Aachen Essays

  • Charlemagne

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    The only empire that has ever united France and Germany apart from a few years under Napoleon Bonaparte is the one established in the 8th century by Charlemagne. “Charlemagne was born April 2, C.742 in what is now Belgium” (Charlemagne). “Charlemagne was never able to master reading and writing while growing up”(About). “Even though Charlemagne couldn’t read or write as well as others he could speak other languages such as Latin and Greek among other languages”(Charlemagne). Charlemagne had a good

  • Essay On The Battle Of Aachen

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    The battle of Aachen was the first battle that the Allied forces broke the Siegfried Line around the border 1945, of Germany. World War II lasted from 1939-1945; the battle of Aachen was in October of 1944, which is very late in the war. Both the U.S. and Germany had thousands of men killed on the battle field. Since so many troops lost in this one battle over a city, the Americans nicknamed the battle “bloody Aachen”. The battle of Aachen was the first successful offensive action that the Allies

  • An Analysis Of The Aachen Quality Management Model

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    maximizing the abilities of the company. Understanding the framework is key to mapping out the process and solving internal and external quality issues. The article elaborates on using the Aachen quality management model to identify the company strategies, goals and closing the gaps faced by businesses. The Aachen model identifies the prospective of the customer, management, and business to understand quality streams. Those quality streams use proactive and preventative actions which are measured against

  • Analysis Of The Reliquary Bust Of Charlemagne

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    comparison of Charlemagne and Charles IV. The Reliquary Bust of Charlemagne was commissioned for and has always remained in the Aachen Cathedral Treasury in Aachen, Germany. It has been on public display since 1349. As tradition holds, the reliquar... ... middle of paper ... ...ishing this tradition, Charles brought the Holy Roman Empire back to its origins with Charlemagne in Aachen as opposed to Rome, where all Holy Roman Emperors had been crowned between Charlemagne and Charles IV. In conclusion

  • How Did Charlemagne Influence The Development Of The Carolingian Empire

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    infrastructure, communication, and economics (The Carolingian Era, 9/27). Thus, in the spirit of empire building, and because the Frankish kingdom remained significantly poorer than Byzantium in the East, Charlemagne began minting his own silver coinage in Aachen, which would become the standard for his empire. In addition to this, he also invested in reinvigorating trade at the port of Marseilles, and in the rebuilding of the old Roman roads. These improvements and reforms, though designed to aid the Carolingian

  • Charlemagne

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    Charlemagne By the Cross and the Sword : Charlemagne’s Impact on the West. “He who ordains the fate of kingdoms in the march of the centuries, the all-powerful Disposer of events, having destroyed one extraordinary image, that of the Romans, which had, it was true, feet of iron, or even feet of clay, then raised up, among the Franks, the golden head of a second image, equally remarkable, in the person of the illustrious Charlemagne. Notker the Stammerer, the monk of St. Gall, wrote these words

  • German-Holiday Essay: German Holiday And The World

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    German Holidays Germany shares many international holidays with Europe and the world, however in itself there are many religious and national holidays celebrated across Germany either on a state level or a national level. Some of the holidays are tourist attractions, some celebrate winter crops with farmers and their families in rural areas and some have backgrounds to the milestones of German political history. • Epiphany (Heilige Drei Könige) Germany celebrates the arrival of the three kings on

  • Research Paper On Charlemagne

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    Charlemagne Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great, became the undisputed ruler of Western Europe, “By the sword and the cross.” (Compton’s 346) As Western Europe was deteriorating Charlemagne was crowned the privilege of being joint king of the Franks in 768 A.D. People of Western Europe, excluding the church followers, had all but forgotten the great gifts of education and arts that they had possessed at one time. Charlemagne solidly defeated barbarians and kings in identical fashion during

  • How Did Charlemagne Influence The Rise Of Western Europe During The Dark Ages

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    Europe during the darkest part of the dark ages was a chaotic time that was filled with disease and death. One man rose to change this dark time, and this man’s name was Charlemagne. The Holy Roman Empire was ruled by Charlemagne, he tried to restore order and peace throughout the empire by conquering lands and converting his subjects to christianity. The Holy Roman Empire used its land and geography to its advantage, conquered and converted different lands to christianity, promoted education and

  • Charlemagne

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    Charlemagne was born to the King of Franks Pepin the Short, and his wife, and future Queen Bertrada most likely on April 2, 745. It is unknown where Charlemagne was born because of the the lack of written statistics, but it is likely he was born in Aachen in current day Germany because that is where the the Carolingians had come from. Charlemagne's education had also very little known about it. Although most likely because of his ability to read well, and to write a little he was most likely sent

  • Charlemagne by the Sword and the Cross

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    learned works. To revive church music, Charlemagne had monks sent from Rome to train his Frankish singers. To restore some appreciation of art, he brought valuable pieces from Italy. An impressive monument to his religious devotion is the cathedral at Aachen, which he built and where he was buried. At Charlemagne's death in 1814 only one of his three sons, Louis, was living. Louis's weak rule brought on the rise of civil wars and revolts. After his death his three quarreling sons split the empire between

  • Einhard and Charlemagnes Palace School: A Mechanism for Wealth, Prestige, Power and Success

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    Einhard was a courtier in Charlemagne’s Frankish Kingdom. During Charlemagne’s rule/life (768-824), he dedicated a vast amount of time and energy into supporting the notions of classical learning. He went so far as to start a school comprised of many scholars within his palace. Their role was to educate the nobility, the priesthood and the people, as well as hold counsel with the king. This is where Einhard and Charlemagne first encountered each other. Einhard was a small but intelligent man who

  • Preserving Culture: The Monuments Men and WWII Art Conservation

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    Art is an expression of human creativity. Artistic objects include various visual representations such as monuments, structures, museums, paintings and sculptures. Robert M. Edsel, the author of The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History, illustrates the effort made by men to conserve art during World War II. This war demolished various European cities and artifacts. During the war, a team of men bonded together to save these artifacts. The goal was

  • Research Paper On Charlemagne

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    “Charles the Great” HUM 2223 201610 Juliana Correa 10/01/2015 Word Count: “Charles the Great” Charlemagne was a Roman Emperor in 800 AD. Inheriting the Frankish kingdom from his father, along with his brother Carloman. Since Carloman died in 771, Charlemagne then inherited the entire kingdom (Sparks). Charlemagne was responsible for the Carolingian Renaissance. This Renaissance helped establish schools so the people and especially the priests and bishops to read the religious texts. Writing used

  • The First Crusaders Army: The Peasant's Crusade

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    as the People’s Crusade, or the Peasant’s Crusade. This crusade was led by a Monk by the name of Peter the Hermit. Peter had heard Pope Urban the II’s sermon and was rallying people around him, namely peasants. Twelfth century historian, Albert of Aachen, gives an account of Peter the Hermit persuading people to join in the crusade. “In every admonition and sermon, with all the persuasion of which he was capable, he urged setting out on the journey as soon as possible”. (Allen, pg. 43) In response

  • German Renaissance and Its Influence on Austrian Culture

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    The German renaissance took place during the sixteenth century in Europe. The Renaissance was a time of discovery and learning. The word "renaissance" means rebirth or revival. The German renaissance inspired just that, a revival and rebirth of education and art. The people of Europe became interested in art and music during the renaissance. Education was also changing as the people became more interested in sciences and philosophy. German art work from this time period was dominated by local

  • Anne Frank

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    power in some parts of Germany. The Nazis wanted all Jews to be killed. Otto Frank, Anne's father, did not hestitate to wait for the Nazis to come into full power. In 1933, the Franks left Frankfort. Mrs. Frank and the two girls joined her mother in Aachen, near the Belgian border. Otto Frank went to Holland and started a business in food products. In the spring of 1934, the Franks reunited and settled in Amsterdam. Anne Frank lived in Amsterdam happily, like she did in Frankfort. She attended Montessori

  • Justic Justice Is Not Guilty

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    Nazis Imagine an elderly man, sitting hunched in his chair, his face wrinkled and sad, while his sweet-faced wife sits behind him, surrounded by their children. This man has lived in Cleveland, Ohio most of his adult life, and he has worked hard, raised a family, and contributed to his community in various ways. In his youth, however, he committed multiple counts of murder, including the execution of human rights activists, under direct orders of his military supervisor. Is this man, now 90, worth

  • How Did Charlemagne Create A Unified Christian Empire

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    leader, who was to be feared in war. With attention to effective rule and extensive military campaigns, he constructed the largest empire in Europe since the collapse of Rome. An important part of his ruling was his construction of a palace conquest at Aachen. He also reformed legal practices by instituting the Frankish inquest, which is a forerunner of the jury system (Sivers, Desnoyers, & Stow, p 314). Charlemagne also increased the power of his empire through intellectual contributions. He created

  • The Battle of the Bulge

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    The Battle of the Bulge The post D-Day Allied assault that swept through France was halted by Hitler’s unexpected counter-attack through the Ardennes, resulting in a confrontation named the Battle of the Bulge. The Allied battle front in the autumn of 1944 made an end to the war by Christmas look likely. They had liberated most of France in a matter of months, and were now marching towards the Ruhr River, which was the gateway to the heartland of Germany. However, the Allies had moved so