Cultural History (600-1500): Differences among Europe, China and the Muslim World

Europe

The Europe of Charlemagne is first Frankish and Christian, but the role of Rome is essentially religious, the capital of this new empire becoming Aachen. There was a strong source of inspiration for Roman Empire, and the Latin language was preferred. Charlemagne seeks reunification with the Byzantine Empire around 800 but it fails, and over the centuries, relations with Constantinople deteriorate until religious schism. The Western Empire crumbled shortly after the death of Charlemagne. In 962, Otto I created the Holy Roman Empire, but it can not expand, thwarted by the ...