The most important primary source for Charlemagne is "The Life of Charlemagne" which is a detailed biography of Charlemagne and his accomplishments. ... Charlemagne was a very religious man. ... Charlemagne was a great conquestor. ... (Charlemagne "Capitulary of Charlemagne" 1) Perhaps it was because of the fact that Charlemagne showed his grace to Einhard through this act, but Einhard reveals that Charlemagne's great act of repeated kindness has won his hand, which later wrote: In this way he strongly endeared me to himself, and made me greatly his debtor as well in ...

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Charlemagne Charlemagne was born on the second of April in the year 742 A.D. ... All of this was about to change with Charlemagne. ... (Chamberlin, 71-72) There were many other wars and campaigns the Charlemagne would conduct in his life. ... Charlemagne loved to study astronomy. Charlemagne became sick often in the late years of his life. ...

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Charlemagne was a very open person as a ruler as well as in his personal life; which is an excellent quality of a strong ruler. ... To cement the bonds of society, Charlemagne began to promote basic education. ... Charlemagne also incorporated education into the expansion of his empire. ... All of the land in Document 4 was conquered by Charlemagne. ... Charlemagne had very different beliefs from past rulers. ...

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Charlemagne's father, Pepin, continued this process throughout his rule and passed his beliefs on to Charlemagne. ... The creation of the "Papal States" indebted the Pope to Charlemagne, and Pope Leo III eventually crowned Charlemagne "Emperor of the Romans" on Christmas day in 800AD. ... To staff his school, Charlemagne turned to the monasteries. ... Charlemagne studied grammar, rhetoric, dialects and astronomy as well. He tried to write, but since he began late in life he was not very successful. ...

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The manor became the main economic unit.Church leaders helped to integrate community life. ... -The Treaty of Verdun ended D-civil war in the empire established by Charlemagne. ... Castle life-home of lord,lady,family,knights,servants.... -Western Europe was reunited for the first time after the fall of the Roman Empire under Charlemagne. -The Treaty of Verdun resulted in the division of Charlemagne's empire into 3 parts. ...

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Beowulf gave his life in a battle with the dragon, without hesitating. ... In the selections on Charlemagne we see him portrayed as a man who took interest in the lives of those that surrounded him. ... Charlemagne was also dedicated to expanding his kingdom, and beautifying it. ... Instead he devoted his life to more meaningful things that would improve the peoples way of life. ... We have seen how Roland, Beowulf, and Charlemagne were classified as nobles by possessing one if not more than one of these characteristics. ...

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Eternal life in paradise was the reward to those who believed Jesus was the Son of God and followed his commandments. ... Another man who helped the spread of Christianity was Charlemagne. ... Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne emperor of the West as a reward for converting the conquered peoples. ... Gothic cathedrals were erected and reflected the recent acceptance of a more civil way of life. ...

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During the war between Charlemagne and the Moslem Moors in Spain in the late eighth century, Charlemagne only lost one battle. ... Roland should have summoned for Charlemagne's help earlier, but out of fear of him shaming the French army and being looked at as a coward; Roland hesitated. ... The kings were over the earthly aspects of life, while the Pope was over the spiritual side. ... Well, all of this is true, but the middle ages was a time where all three sides interacted and gave us a whole new central way of life (Cantor 230). ...

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Christianity spread a lot throughout Europe during this time, thanks in part to rulers like Charlemagne and Clovis who converted whole lands. ... The economic life for most Western Europeans was not much better than the religious and intellectual quality. ... However, in the eighth century Charlemagne succeeded in starting a small renaissance and uniting much of the Frankish territory. ... Even though the empire fell apart after the death of Charlemagne and Europe once again regressed to an unstable period, it had given a sense of unity to the people and had managed to spread Christianity a...

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Religion is the basis of belief for humans, it is a belief that there is a higher being that watches over us guiding us, a belief that there is life after death and if we follow these beliefs we shall enter heaven the most beautiful place. ... Charlemagne he made his wars of aggression definitely religious wars. ... With his sword Charlemagne preached the Gospel of the cross to the Saxons, Bohemians, and as far as the Danube which is now Hungary. As the Christian propaganda of Charlemagne swept towards the shores of the north and Baltic Seas, the pagans were driven to sea. ...

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This system grew even more under the control of Charlemagne's Holy Roman Empire, which emerged on December 25th, 800 A.D. Charlemagne ushered in a new era of Feudalism with the idea of giving away not only land, but also Ämter (Position titles) and even rights to certain trades as fiefs. ... With a standing army, a massive paycheck from all across the continent which included tribute from kings of the most powerful kingdoms, and a larger population than what they had before the Black Death, this way of life died out and was replaced by the creation of a "middle class" in society, a class...

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Although a peasants life was not pleasant they did have many days to relax. ... The life of a Middle Ages peasant was not much worse than the life of a Renaissance peasant, which Manchester fails to mention. ... Charlemagne was a great influence in the church at the time. ... However, Manchester fails to mention this, all that is said about Charlemagne is that he was illiterate, like everyone else of the time. ...

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Charlemagne and his great kingdom was the new tribe from the north that grew rapidly at this time. ... Charlemagne's court was centered around education. ... Basically, life during the middle ages was harsh and dreadful. ... Saint Francis of Assisi who lived a very simple life and loved everyone is one. ...

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These works show the earliest works that tell the need of creativity in the human life. The early cave paintings show hunting and animals, which were very important in their way of life. ... The statutes have their sexual characteristics enlarged showing the importance of women to give life through birth. ... Architecture, literature, and religion were important values in life. ... In the beginning it was very obvious that religion played a very important part in the life of the people. ...

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He fought but knew he would die, so he sounded the Oliphant to call Charlemagne to avenge his death. ... Since Achilles has had many events occur throughout his life that are very emotional, I believe that he should have been more sensitive than Roland was. ...

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When Aude is informed of Roland's death by Charlemagne, she replies to Charlemagne: "These words mean nothing to me. ... "Lays he had learned, of long ago: Ho the Almighty had made the earth, wonder-bright lands, washed by the ocean Life he created for every being, each in it's kind, that moves upon the Earth." ... He saw to it that it be blessed before each battle and was said to only be saved after death because of his righteousness in life. ... In order to take on life threatening tasks within battle, the military noblemen obviously exhibited an abundance of courage. ... As seen i...

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One of the predominant gatherings was the Franks of focal and western Europe, who continuously extended their energy until their pioneer Charlemagne got to be ruler of the West. ... The life of a knight may seem pretty treacherous, brute and dangerous, however this was a very viable option for poor kids looking to move up in the ranks. ...

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The Stone Age brought a wide range of primitive weapons to life. ... "Japanese sword play became an art as well as a skill, with carefully observed rules that typified he Japanese concern for style in all aspects of life" (8). ... Charlemagne was one of the most famous for his cavalries. "Charlemagne gained control over most of Europe with his army" (23). ... A new age came to life as the development of gunpowder came to be. ...

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In France, Charlemagne crowned emperor of West by Pope Leo III b. ... Anglo-Saxon Life: The Warm Hall, the Cold World 1. 1939 in Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, found enormous ship-grave with the imprint of a huge wooden ship & vast treasure trove that had been buried with a king or noble warrior. ... Loyal dependency was basic to Anglo. life. ... Brooding outlook on life. 2. ... "The Seafarer" stress the transience of a life frequently identified with the cold and darkness of winter. ...

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Of the few heroes of the Middle Ages, there was one named Saladin, an Arab warrior destined for greatness. Today, he is known for defeating the Christians on the Third Crusade, bringing long awaited peace to The Middle East. Living by his words, Saladin was a man of piety and faith who loved nothin...

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Secondly, it is a means of maintaining total exposure a policy of making public everything possible about the life experiences, thoughts, and passions of an individual. ... Once everyone forgot about the act of forgery he would have existed as authentically and upon the same evidence as Caesar or Charlemagne who really had existed. ...

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"Entering Parliament in 1901, he rose in the course of a very few years to a position in which every major event in England's affairs was part of his life story" (Coolidge 1). ... He once said that, "Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result" Six months later he left the army to begin politics again. ...

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From the day the "Iron Chancellor" was appointed into his position, the fate of Germany, and of Europe would forever be changed. Otto von Bismarck was able to take the scattered remnants of a grand empire and mold it back into a great nation. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, a hero is defined as: A man noted for his special achievements in a particular field. By careful analysis of Bismarck's role as prime minister in Prussia, one will easily see the extent to which he was a hero. Prior to the 19th century, a unified Germany seemed nothing more then an idealistic dream. ...

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Term Paper- European History The Religious Wars (The attempts by Catholic monarchs to re-establish European religious unity and by both Catholic and Protestant monarchs to establish strong centralized states led to many w...

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VOCABULARY Archaeology: the scientific study of ancient people and cultures principally revealed through excavation. Cromlech: a circle of megaliths. Henge: a Neolithic monument, characterized by a circular ground plan. Used for rituals and marking astronomical events. Megalith: a stone of great siz...

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