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History Question

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Please do each assignment on each seperate document

9.1

Reading Response

Instructions for Reading Response: Please respond to the questions below after having read the readings for this week. Your answers can be short or bullet points.

  1. Identify at least one article that you found challenging or interesting and describe why.
  2. List at least 3-5 questions you have about the overall material you just read.
  3. Thinking about the readings and videos for the week altogether, identify and connect 3-5 common themes.

Readings

The Fall of Rome

  1. Joshua J. Mark, “Roman Empire,” World History Encyclopedia, March 22, 2018, https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_EmpireLinks to an external site..
  2. Evan Andrews, “8 Reasons Why Rome Fell,” HISTORY, August 11, 2023, https://www.history.com/news/8-reasons-why-rome-fellLinks to an external site..

Roman Empire Conversion to Christianity

  1. Rebecca Denova, “Constantine’s Conversion to Christianity,” World History Encyclopedia, May 10, 2021, https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1737/constantines-conversion-to-christianityLinks to an external site..
  2. Dr. Nancy Ross, "Introduction to the Middle Ages," in Smarthistory, August 8, 2015, accessed August 25, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/introduction-to-the-middle-ages/Links to an external site..
  3. Dr. Allen Farber, "Early Christian art and architecture after Constantine," in Smarthistory, August 8, 2015, accessed August 17, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/early-christian-art-and-architecture-after-constantine/Links to an external site..

Introduction to European Christianity

  1. Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Nancy Ross, "Christianity, an introduction," in Smarthistory, August 8, 2015, accessed August 17, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/christianity-an-introduction/Links to an external site..
  2. The British Museum, "Anglo-Saxon England," in Smarthistory, February 28, 2017, accessed August 17, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/anglo-saxon-england/Links to an external site..
  3. The British Museum, "Decoding Anglo-Saxon art," in Smarthistory, February 28, 2017, accessed August 17, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/decoding-anglo-saxon-art/Links to an external site..

9.2 Constantine The Great Explained in 10 minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FWJXFwvYUQLinks to an external site.b9b6f21d29db92c885dc3fa2

What is Constantine primarily renowned for?

  1. Define Constantinople and its historical significance.
  2. How would you describe the political environment during Constantine's formative years?
  3. In which year was Constantine officially declared emperor?
  4. Could you elaborate on the Battle of Milvian Bridge, its significance, and how it played a pivotal role in Constantine's conversion to Christianity?
  5. What was the Edict of Milan, and why was it crucial in Constantine's reign?
  6. How did Constantine strategically leverage religion for personal political gains, power, recognition, and respect?
  7. Explain the Council of Nicaea and the establishment of the Nicene Creed. Why is this development significant?
  8. What motivated Constantine to relocate the Roman capital from the ancient City of Rome to Constantinople?
  9. What attractive incentives did Constantine offer to encourage people to migrate to the new capital, Constantinople?
  10. Reflecting on the information presented, is there anything you gained or any additional thoughts or questions you have?

9.3 The Colossus of Constantine represents a noteworthy shift in Roman art and beyond. It departs from the previously embraced traditional Greco-Roman artistic conventions in the region, leaning towards abstraction. Following Constantine, much of early Christian Art also adopted an abstracted style. In this style, the divine is no longer portrayed as an idealized human form but rather as an idealized abstract divine force.

Please take a moment to view the video linked beneath Constantine's statue, and read about the Spear Bearer. In what ways does Constantine's statue deviate from the classical Greek traditions? Provide a comparison and analysis of both statues, highlighting their similarities and differences. Your response must be at least a paragraph long (6-10 sentences).

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Figure 1 Polykleitos, Doryphoros (Spear-Bearer) or CanonLinks to an external site.,Links to an external site. Roman marble copy of a Greek bronze, c. 450–440 B.C.E. (Museo Archaeologico Nazionale, Naples; photo: Steven ZuckerLinks to an external site., CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

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Figure 2 The Colossus of Constantine,Links to an external site. c. 312–315 C.E., marble (Palazzo dei Conservatori, Musei Capitolini, Rome; photo: Steven Zucker, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)