Day 32: The Age of Faith

In the age of faith, the Holy Empire becomes the strongest kingdom in Europe. Now that Christianity has spread, the church has considerable spiritual and political power. 

Over 500 massive Gothic cathedrals were built in Europe during this age (1170 - 1270).

The term "Goth" can also be considered for the Gothic Cathedrals. They almost looked like dungeons because of how dark their style was.

Jerusalem was controlled by the Muslims in the late eleventh century. It was Islam's 3rd holiest City, after Mecca & Medina. It's the Holy City to Jews and its also a holy city to Christians. Since three different religions all share Jerusalem as one of their holy cities, there are conflicts up to this day.

In 1093, the Emperor wrote a letter to Pope Urban II, telling him to help him in the war against the Turks. This is where the Isis conflicts began, because to this day, extreme Muslims are still mad at Christians after hundreds of years, and we are still at war with them.

After the letter, the pope tells Christians to take the cities back from the Muslims.

In the Crusades:

-Religious Intolerance grows

-Pope's power declines

-Trade grows between Europe and the Middle East.

-Europeans technology improves as Crusaders learn from Muslims

Day 31: Pop Quiz Rip 4/27/16

Okeu so today we jsut went over the same point power we did yesterday, so i am going to talk about the pop quizeroni dat we got today.

one of the questions remember was about which person did not write the gospels. Im honsetly really stupid bcause I picked Matthew, since I didnt remember ever writting a gospel in catholic faith. But liek I feel bad because the questions seemed easy, but I ended up getting some of them wrong.

Im depressed now :((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( ill be back with more notes tomorrow xdd.

Day 30: The Germanic Kingdoms Unite 4/26/16

In this period of time, many germanic kingdoms that were founded after the Roman Empire were reunited under Charlemangne's empire. This was a big boost for Christianity because it spread it throught northern Europe.

The middle ages lasted from AD 476 to AD 1453 (from the end of the Roman Empire to the conquest of Constantinople by the Turks).

The new society had roots in classical heritage of Rome, beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church and it also had its roots in customs of various Germanic tribes.

In the 5th Century, Germanic invaders overran the western half of the Roman Empire, which caused disruption of trade, downfall of cities and also cause populations to shift to rural areas.

Germanic warriors' loyalty was given only to the lord of their manor, which provided them with food weapons and other treasures. The result of this was that no orderly government was set for large areas, and small communities made rules for themselves.

Day 29: What did Jesus look like? 4/25/16

Today in western civ, we started a new unit. It has to do with Christianity and how it found its place in the roman empire. At the begging, the Romans despised Christianity, because they believed that it went against their roman religion. But after Christianity supposedly helped the Romans win a key battle, they slowly starting accepting it.

A detail that caught my attention in the whole topic of the evolution of Christianity is the debate on what did Jesus really look like. According to historians, Jesus is supposed to look nothing like the pictures that are drawn of him. Despite this, we have been reading a book in religion class called "Heaven is for real". This boy called Colton claimed to have visited heaven on a near-death experience. With this, he pointed out a picture that most accurately portrayed  how Jesus looked like when he went to heaven. This claim seems to conflict with the image of what historians thought Jesus really looked like, based on his origin. But it cannot be confirmed to this way which picture actually shows how Jesus really looked like. But maybe both of them are wrong, who knows...

Day 28: Feudalism in Europe 4/22/16

From about 800 to 1000, invasions destroyed the Carolingian Empire. In 846, they sacked Rome. The vikings set sail for Scandinavia, which was a wintry, wooded region in Northern Europe. The largest of their ships held 300 warriors, who took turns rowing the ship's 72 oars. A ship might weight 20 tons when fully loaded. Yet, it could sail in a mere three feet of water. A Viking explorer named Leif Ericson reached North America around 1000, almost 500 years before Columbus. As Vikings gradually accepted Christianity, they stopped raiding monasteries. A warming trend in Europe's climate made farming easier in Scandinavia.


Some more terms:

Lord
a landowner.

Fief
a portion of land

Vassal
The person recieving a fief.

Knight
mounted horsemen who pledged to defend their lord's lands in exchange for fiefs.

Serf
People who could not lawfully leave the place where they were born

Manor
the lord's estate.

Tithe
Church tax

Day 27: A Good Test and some Charlemango 4/20/16

I just took the Ancient Rome Test and I have to say, I think I did pretty good. I think I finally learned how to be successful at a test but I might be talking too soon.

Anyway, here are the notes for page 350 - 357.

The gradual decline of the Roman Empire ushered in an era of European history called the Middle Ages. Repeated invasions and constant warfare caused a series of changes that altered the economy, government, and culture.

The Germans started to invade the Roman Empire. Since merchants faced constant invasions, money became scarce. Cities were abandoned as centers of administration. Roman cities were left without strong leadership. Some citizens fled to the countryside and started to grow their own food.

Some Terms:

Middle Ages
the period of European history from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West

Franks:
a group of Germanic tribes.

Monastery:
a building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows.

Secular:
denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis.

Carolingian Dynasty:
a Frankish noble family.

Charlemagne:
the king of the Franks.

Day 26: RIP SALAD 4/15/16

They killed Caesar im actually sad :/. But this is how it happened:

The Senators saw Caesar's rise of power as a really big threat. So, they b8ted him into the Senate and stabbed him 23 times. Most of the Senators were involved, including some of Julius' good friends. After that, other people (including Octavian, also known as Agustus Ceasar) took power in his place. Here is the list of good and crappy emperors:

Augustus:
-Began the Pax Romana Era
-Expanded into Africa

Tiberius
-Excellent General, relucant emperor.
-After his son died, he exiled hoimself.

Caligula
-Ruled for 4 years
-Cruel, extravagantly perverted ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°),( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°),( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°),( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°),( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°),( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°),( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°),( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°),( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°),( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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