《Pop_Culture_Notes_3》.docVIP

Pop Culture Notes #3 Medieval period (approximately 500-1500 AD)- Western Roman Empire collapsed in 476AD Patrick (?-493 AD) – one of the last great figures of the Roman Empire period /wiki/Saint_Patrick 1. British slave who brought Christianity in Ireland 2. likely put an end to human sacrifice among the Irish 3. is still celebrated in western countries with St. Patrick’s Day(March 17) a. You can see a Saint Patrick’s Day parade in The Dark Knight movie Charlemagne (742-814 AD)? - /wiki/Charlemagne1. helped to unite western Europe for the first time since the Roman empire2. encouraged a revival of art, religion, and culture??? a. classical Latin texts were copied and preserved by Carolingian scholars3. founder of French and German monarchies Genghis Khan (1162–1227) - founded the largest contiguous empire in history(through Chapter 8 (34:38))/wiki/Genghis_Khan/wiki/Mongol_Empire*Contributions of Genghis Khan or his empire to pop culture:1. concern for human rights - against using torture2. freedom of religion - even allowed religious debates3. unity of China4. promoted general literacy through the founding of public schools5. transformed SE Asia into a kind of hybrid culture6. elevated the lower classes of society into influence7. paper (rather than parchment)8. influenced Renaissance art (with Mongol faces)9. international postal system10. psychological warfare11. respect of customs of conquered countries12. participatory democracyCanterbury Tales (end of 1300s) - Chaucer /wiki/The_Canterbury_Tales - great early English writing (series of stories) /watch?v=2KVcMjtgb8Q Renaissance(1300s-1500s) – A summary (use /interactives/renaissance/) – focused on the rediscovery of Greek and Roman culture a. Tools 1. astrolabe – portable device used to help sailors on the sea (measured the distance of the sun and stars above the horizon to determine latitude) 2. compass – invented in the 1100s, was greatly improved. 3.