the carolingian renaissance
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the carolingian renaissance. OBJ: WHY IS THERE LIGHT DURING THE DARK AGES? LET’S IDENTIFY THE INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENTS DURING THE REIGN OF CHARLEMAGNE. THE REVIVAL OF LEARNING. CHARL. INTELLECTUALLY CURIOUS STANDARDIZED COINS ENCOURAGED TRADE, MISSIONARY WORK LED TO CONTACT - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
THE CAROLINGIAN RENAISSANCE
OBJ: WHY IS THERE LIGHT DURING THE
DARK AGES? LET’S IDENTIFY THE INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENTS
DURING THE REIGN OF CHARLEMAGNE.
CHARL. INTELLECTUALLY CURIOUSSTANDARDIZED COINS ENCOURAGED TRADE, MISSIONARY WORK LED TO CONTACTPRESERVATION OF CLASSICAL HERITAGE
THE REVIVAL OF LEARNING
SCRIPTORIUM
MONASTERIES & MONKSTRANSLATING TEXTS INI-TIALLY DIFFICULTINTRODUCTION OF STAN-DARD WRITING STYLECAROLINGIAN MINISCULESTANDARDIZED MED. LATIN LANGUAGE
MET CHARL. N. ITALYARRIVAL IN AACHEN 735STARTS CURRICULUM FOR PALACE SCHOOLORIGIN OF LIBERAL ARTSPICKED UP WHERE BONIFACE LEFT OFF
ARRIVAL OF ALCUIN
IMPACT & LEGACY
IMPROVED LITERACY – VERNACULAR FOR LOCALS W/ SPATTERING OF LATIN HELPED IMPROVE COMMUNICATIONSPREAD OF UNIFORM RELIGIOUS CULTURE & PRACTICESIMPROVED MEDICAL CARE: DRUGS, OINTMENTS, PRE-SCRIPTIONS, ANTISEPTICS, ANASTHESIAGROWTH OF SCHOOLS90% ROMAN WORKS WE HAVE TODAY AS A RESULT
DECLINE OF FRANKISH KINGDOM
EMPIRE PUSHED BEYOND ITS ADMINISTRATIVE ABILITIESEXPAND, PLUNDER, REWARD – ONLY SO MANY ‘REWARDS’INFIGHTING AMONG LOCAL LORDS & FREE INHABITANTS SUFFERDIVISION AMONG ABBASSID’S LED TO DECLINE IN TRADE & ‘VIKINGS’ (NORSEMEN) NO LONGER BENEFITING SO TURN TO RAIDS
VIKINGS*CONTACT W/ EUROPE
*ENGLAND EASY TARGET
*NORMANDY
*SUPERB SEAMEN, SHIP BUILDERS, SAIL MAKERS
*DAMAGE SHORT TERM
*NO LONG LASTING BREAKDOWN OF CAROLIN-GIAN INSTITUTIONS
NEVER PART OF FRANKISH EMPIREDIVIDED AMONG SMALL KINGDOMS (KENT)SMALL GROUPS UNIFY AS OFFENSIVE MEASURE UNDER ALFRED 871-899BEGIN SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT OF ‘ENGLAND’
ENGLAND REPELS VIKINGS