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Without doubt, every medieval historian would come up with a different selection. What would your list include, and which ones would you drop? You can also listen to Dr Charles West discuss medieval turning points on this episode of the HistoryExtra podcast :.
True, missionaries had already been active in England, notably from Ireland. But this was a moment that also had significant European dimensions. One of the distinctive features of medieval Europe was its enduring political fragmentation into a great number of independent peoples, each ruling their own territory. And one of the things that gave these groups coherence — that bolstered their collective identity — was their conversion, as peoples, to Christianity.
The conversion of the English is emblematic of this wider European process. The English, like many other groups across the continent, became a people in the eyes of God, and that proved a powerful social glue in England as elsewhere. For many people, medieval Europe has associations with Christianity. But not only were there always substantial communities of other faiths throughout the continent, quite a lot of Europe was under non-Christian rulership.
In the 10th century, Al-Andalus was probably the richest and most powerful European state; in the 11th century, even as it fell apart politically, it was home to a stellar array of brilliant poets, musicians and scholars, writing in Arabic and Hebrew.
And it was from Al-Andalus that the rest of Europe learned about the concept of zero, and how to build an astrolabe. We think you have liked this presentation. If you wish to download it, please recommend it to your friends in any social system. Share buttons are a little bit lower. Thank you! Published by Eugene Williams Modified over 6 years ago. Mughal Empire — India, created by a Turkic group that invaded India in Gained control over most of India Tried to create partnership between Hindus and Muslims Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagara continued to flourish in south.
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