. ... His mission helped refresh Christianity in Europe. ...

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Rosen's book is one of many that has attempted to make sense of the time of transition between the end of the Roman Empire and what we call Medieval Europe. ... Rosen is clear in stating that the Byzantine Empire is not the Roman Empire but in fact is unique in its culture its laws and its architecture. ... Pestis delivered by rat fleas, hence the title, would lead to the weakening of the Byzantine Empire and by this the eventual loss of most of the territory in western Europe that would lead to the start of the Medieval period. ... This is the Rosen's argument, that Byzantium was we...

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During the Middle Ages, society established what historians, today, call the "Shame Culture." This culture says that a noble man should never be one to fall victim to shame, nor is he one to hesitate when being faced by the opposition (Cantor, ed. 3). The French epic Roland shows the difficult choices facing a noble hero that is trying to rise from the pressures of the shame culture. ... In 900 A.D., after the collapse of the Roman Empire in Western Europe and the barbarian invasions, between 200 and 300 great noble families came about. ... They owned at least eighty percent of the arable ...

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The Feudalism and the clergy that developed after the fall of the Roman Empire stagnated the development of the culture, science, art, ect. ... The culture, science and art started developing. ... But now in the time of the European Union and the NATO the land is the smallest concern. ...

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Byzantium was the Christian buffer of the spread of Islam into Europe. ... Islamic culture believe that the reason the Bible does not agree with the Koran on many points is that it has been corrupted by the Jews and Christians. ... Europe as a culture emerged under Carolingian rulers with support of papacy and monastic orders. ... They spoke different languages and culture was different. ... Everything seemed to falling apart but Charlemagne wanted to recreate the power, prestige and culture of western Roman empire. ...

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Nevertheless, in the mid-Twentieth Century, the doctrine of Dualism was still firmly entrenched in the culture of the United States. ... The Jews' adherence to such an amorphous and self-reliant ethic has always made more compulsive cultures uneasy. ... In any event, Humanism survived the fall of the Roman Empire and the Middle Ages in the bosom of the Jewish culture, and then it faced its most daunting challenge when it clashed directly with newly invigorated Dualism projected from within the Roman Christian Church. ...

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Aqueducts were constructed by ancient cultures, but the aqueduct system constructed by the ancient Romans was probably the most expensive in the ancient world. ... In modern times, several aqueducts have been built in Europe. ...

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Ancient Rome grew from a small town on central Italy's Tiber River into an empire that at its peak encompassed most of continental Europe, Britain, much of Western Asia, Northern Africa and the Mediterranean Islands. ... This explains Rome's fall because Roman culture was failing and there was no soldiers to protect Rome. Rome had no leader to lead remaining soldiers to victory It is true that there are other reasons for Rome's decline these include the government, culture, Economy, Roman Unity, Loyalty. ...

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Muslim Spain produced a flourishing culture. Caliph All-Hakam is credited with the founding of one of the most important libraries with hundreds of thousands of volumes, which was almost inconceivable at that time in all of the European Civilization. The most distinctive feature of the Muslim culture was the "early readoption of classical philosophy by Ibn Masarra, Abentofain, Averroes and the Jew Maimonide." ...

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Charlemagne's Empire Throughout time religion has shaped many civilizations, affecting peoples views, constantly influencing human culture and behavior. ... When looking at christianity, Ethiopia was an active center of christian culture and one of the earliest civilizations affected by the religion. Christianity was spread to Ethiopia mostly through Egyptian culture. ... For example, " Charlemagne ruled for over forty years, often traveling 2,000 miles a year on campaigns of plunder and conquest".3 Charlemagne's empire never grew to be too large and although his empire s...

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Widespread plague reaches Britain from Europe d. ... They left behind their culture, buildings, and mainly their language. 2. ... There traces of their culture, language, can still be found. ... It also linked England and Europe. Anglo. fought to protect the people, culture, and church from the ravages of the Danes. ...

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When Roman rule over Europe came to an end, Roman law was largely--though not completely--forgotten. ... The Corpus Juris had no immediate effect in Western Europe, but in the second half of the 11th century it was rediscovered in Italy. ... (Ancient Rome, Compton's 96) Combined with canon law and the customs of merchants, they formed a body of law known throughout continental Europe. ... They provide not only a valuable insight into Roman law, but into Roman culture as well. ... While Augustus remained at peace with Parthia, he advanced the Roman frontier in Europe to the Danube and Rhin...

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The empire dominated most of Europe. ... In the meanwhile, the society and culture continued to flourish under the Roman republic. ... Thus, Roman culture and government was greatly affected by Etruscan and Greek culture. ...

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He was one of the most important figures from Classical Antiquity to the Middle Ages, a period of time referred to as Late Antiquity in Europe and the Mediterranean. ... Most importantly, he was responsible for the complete submission of Bulgaria, the Empire's foremost European enemy. ... Instead, the Crusaders of Western Europe invaded and sacked the Christian city of Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire. ... Art from the Byzantine Era included Mosaics which were central to this culture. ... The Byzantines' survival was a buffer zone between Europe and ...

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The origins, leaders, government, religion, culture, and also the contributions of Ancient Greek society are very important (World Book Online Reference Center). ... Ancient Greece is located on the southeast corner of the European continent, across the Aegean Sea from Asia Minor to the east Turkey, on a peninsula of rugged land, and to the west of the Ionian Sea, is Italy. ... The Greek's language is part of the Indo-European language. ... The Greeks have the oldest language in Europe. ... Two forms of the language of the Greeks are Katharevousa, which is used in writing, and Demoti...

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The Ancient Greeks and Ancient Romans are the bedrock of western culture. ... They had an enormous effect on the culture of many countries from ancient times until present. ... The Romans also created Latin, which was the father of all the other European languages and influenced many other of the language descendants. ... Romans created a functioning government capable of governing a mammoth population, made a calender, and promoted culture, politics, customs, and Christianity....

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The decline and fall of the Roman Empire was a long slow process with one problem leading to another, marking the transition from Classical Antiquity to the beginning of the European Middle Ages. ... During this period the Roman Empire spread its power and influence over a large part of Europe. Roman politics, lifestyle, and culture were introduced to various areas including France, Spain, the Netherlands, England, Northern Africa, Greece, and the Near East. ... The expansion of the Roman Empire across Europe caused migration, as soldiers and officials moved to conquered provinces to provide d...

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Assignment Analyze the forces that shaped Christianity and caused it to triumph in Europe.  ... As the borders of the Roman Empire collapsed Christianity was able to enter into Western culture and become the dominate religion. ...

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But when the Muslims, the Vikings, and the Magyars invaded Europe in the 8th, 9th, and 10th centuries, the Germans found themselves unable to deal with these rapid-moving armies. ... There are way too many people to govern and with the mind-set of today's culture people would revolt....

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The Romans created a vast empire over the years; they expanded throughout the Mediterranean region, to North Africa, Asia Minor, and most of Europe. In all the lands they conquered, they left traces of their culture behind. ... Once again, the romans could be called the greatest architects of structures in the life or culture of ancient times. ...

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