... throne."(16, 91) All throughout his empire Alexander built foundation cities, modeled after Greek cities, most named Alexandria. Within these cities he built; schools, libraries, and shops. The cities he built attracted Greek scholars, artisans, philosophers and many teachers. This intermingling and teaching of the people was ... , and Avers. Charlemagne conquered most of "Western Europe and united it under a great empire." (10) "His empire held the concept of a universal Christian empire." (13,217) During the Early Middle Ages, after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, there was a shar...

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... more intellectual, moral and effective. He improved education tremendously in the empire, establishing a school in his chateau at Aachen, uniting teachers from throughout Europe to teach there. These teachers organized schools and libraries, and copied thousands of ancient manuscripts. The palace school in Aachen also educated clergymen, thus strengthening the church. It also trained teachers for ... schools throughout the empire. These activities lead to the emergence of a new interest in learning called the Carolingian Renaissance. The Carolingian Renaissance is defined as a style of ...

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... of Pepin(or Pippin) the Short and grandson of Charles Martel. His grandfather, Charles, had begun the process of unifying western Europe, in the belief that all people should be Christian. Charlemagne's father, Pepin, continued this process throughout his rule and passed his beliefs on to Charlemagne. All three, in addition to the political unification, believed that the church ... the books of the Bible. Charlemagne asked the monk, Alcuin, to head the school, and commissioned him to correct the texts that had been copied incorrectly. (Ganshof 30) The schools begun by Charlemagne were pr...

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... successful society is what enabled him to be the great ruler that he was. As he felt education to be of great value, he took responsibility for the institution of schools throughout his empire, and, therefore, facilitated the intelligence of his subjects. Charlemagne also placed immense value on the practice of Christianity, and through various edicts and laws, succeeded ... Italy, whose countries were notorious for their cultural superiority, to teach in his courts. These scholars ultimately "fostered the framework for the great universities of Europe" (Durant 202). Schools began throu...

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... the Short and grandson of Charles Martel. His grandfather, Charles, had begun the process of unifying Western Europe, in the belief that all people should be Christian. Charlemagne's father, Pepin, continued this process throughout his rule and passed his beliefs on to Charlemagne. Upon Pepin's death in 768, Charlemagne and his ... The Church also guided Charlemagne's hand as a ruler, for he took on many conquests as a necessity to spread the Christian religion throughout Europe. Indeed, it appears that Charlemagne's desire to spread his kingdom and government was intertwined with his de...

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... was under constant attack from the Arab nations of the Moors and the Saracens. They were attempting, in their Jihad, to conquer the frail Christian Europe. This is where Charles Martel came in. The kings of Europe chose Charles Martel to lead an army to the last line of defense ... to deflect the arrows being hurled at them. It worked and eventually the Arabs were forced to withdraw. Thanks to Charles Martel there is a Christian church and the Muslims never got further into Europe than Spain. Charles the great was descended from another great mind. His father was Pepin the ... he woul...

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