World History empires name meanings study guide: Difference between revisions
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|Chinese dynasties follow four general categories of name origins: | |||
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* geographic origins (Qin, Han dynasties) | * geographic origins (Qin, Han dynasties) | ||
* capital cities (Sui and Tang dynasties) | * capital cities (Sui and Tang dynasties) | ||
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** Charlemagne thus gained Church legitimacy in exchange for vassalhood to the Church | ** Charlemagne thus gained Church legitimacy in exchange for vassalhood to the Church | ||
* "Holy Roman" = representing the Roman Church | * "Holy Roman" = representing the Roman Church | ||
* Empire = power inherited from ancient Roman emperors | * Empire = power supposedly inherited from ancient Roman emperors, i.e., considered in their lineage | ||
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(962 alternative start date) | (962 alternative start date) | ||
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* early stages, included France under the Carolingian line of French (Frankish) kings, but as France emerged as independent kingdom under the Capetian dynasty ( 987 to 1328, started by Hugh Capet; no certainty for the name, "Capet", but one can think of "head" for Capet, as in "head of France") | |||
[[File:Holy Roman Empire 11th century map-en.svg|thumb|The Holy Roman Empire between 972 and 1032|left|245x245px]] | |||
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|House of Valois (France) | |||
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|House of Bourbon (France) | |||
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|1589-1792, 1815-1830, 1830-1848 | |||
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* note the interrupted timeline, starting w/ the French Revolution, 1792, and the Napoleonic period, then 1815, 1830 and 1848 revolutions | |||
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|Austrian Empire | |Austrian Empire | ||
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* "House of Hapsburg" from Habsburg Castle, a fortress built in in early 1000s in modern day Switzerland | * "House of Hapsburg" from Habsburg Castle, a fortress built in in early 1000s in modern day Switzerland | ||
* empire indicates conquest, so think of Hungary, Slavic countries, lower Germany, etc. | |||
|1804–1867 | |1804–1867 | ||
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