the fradment of the ancient world Flashcards
which is one of the most important invasions in 5th century?
Huns
what didn’t have Germanic Tribes?
- writing
- laws
- state
what did the Germnic Tribes have?
- a military comantder
- they worked in farming and livestock
- they mixed their custums with the roman ones. (christian+Latin
VISIGOTHS AT HISPANIA
- 409th ACthey arrived to hispania
- 544AC they stablished a stable kingdon with capital of Toledo.
- they were only 150.000 people, BUT they were the aristocracia
CHARACTERISTICS
- STRONG MONARCHY: ellected then hereditary
- AULA REGIA: advisory council
visigothic art and culture
- hispanian and visigothic culture is going to mix
- many chuches are going to built
- work with gold and metal
social life in 5th century in europe
-people started movin from city to countryside
REASONS:
- Germanic Tribes attacks
- Economic problems NO TRADE
- Desire os living protected
-people from cities started working as peasants in countryside
- they loocked for protection and they bacame serfs
BYZANTINE EMPIRE
- Emperor Justinian wanted to restore Roman Empire
- he conquered : North Africa the South of Hispania and Italy
which was the use of the Justinian Code
to control the new territories
when started the CRISIS AND TERRITORIAL RETREAT?
7th-8th AC
this retreat caused changes in the East->
HELLENISATION
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Greek
what happened in 9th-10th centuries?
economy recovery
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second golden age
The synonym of Emperor
Basileus
What powers had the Basileus?
Has full of powers and he was the head of the new church
From 11th century what happened?
That turks conquered costantinople
Byzantine art and culture
- It’s a mix of Greco-Roman Eastern cultures
- Mosaics
- Icons, representation of gods
Carolingian empire
What territories did the frankish conquer?
France
Germany
Italy