Western Europe

Year 8 History Charlemagne, Great emperor of Western Europe Name: Josh Smith Teacher: Mr Potgieter Due Date: 4 November 2014 Table of Contents Page 1. List of Illustrations 3 2. Introduction 4 3. Charlemagne 4 4. Education 6 5. Educational impact 7 6. Bibliography 7   List of Illustrations Figure 1: Portrait of Charlemagne 4 Figure 2: Map of kingdom 4 Figure 3: Historical manuscript 6   Introduction:

important foundations to modern education and reason. The Middle Ages was a time of growth for society where universities were born, agricultural and population boomed, and foundations of reason and religion coexisted. On the whole, the population of Western Europe grew quite a lot during the middle ages. Agriculture advancements sparked a population growth recovery from the fall of the Roman Empire and spurred growth of trade and travel. One of the most notorious events of the Middle Ages was the Black

beginning of the world a lot have happened politically, socially, historically and economically. In this paper we shall examine the western world historically. Specifically we will examine the period between 500 B.C and 1500 A.D. Examine the most significant person, event, movement or occurrence. This period was the medieval period that was an era experienced in Europe during this time. The dark ages were also experienced during this time between 500 A.D and 900 A.D. This period starts in the fall

more than anything are the direct causes of the war. It has been debated among scholars as to whether the reasons for the war were institutional or by a select few powerful individuals. There are historians who write about the shared blame among Western European countries such as Christopher Clark in The Sleepwalkers. On the contrary, there are many historians who would place the blame for the war on Germany for varying reasons. In The Kaiser and His Court, John Rohl argues that monarchy and religion

As the fifteenth century dawned, Western Europe was changing. The Black Plague and other illnesses resulted in a significant decrease in the overall population, which resulted in a shift of power from wealthy landlords to those who worked the land. As great estates were crumbling, they demanded hourly wages or bought their own land. Cities were growing larger and people were no longer defining themselves by their family or occupation into which they were born, rather they were thinking of themselves

The western and eastern provinces of the Roman Empire drifted apart in the fourth century when Diocletian and Constantine began making their reforms. As invasions increased, the western Roman empire finally fell to Germanic invaders in 476 CE. Even though the western province collapsed, the eastern province survived and grew into the great Byzantine empire. There were many leaders of the Byzantine empire, but the empire reached its height under Emperor Justinian in the sixth century. Unlike the

During the 16th century western Europe experienced a rise in even stronger nation-states with intense religious beliefs and an increased desire to politically control populaces across the continent. This was especially evident in the Low countries where people were separated between Catholics and Protestants. Resentment between these two groups escalated with the Dutch Revolt and in 1579 the seven northern, mainly protestant, provinces declared their independence from King Phillip the second of Spain

The Gothic Architecture of western Europe served as a creative transition period following the great era of Greek and Roman influences. Beginning in 1140 and lasting until 1350, Gothic architecture, in an attempt to be closer to the divine, made structural changes that differed greatly from those utilized by the generation before them. These changes not only brought their followers closer to god but they also increased the structural support of the overall building creating a more sound foundation

The industrial revolution had changed society in the west by exponentially expanding productivity. This boom in industry had affected society in both positive and negative ways. The industrial revolution had taken off in the western countries; partly because of the scientific revolution. The scientific revolution led to a culture that was well-built on experimentation. At the time of the industrial revolution thousands of new inventions were created. This led to the British being the first to have

began its international expansion in Western Europe in the late 1970’s. In the initial periods Danone attempted to target markets close to it’s headquarters in France, this ultimately offered huge growth opportunities in areas such as Italy and Spain. The expansion to these countries came about through partnerships with local suppliers such as The Fossati Family in Italy. Once Danone had expanded successfully into Italy and Spain they began to target the rest of Europe, Holland, Ireland, Belgium, the