History, Politics & Society

Because we use salt in alot of our foods! So the salt was important to make the foods.

The emporor controlled both the government and the church all you poeple out there get a life

First off, women were afforded full and equal rights and respect, which was unheard of in ancient India. Secondly monks and nuns were expected to challenge and debate the Buddha and his teachings to ensure that they made sense and were backed by logic. Lastly, the fact that the Buddha indicated that his teachings should be put to the test and not followed blindly was a major change to most religions which typically needed to be followed by faith alone.

The Byzantine Empire was the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the middle Ages. The laws that influenced the modern legal codes dates further back to the Babylonian empire and that is the Hammurabi code of law.

They would profess them selves to be followers of Catholicism.

Both emperors improved the Byzantine legal system by organizing laws more clearly.

The Ten Commandments forbid the creation of any Christian images.

APEX: Charlemagne

A soldier who has to swear loyalty to another powerful person

The First Crusade was highly successful, while the Second was not.

APEX: A leader gives land to a noble who has loyally served him for years.

The rebels would be separated and sent to different regions.

Richard the Lionheart’s major military campaign ended in a treaty, while Charlemagne‘s ended in complete victory. (APEX)

Both empires were controlled by powerful monarchs.

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Songhai had converted to Islam, whereas Benin continued to practice it’s native religion - apex

There were two main form of Christianity in the Roman Empire. The Latin or Western Church was the main form in the western part of the empire and the Greek or Eastern Church was the main form in the eastern part. Later these two churches came to be called Catholic and Orthodox respectively. Therefore, what later came to be called Catholicism was the form of Christianity practiced in the western part of the Roman Empire.

received salaries in payment for their service

A store owner gives away some of his most valuable goods to the poor.