The Carolingian Renaissance.
Write an essay of the following;
1. The Fall of the Roman Empire.
2. The Barbarian Invasions or any of the barbarian groups.
3. Justinian and other emperors, and the Byzantine Empire.
4. Muhammad and early Islam.
5. Any major figure—Diocletian, Constantine, Justinian, Theodora, Muhammad, Theodoric, Clovis, Benedict of
Nursia, Gregory the Great, Attila the Hun, the Venerable Bede, Alfred the Great, Charlemagne, etc..
6. Early medieval, Byzantine, or Islamic art.
7. The Merovingian or Carolingian Dynasty.
8. Early Medieval Women.
9. The Carolingian Renaissance.
10.St. Augustine, the Church Fathers, early medieval Christianity.
11.Anglo-Saxons and their literature, including Beowulf.12.St. Patrick and early medieval Ireland, Book of Kells.
Sample Solution
The Carolingian Renaissance
The Carolingian Renaissance was the first of three medieval renaissances, a period of cultural activity in the Carolingian Empire. During this period, there was an increase of literature, writing, the arts, architecture, jurisprudence, liturgical reforms, and scriptural studies. The so-called Carolingian Renaissance of the late 8th and 9th centuries saved many ancient works from destruction or oblivion, passing them down to prosperity in its beautiful minuscule script (which influenced the humanist scripts of the Renaissance). A 12th century Renaissance saw the revival of Roman law, Latin poetry, and Greek science, including almost the whole corpus of Aristotelian writings known today.
