Christianity And The New Germanic Kingdoms - 1371 Words

The world that is known today is nothing like its former self. Never the less, everything had to start somehow. 500AD was a time of decline, separation, and the time for conquerors to emerge. Empires fell, religions grew, and science advanced. In the fifth century, religion, culture, politics, economics, education, society, and technology were all intertwined. Each one effects each other with conflicts or growth. Buddhism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, and Christianity are the main religions of the world. Christianity was accepted by the Roman empire, and became the main religion there. The Romans followed the beliefs of Catholicism. However, when the Germans attacked, they took over the west side of the Roman Empire. The†¦show more content†¦The artifacts were made of stone, jade, and other ceramic materials. Jade was an expensive material that was valued by the Mayans. They would make jewelry out of it, and only the eli te would wear it. The green would also symbolize nature. This trend of making things from nature carried to North America, Mesoamerica, and South America. A large portion of jewelry found in Constantinople was either silver or gold. Scenes of Jesus death, or a image of the cross were expertly crafted on the material. In Asia, the art ranged from gold to wood. They would catch an image of nature into clay, or make an image of a Buddha out bronze and pieces of mold cast. The Germanic kingdom also had images of a cross from gold, and marble statues as well. All the nations had their art represent what they believe, and for what they stand for in their country (Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History). Society is and ranking were and still are all over the world. Some examples of these ranking system are The Western Roman Empire, The Persians, and even the Mayans. The Romans had Hierarchies, and different ranks of people. The four groups include ancestors, census rank, attainment of hon or, and citizen ship. That fundamentally says that a person can be born into a rank, or earn their way up and or becoming a citizen. The Persians differed from this. To have an excellent society, they thought a monarchy would be the correct choice.