M4 dicussion History Europe in the middle ages help
PEER 1: Samantha Davis (RESPOND TO BOTH PEERS OF 150 WORDS EACH)
My name is Fiammetta de Monte and today is June 12, 1378. I live in the city of Florence, Italy with my family. We are survivors. We survived the Great Famine that wiped out our agricultural economy with unseasonably warm weather and livestock disease (Aberth). Even more recently we have survived a pandemic, the likes of which we had never seen. The Black Death Plague decimated this city, and every city near us. We have struggled every day since then to recover our once grand city to its rightful glory. I am a wool maker by trade, but recently the city has been taxing our work to the point that it has put me out of business. As a result, I have been doing whatever I need to feed my family. While at the local tavern last week, I got to talking to a fellow former wool maker about rebelling against the taxation. I am considering joining forces with them and fighting back. There is an old idea I’ve heard has resurfaced and is floating around lately that I find very important to today, that is humanism. This is the thought that human beings that make up our civilization are of the utmost importance. That there is an inherent value and goodness to all of us (Ruggiero). With half of the workforce than we previously had, we should be more valuable than ever, but get treated like slaves. Demanding that our leaders use human logic to solve human problems, and challenge them to be more empathetic to our plight.
References
Aberth, John. From the Brink of the Apocalypse Confronting Famine, War, Plague and Death in the Later Middle Ages. Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Ruggiero, Guido. The Renaissance in Italy: A Social and Cultural History of the Rinascimento. Cambridge University Press, 2015.
PEER 2: Sarah Svenson
Throughout Charlemagne’s rule from 768 to 814 CE he established many important reforms in the Carolingian Empire. Though he made important steps in education, religion, and military, his most important work was that in his administration and political power. He had complete control over all his territories, leading in judicial matters, laws, military, and offered aid to the church and the poor. (McLean) This was to organize figures of power surrounding him. His next moves were in legislation in particular, reforming “…the local system of administering justice and created the scabini, professional experts on law. Every count had the help of seven of these scabini, who were supposed to know every national law so that all men could be judged according to it.” (McLean) Scabini are a cruder version of the judges we have in today’s legal courts. These advancements in judicial systems formed a common ground for judicial systems in other empires to expand upon. Next on Charlemagne’s list of reforms was in ruling his territories, in which “Charlemagne introduced administrative reforms throughout the lands he controlled, establishing key representatives in each region…” (BBC) These lands were separated into 3 distinct regions. The first was ruled directly by Charlemagne; the second was administrated by the counts; the third were under command of governors appointed by Charlemagne. Dividing his territory made it easier for him to rule. One final important step in his political reforms was an annual meeting in his court at Aachen. It was called to discuss politics, religious campaigns, and to declare judgements. (McLean) This annual meeting continues even today in legislative systems, as it is mandated that the U.S. Congress must meet once a year to discuss similar albeit more modern issues and judicial matters. Charlemagne’s political and administrative reforms lasted far longer than just his life and empire, making an impact in today’s societies.
Works Cited
“History - Charlemagne.” BBC, BBC, https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/charlemagne.shtml.
McLean, John. “Western Civilization.” LumenLearning, Lumen, https://courses.lumenlearning.com/atd-herkimer-westerncivilization/chapter/charlemagnes-reforms/.
PEER 1:
Samantha Davis
(RESPO
ND TO BOTH PEERS OF 150 WORDS EACH)
My name is Fiammetta de Monte a
nd today is June 12, 1378. I live in the city of Florence, Italy with my
family. We are survivors. We survived the Great Famine that wiped out our agricultural economy with
unseasonably warm weather and livestock disease (Aberth). Even more recently we hav
e survived a
pandemic, the likes of which we had never seen.
The Black Death Plague decimated this city, and every
city near us. We have struggled every day since then to recover our once grand city to its rightful glory. I
am a wool maker by trade, but r
ecently the city has been taxing our work to the point that it has put me
out of business. As a result, I have been doing whatever I need to feed my family. While at the local
tavern last week, I got to talking to a fellow former wool maker about rebelling
against the taxation. I am
considering joining forces with them and fighting back. There is an old idea I’ve heard has resurfaced
and is floating around lately that I find very important to today, that is humanism. This is the thought
that human beings th
at make up our civilization are of the utmost importance. That there is an inherent
value and goodness to all of us (Ruggiero). With half of the workforce than we previously had, we should
be more valuable than ever, but get treated like slaves. Demanding
that our leaders use human logic to
solve human problems, and challenge them to be more empathetic to our plight.
References
Aberth, John. From the Brink of the Apocalypse Confronting Famine, War, Plague and Death in the Later
Middle Ages. Taylor and Fran
cis, 2013.
Ruggiero, Guido. The Renaissance in Italy: A Social and Cultural History of the Rinascimento. Cambridge
University Press, 2015.
PEER 2:
Sarah Svenson
Throughout Charlemagne’s rule from 768 to 814 CE he established
many important reforms in the
Carolingian Empire. Though he made important steps in education, religion, and military, his most
important work was that in his administration and political power. He had complete control over all his
territories, leading in
judicial matters, laws, military, and offered aid to the church and the poor.
(McLean) This was to organize figures of power surrounding him. His next moves were in legislation in
particular, reforming “…the local system of administering justice and create
d the
scabini, professional
experts on law. Every count had the help of seven of these
scabini, who were supposed to know every
national law so that all men could be judged according to it.” (McLean) Scabini are a cruder version of
the judges we have in to
day’s legal courts. These advancements in judicial systems formed a common
ground for judicial systems in other empires to expand upon. Next on Charlemagne’s list of reforms was
in ruling his territories, in which “Charlemagne introduced administrative ref
orms throughout the
lands
he controlled, establishing key representatives in each region…” (BBC) These lands were separated
into 3 distinct regions. The first was ruled directly by Charlemagne; the second was administrated by the
counts; the third were und
er command of governors appointed by Charlemagne. Dividing his territory
PEER 1: Samantha Davis (RESPOND TO BOTH PEERS OF 150 WORDS EACH)
My name is Fiammetta de Monte and today is June 12, 1378. I live in the city of Florence, Italy with my
family. We are survivors. We survived the Great Famine that wiped out our agricultural economy with
unseasonably warm weather and livestock disease (Aberth). Even more recently we have survived a
pandemic, the likes of which we had never seen. The Black Death Plague decimated this city, and every
city near us. We have struggled every day since then to recover our once grand city to its rightful glory. I
am a wool maker by trade, but recently the city has been taxing our work to the point that it has put me
out of business. As a result, I have been doing whatever I need to feed my family. While at the local
tavern last week, I got to talking to a fellow former wool maker about rebelling against the taxation. I am
considering joining forces with them and fighting back. There is an old idea I’ve heard has resurfaced
and is floating around lately that I find very important to today, that is humanism. This is the thought
that human beings that make up our civilization are of the utmost importance. That there is an inherent
value and goodness to all of us (Ruggiero). With half of the workforce than we previously had, we should
be more valuable than ever, but get treated like slaves. Demanding that our leaders use human logic to
solve human problems, and challenge them to be more empathetic to our plight.
References
Aberth, John. From the Brink of the Apocalypse Confronting Famine, War, Plague and Death in the Later
Middle Ages. Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Ruggiero, Guido. The Renaissance in Italy: A Social and Cultural History of the Rinascimento. Cambridge
University Press, 2015.
PEER 2: Sarah Svenson
Throughout Charlemagne’s rule from 768 to 814 CE he established many important reforms in the
Carolingian Empire. Though he made important steps in education, religion, and military, his most
important work was that in his administration and political power. He had complete control over all his
territories, leading in judicial matters, laws, military, and offered aid to the church and the poor.
(McLean) This was to organize figures of power surrounding him. His next moves were in legislation in
particular, reforming “…the local system of administering justice and created the scabini, professional
experts on law. Every count had the help of seven of these scabini, who were supposed to know every
national law so that all men could be judged according to it.” (McLean) Scabini are a cruder version of
the judges we have in today’s legal courts. These advancements in judicial systems formed a common
ground for judicial systems in other empires to expand upon. Next on Charlemagne’s list of reforms was
in ruling his territories, in which “Charlemagne introduced administrative reforms throughout the
lands he controlled, establishing key representatives in each region…” (BBC) These lands were separated
into 3 distinct regions. The first was ruled directly by Charlemagne; the second was administrated by the
counts; the third were under command of governors appointed by Charlemagne. Dividing his territory