Which statement most accurately summarizes the relationship between lords and retainers in medieval Europe?
The lord offered the retainer privileges in exchange for service.
The retainer recognized his lord as a legitimate ruler over the entire kingdom.
Both the lord and retainer were required to pay dues to the church.
The missi Dominici:
Were governors for Charlemagne's empire--they were modeled after Roman governors.
Were the leading nobility under Charlemagne--they owned the largest estates and were the generals in his army.
Were Charlemagne's personal deputies tried to impose some kind of order on the leading counts in the empire?
What is the significance of the Franks?
They took over North Africa and Carthage--the breadbasket of the late Roman Empire.
They were the first Germanic tribe to sack the city of Rome.
They converted to Roman Catholicism and earned the support of the popes.
Why the previous presidents commonly proposed agrarian reform, and why these reforms amended every time the new administration holds office?
The transformation of Buddhism spread from India to China in the centuries after the collapse of the Han dynasty and under the Tang dynasty. (seventh through ninth centuries).
Explain how Buddhism changed in its beliefs and practices as it spread from South Asia to China and the ways in which Buddhism began to change the beliefs and practices of Confucianism. Also the possible reasons for the Tang emperor's suppression of Buddhist institutions in 845.
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https://www.ancient.eu/article/1382/the-spread-of-islam-in-ancient-africa/
Based off the article, what do you believe the most lasting impact of Islam was on Africa? (150 words)
The period from the fall of the Roman Empire through Charlemagne have been called the Dark Ages. The term Dark Ages was invented by Renaissance authors to differentiate the Renaissance from the period that preceded it. The Dark Ages was viewed as a period of stagnation and barbarism following the fall of Rome. Today, historians refer to this period as the Early Middle Ages and point to the survival of the Byzantine Empire, the emergence of a new Christian European civilization, and multiple technological innovations as examples of a period that was far from Dark.
In your view should this period be seen as "Dark" or not? Explain. (150 words)
How did the Spanish-American War turn into a war of imperial expansion?
The transformation of Buddhism spread from India to China in the centuries after the collapse of the Han dynasty and under the Tang dynasty. (seventh through ninth centuries).
Explain how Buddhism changed in its beliefs and practices as it spread from South Asia to China and the ways in which Buddhism began to change the beliefs and practices of Confucianism. Also the possible reasons for the Tang emperor's suppression of Buddhist institutions in 845.
300 words
what is the battle of cuito cuanavale?