HIST 125 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: World War I
8 Jul 2016
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Western heritage is a distinct portion of world history descending from the ancient. Greeks invented the concept of citizenship, reason, and political aspects such as democracy. Emperor constantine reorganized the roman empire in early fourth century ce that reshaped the west. Moved the imperial capital from rome to constantinople, establishing separate emperors in the east and west. Recognition of christianity as the official religion of the empire. In the 7th century, christian west faced the challenges associated with the rise of. It spread through conquests from north africa to the mediterranean (muslim. 11-13c: christians attempted to reclaim the holy land from muslim control using military crusades. 12c: greek and latin learning began to work its way back into western europe. 14c, europe was reunited with its graeco-roan past through literature and science from the ancient world. 12-18c: centralized monarchies characterized by large armies, navies, and bureaucracies became prominent. Church officials and church law was the center of.
