... offer each society and ultimately the way it spread, the effect it had on the people as well as the ideology of the rulers and how it influenced the peoples interactions were very different in Ethiopia and Charlemagne's empire. When looking at christianity, Ethiopia was an active center of christian culture and one of the earliest civilizations affected by the religion. ... the ruler of the Franks, was able to reunite the many Germanic kingdoms that were present after the fall of Rome. Under the rule of Charlemagne the Frankish kingdom began to largely expand and as it defeated civilizati...

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... during the Carolingian empire. Mosaics, gilding, marble, carvings of ivory, and paintings adorned these new, marvelous structures. Precious gems, gold, and silver were used throughout the churches. Frescos, terra-cotta, and plaster were used to provide background for the walls and pillars of churches and monuments. (Boussard 169) All of these arts were not, however, original. The people of Charlemagne's time were merely adapting Germanic habits and tradition with the rediscovery of Roman ... other documentations to this effect, these opinions were not brought to light in the text. Due t...

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