Roman Empire stuff..?

Question

1. Why was there such a a mystique among the Europeans about the old Roman Empire?


How did the church resemble the old Roman Empire?


What are the characteristics of the organization of feudalsim?

Answer 1

do your own hw!

Answer 2

The Holy Roman Empire, which has been described as neither being Holy, Roman nor an Empire. The Holy Roman Empire, at the time just Eastern-Francia (just like Western-Francia and Lotharingia), was the result of a Frankish law that ordered the Kingdom Francia to be divided between the children of the Emperor. The Middle Kingdom, Lotharingia, got the Emperor's crown, but Lotharingia was weakened by a division and Italy and the Crown went to East-Francia and the rest was divided amoung East and West. The Kings of West-Francia were able to unite their nation and break the powers of the feudal lords and thus creating France. The East on the other hand failed to do so. The Emperor was too busy keeping the Italian city states happy, because to stay, or become emperor the candidate had to become King of Italy fist. The Duchies within the Empire fell apart, became smaller or larger, or disappeared. Austria was successful and leaded the HRM until it fell. The Burgundian Empire was lifted out of the Holy Roman Empire by Emperor Charles V and was left to become an own entity. (that failed, it became 3 nations) The French ended the Holy Roman Empire. Later Prussia would reunite all German states, except Austria, and form Germany. (As for Hetalia, the History of Germany starts with Francia, but the history of the Holy roman Empire stops around 18hunderd, so no Ludwig is not HRE)

Answer 3

I imagine because after the Dark Ages Europeans looked to the past glory of Ancient Rome where there was some stability.

The Church resembles Rome in they way that it's structure is that of Ancient Roman priests and finally Feudalism is basically the system of which a stronger patron protects the weaker client for gifts such as food, labor etc.

Answer 4

During the middle ages, the architectural and artistic methods of the ancient world were all but lost. The technology of dome and arch construction was lost. The medieval churches and palaces were dark, ugly and clausterphobic. Medieval music lacked the structure of the ancient Greeks. Tapestries were crude and sculpture was almost unknown. The sacred geometric proportions and the mosaics and frescoes were unknown.

Then in the 13th and 14th centuries, discoveries were made of ancient ruins. Ancient Latin and Greek writings were unearthed describing building and map reading technologies. This was the Rennaisance. As construction technologies advanced, the aesthetics of the ancient were applicable into the new designs of the time.

The palaces of the Medici of Florence and the Baroque churches are great examples of these advancements. Advances in art allowed beautiful sculptures (like David by da Vinci) and painting (Michaelangelos' Sistine Chapel). The ancient dome could be reproduced, opening up churches to light from above. Larger high rise buildings advanced urbanism. More people could live in cities now.

There was a style known as Italo-Byzantine, which incorporated the aesthetics of the ancient Western and Eastern Empire. In later centuries, you can examples in Baroque palaces of landscape paintings incorporating ruins of temples and aqueducts. Royal were depicted as ancient heroes. Fountains were carvings of ancient gods and musses.

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Answer 5

this is such an odd (three-parter no less!) question to ask, that me thinks this is an essay question or questions from summer college or high school. wish people would be more honest and instead of cloaking their homework assignments they would state the obvious. anyway, rome of ancient times had a two-part division: republic & empire. was there conceived mystery about rome in europeans? not that i know of however, the later europeans tried to emulate the romans, caesars and the like. their grand buildings were on par with what roman had built over the years with roman architecture always in the background & on their minds. in fact, the sewer systems of the world is akin to the cloaxia maximus of rome. now the roman catholic church, while depising roman caesars & its type rule, think about how the empire built & ruled it's holdings...then think about the one church in rome/the vatican and alll those dioceses spread throughout the world. kinda' like the roman empire with it's prelates in control? yes? honey, as far as the feudal system goes, you're on your own. if i were to do ALL of your work, i'd hafta' charge ya' and me thinks you're too lazy or cheap to spring for it!

Answer 6

three completely different questions

the Roman empire is the founding stone of most of Europe's nations, also the one time most of Europe was united

The church does not really resemble the Empire. Of course it sees itself as the spiritual equivalent of the material Empire

Feudalism was simple- everyone had someone above him- a "liege Lord". the society was a pyramid, each with clearly defined places, superiors, dependents, rights and duties. Even clothing colours were assigned to social groups.