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"Faults of the Roman People"
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writer - Ammianus Marcellinus, last major historian who adhered to old Roman pagan religion time - 4th century meaning - talking a whole bunch of crap about all the different types of people who lived in Rome at the time
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"Theodosian Code"
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writer - Theodosius II time - 5th century meaning - Discussed rules surrounding coloni and decurions
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Sidonius Apollinaris letter
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writer - Sidonius Apollinaris, an aristocrat in Gaul time - 5th century meaning - view of life at the time
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"Nicene Creed"
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writer - bishops at the Council of Nicea time - 4th century meaning - statements of Christian beliefs
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Constantine's conversion
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writer - Eusebius, bishop of Caesarea time -late third, early fourth century meaning - conversions of leader for military might
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Augustine's conversion
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writer - St. Augustine of Hippo, in autobiographical confessions time - 4th century meaning - conversion of leader
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"Edict of Milan"
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writer - Constantine & Licinius time - 313, fourth century meaning - terms of agreement that provided toleration for the Christian faith
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"Gelasius"
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writer - Pope Gelasius I time - fifth century meaning - relationship between priesthood and kingship
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"A Romanized Ostrogoth: Theodoric"
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writer - King Theodoric, written by secretary Cassiodorus time - late 5th, early 6th century meaning - letters displaying policies of king, renewing beauty of city, making senate pay taxes, "delight to live after the Romans",
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"A Barbarous Frank: Clovis"
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writer - Gregory of Tours time - 6th century meaning -Clovis' conversion because of military might, killed all of his family to gain more power, "barbarian" ways
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"The Law of the Salian Franks"
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writer - Salian Franks time - early 7th century meaning - laws concerning payment, property, crime, etc.
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"Life of St. Anthony"
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writer - Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria time - meaning - letter to monks in foreign places, describes holy life of St. Anthony - meetings with demons, seclusion, etc.
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"St. Perpetua"
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writer - Perpetua and an unknown contemporary writer time - meaning - Perpetua's holy life, dreams & premonitions, being killed
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"Justinian"
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writer -Procopious time - 6th century meaning - conflicting accounts; first builds him up as holy, then later, in his "Secret History", tears him apart and calls him wicked and evil
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Selections from Precopious - "Theodora", "Demonic Nature of Theodora and Justinian"
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writer - Precopious time - meaning - Theodora's lascivious upbringing and life, her wickedness mixing with Justinian's
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Quran, Surah IV: Women
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writer - time - meaning - Islamic rules concerning women and orphaned children
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"Islamic Terms of Peace"
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writer - time - 7th century meaning - terms of peace to conquered communities , display of Islamic power, people offered safety for tax
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"Charlemagne: King & Emperor"
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writer - Einhard time - 9th century meaning - speaking of Charlemagne's appearance, his education and love for his children, his love for the Church
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Charlemagne's coronation
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writer - Einhard time - meaning - Charlemagne went to Rome and took the titles of Emperor and Augustus, looked on with jealousy by Roman emperors
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Charlemagne's coronation
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writer - Annals of Lorsch time - 800 meaning - Charlemagne already held a bunch of lands, it made sense that God would want him to be king
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Charlemagne's coronation
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writer - Frankish Royal Annals time - meaning - Charlemagne exiled people who deposed Pope Leo before
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"A Summons to Charlemagne's Army"
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writer - time - meaning - Illustrate aspects of Charlemagne's administration in military and civil affairs
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"Capitulary for Saxony"
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writer - Charlemagne time - 9th century meaning - kind of martial law imposed on Saxons, submitting them to Christianity
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"General Capitulary of the Missi"
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writer - Charlemagne? time - 9th century meaning - rules regarding the missi and the emperor
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"Monastic Life and Culture"
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writer - Charlemagne, to abbot of Fulda time - meaning - Charlemagne's interest in promoting learning and culture, strict discipline in monastic houses, studying,
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Description of three monks
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writer - Ekkehard of St. Gall time - 9th century meaning - monks were real people with human affections and failings
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"Capitulary Concerning Freemen and Vassals"
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writer - Frankish kings time - 9th century meaning - describes the conditions it would be appropriate for someone to leave his lord
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"Capitulary of Mersen"
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writer - King Lothar, Lewis, and Charles time - 9th century meaning - free men and their lords
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"The Manor of Neuillay"
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writer - time - 10th century meaning - social structure of medieval village community, describes slaves and what they owe
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"The Capitulary De Villis"
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writer - Charlemagne time - 9th century meaning - describes self-supporting estates, stewards making statements of income, land, etc.
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"The Song of Roland"
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writer - time - 12th century meaning - epic poem based on the Battle of Roncevaux in 778, during the reign of Charlemagne, tells of warrior ideals of feudalism
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"Feudal Obligations"
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writer - Fulber, bishop of Chartres; etc. time - 11th century meaning - Lord/vassal relationship - military and financial obligations
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Gregory VII and Henry IV
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writer - King Henry IV of Germany and Pope Gregory VII time - 11th century importance - Royal v. religious power, excommunication, usurpation
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The Fourth Lateran Council
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writer - Council, Pope Innocent time - 12th century importance - New statement of Christian faith directed against contemporary heresies, reform legislation
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Boniface VIII: Clerics Laicos and Unam Sanctam
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writer - Pope Boniface VIII time - late 13th, early 14th century importance - Religious power, Christian beliefs
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Joinville's account of St. Louis
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writer - John de Joinville, knight who served at St. Louis's court time - 13th century importance -
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Frederick II & Germany
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writer - Frederick II time - 13th century importance - Grant of privileges, abandoned Germany to the rule of the princes to secure a free hand in Italy
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Magna Carta
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writer - English time - 13th century importance - Constitutional document, "treaty of peace" between king and his barons
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Pope Urban Proclaims a Crusade
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writer - Pope Urban II time - importance - Beginning of first crusades
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The Capture of Jerusalem
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writer - Fulcher time - importance - description of climax of the Crusade
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A Byzantine View of the Crusaders
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writer - Anna Comnena time - 11th century importance - History of father's reign from point of view from Byzantine side
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Arab View of the Crusaders
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writer - Ousama Ibn Mounkidh time - 12th century importance - Describes atrocities committed by Crusaders
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Abelard and Heloise
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writer - Peter Abelard and Heloise time - 11th and 12th century importance - Abelard disliked by contemporaries; l love letters between the two; introduction to holy life
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University Regulations
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writer - Pope Gregory IX time - 13th century importance - Rise of the University of Paris, and universities in general
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Student Life
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writer - Multiple time - 13th-14th centuries importance - Characteristics of good/bad students
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Trotula
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writer - Trota of Salerno (kinda) time - 12th century importance - Women's medicine
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The Manor House and Manor: Peasant Obligations
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writer - Multiple time - 13th century importance - Description of manor houses; economic activities regulated by lord in Chapelaud
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The Manorial Court
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writer - Multiple time - 13th century importance - Cases heard in manorial courts
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Famine of 1315
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writer - Multiple time - 14th century importance - famine, death, bad conditions, calamitous times
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The Book of Margery Kempe
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writer - Margery Kempe & various time - 14th-15th century importance - Christian female mystic who saw visions of God
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Guild Organization
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writer - Various time - importance - How guilds work
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Medieval Merchant's Life (Godric)
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writer - Various time - importance - Life of a merchant, peek into lives of medieval people
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Fourth Lateran Council
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writer - Innocent III time - 13th century importance - Stringent decree against every kind of heresy
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Bernard Gui - inquisition
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writer - Bernard Gui time - 14th century importance - Grueling inquisition methods, first hand account
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The Testament of St. Francis
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writer - St. Francis of Assisi time - 13th century importance - His ideals and religious fervor
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The Canticle of the Sun
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writer - St. Francis of Assisi time - 12th-13th century importance - Praising God through creatures or praising beauty of creatures
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Catherine of Siena
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writer - Catherine of Siena time - importance - Intimate union with God
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Catherine of Siena to Pope Gregory XI
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writer - Catherine of Siena time - importance - Urges him to reform the church, return to Rome, and launch a crusade
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Piers Plowman
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writer - time - 14th century importance - Look into peasant life at harvest time
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Ship of Fools
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writer - Sebastian Brant time - 15th century importance - Commoners who were trying to lay claim to nobility; social class activity
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Chaucer's people
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writer - Chaucer time - importance - Description of Canterbury pilgrims; insight into life at the time
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The Trial of Joan of Arc
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writer - time - 15th century importance - Deposition of Joan of Arc which led to her burning at the stake
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Selections of Henry VIII
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writer - time - 15th century importance - Talking about multiple wives
