agriculture to a previously hunter/gathering people. This period ends with the decline of the river valley civilizations. The change from a nomadic lifestyle to a sedentary lifestyle of farming gave more control over food production, and allowed for people to stay in one spot rather than chasing animals all over the place. 2. Why was the Neolithic Revolution critical for the rise of civilization? It was significant because this age brought the idea of farming and agriculture. This allows for a sedentary
or Charles the Great, born in 742 as the son of Pepin the Short and Bertrada, was the very famous king of the Franks, a Germanic tribe in modern day Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands and western Germany, between 768 and 814. Sometimes also known as the “Father of Europe”, he united most of Western Europe for the first time since the fall of the Roman Empire (Anirudh). He founded the Holy Roman Empire from this unified Europe, strengthened its economic and political life, promoted the cultural
Religion, the core ideology in many civilizations, has been used to manipulate the people of that civilization, whether the government was secular, or if it was entirely religiously based. Many of these religion based civilizations have very strict law codes that follow their holy books to the letter. Two key examples of this were the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic caliphate, both forming around the Mediterranean. During the Byzantine era, Christianity was used to rule the peoples, while in the
This categorization is simply made based on how historically and culturally different the “two worlds” are. What we call the Western world or the Occident and Eastern World or the Orient is actually contextual. In the context of religion, the Western would include the part of the world whose cultures have evolved with the roots in the antique civilizations of Roman and Greek cultures and lots of historical events such as the Renaissance, Reformation
expanded by the Franks, had a significant impact to Western civilization, by shaping religious warfare and guiding architecture, art, music, and education. Explain 3 important factors that the author uses to support the main idea One factor that the author, Marius Ostrowski, uses to explain the main idea was when Ostrowski talks about how the Franks and the Church both supported each other. When the leader, Clovis, originally adopted Christianity, it helped created a bond between the Gallo-Roman population
set the stage for religions like Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Zarathustra’s teaching of a good and evil are the foundation in these
Christianity has had a major impact on Western Civilization. In the early days, political leaders in Rome persecuted Christians, brutally and mercilessly. Roman emperor Constantine applied Caesaro-Papism to the Eastern half of the Empire. He also meddled in the church, which led to some problems within the church after his death. The pope used their power to encourage the first five Crusades that ended up failing to accomplish the original goal set. Christianity and politics have been intertwined
of Britain on Western Civilization Few political bodies throughout history have been recognized for such a substantial and diverging cultural impact as the Roman Empire. Rome is typically thought to have had active interests in encouraging, or rather imposing, reformation of the communities it absorbed. Taking a fresh look at the history of Roman expansion can generate a surprisingly fresh depiction of these fields, which provides tremendous foundations for our understanding of how the Roman Empire
Chapter 1: A Stone Age Brew 1. What were the consequences of the Agricultural Revolution? The consequences of the Agricultural Revolution were switching hunter-gathers into farmers. People stopped migrating and settling in one place to build a civilization, which eventually became cities or towns. Eventually, crops were diagnosed and made were made more healthful by early development of technology and record system. 2. What is the archaeological evidence that supports the cultivation, harvesting
Buddy Seto-Myers Mr. Thompson Honors Western Civilization 7 December, 2015 The Effects of Medieval Universities on Religion The medieval universities introduced logic into the Christian religion. The scholastic method of learning was developed to compliment faith with reason. The mixture of the two helped change religion from being faith based, rather an intellectual religion. The new concepts and ideas formulated through minds like Peter Abelard and Thomas Aquinas helped shape the faith of Europeans