The Byzantine Empire, which was formerly known as the Eastern Roman Empire, formed what came to be known as Orthodox Christianity. ... In what ways were the Early Middle Ages the "Dark Ages" and in what ways were they not? The Early Middle Ages have been named the "Dark Ages" because life was dangerously insecure for most people. ... How does it depart from the Middle Ages and begin the modern period of Western Civilization? ... The Renaissance departed from the Middle ages by representing a change in focus and emphasis from the Middle Ages, with enough unique qualities to justify con...

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The era of the Middle Ages, between 500 and 1400, in Europe has been described in many ways by different historians. ... The Middle Ages brought invasions, death, destruction to the people of Europe during the era covering 500 to 1400. ... The Hungarians invaded the Eastern provinces, ransacked the towns and villages, burned down the churches, and took residents as captives. ... The last label I would use to describe these Middle Ages in Europe would be the Age of Faith because of how powerful and popular the church became during this time period. ... The Middle Ages in Europe between 500 an...

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Throughout the early middle ages there were Brotherhood ceremonies, but should that be defined the way we would define same sex-unions today? While homosexuality has been going on since the dawn of civilization, I don't believe that it was publically recognized or even publically announced within the middle ages. ... Boswell states that there are precedents for homosexual marriage, in particular in the Eastern Orthodoxy, during the late Byzantine period. ... During the early middle ages, marital unions were established through a process that had many stages. ... In conclusion, to say t...

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Through out the middle ages, Europe was not the only place where trading and societies thrived. ... Navel expeditions to Vietnam, Indonesia, Ceylon, India, Arabian Peninsula and Eastern African Ports were launched. ... Highly developed trade networks during the Middle Ages turned small villages and merchants into wealthy city-states, prosperous kingdoms and lords. ... As the trade between these Eastern African villages continued, small villages developed into powerful and prosperous city-states, while other small cities in the south became rich by trading gold. ...

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In the Middle Ages, Christians considered Palestine the Holy Land because it was where Jesus had lived and taught. ... Most knights joined the crusades for the land and plunder in the rich Middle East. ... In the Middle East the crusaders set up four small states: the County of Edessa, the Principality of Antioch, the County of Tripole, and the Kingdom of Jerusalem. ... Many Christians adopted Eastern customs and came to prefer Eastern food and clothing. ... Europeans discovered products from the middle East- rice, sugar, lemons, apricots, and melons, among other things "which stimulated ...

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The late middle ages was often described as an age of crisis. ... The Great Schism refers to the division between the Eastern and Western churches, and the period during which the church had first two, and later three, lines of popes. ... By the late middle ages they were abused for the purposes of raising money and gaining social control. ...

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The period is more or less considered as playing out what had been set up in the later Middle Ages. ... It was during this time that Europe was busy pulling herself out of the economic stagnation of the Middle Ages. ... Of all the practices of Renaissance Europe, nothing is used to distinguish the Renaissance from the Middle Ages more than humanism as both a program and a philosophy. ... The fall of Constantinople in 1453 provided Humanism with a major boost, for many eastern scholars fled to Italy, bringing with them important books and manuscripts and a tradition of Greek scholarship (Wil...

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Art evolved into great colorful works from the time of the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. ... In addition to classical elements Romanesque architecture uses components of Byzantine and Eastern origin. ...

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