Chapter 10 strayer notes
- 1. Chapter 10 Strayer Notes-<br />The Worlds of European Christendom (p 425-445)<br />Give main characteristics of the Western half of the fallen Roman Empire after 500 C.E. (p. 426 &p. 435)
- 2. In what ways did Western Christendom attempt to revive or imitate the Roman Empire?
- 3. What advantages did Byzantium have over its western counterpart? (Byzantium = Byzantine = Eastern Roman)
- 4. How did the Byzantine Empire preserve elements of the Roman Empire?
- 5. Describe political authority in the Byzantine Empire.
- 6. Why did Byzantine territory shrink after 1085?
- 7. Describe the relationship between the state and the Church in the Byzantine Empire.
- 8. What is the most lasting and deepest division in the Christian world? Give some differences between Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism.
- 9. In what ways was the Byzantine Empire linked to the wider world? (conflicts, trade, culture)
- 10. How did contact with the Byzantine Empire influence Kievan Rus?
- 11. Describe/define feudalism. What did each group gain from the feudal relationship (benefits)?
- 12. Are you as fierce as a honey badger?
- 13. How did the Church fill the void left by the collapse of the Roman Empire in the west?
- 14. In what ways did Christianity appeal to local kings and warlords?
- 15. How did the Church accommodate earlier cultural practices of converts? Give a specific example.
- 16. In what ways was European civilization changing after the year 1000? (invasions, climate, agriculture, population, trade)
- 17. Describe the changes in towns and cities after the year 1000. Which groups of people were attracted to these growing towns and cities?
- 18. What is a guild?
- 19. What new opportunities were available to women between the 11th and 13th centuries? What happened to these opportunities by the 15th century?
- 20. What opportunities did a religious life offer women?
- 21. How did the power of monarchs/governments change and gain more power during the 11th to 13th centuries?
- 22. What were the main causes of the Crusades?
- 23. What was the impact of the Crusades on the Islamic Middle East?
- 24. What was the impact of the Crusades on Europe?Chapter 10 Strayer Notes-<br />The Worlds of European Christendom (p 425-445)<br />Give main characteristics of the Western half of the fallen Roman Empire after 500 C.E. (p. 426 &p. 435)
- 25. In what ways did Western Christendom attempt to revive or imitate the Roman Empire?
- 26. What advantages did Byzantium have over its western counterpart? (Byzantium = Byzantine = Eastern Roman)
- 27. How did the Byzantine Empire preserve elements of the Roman Empire?
- 28. Describe political authority in the Byzantine Empire.
- 29. Why did Byzantine territory shrink after 1085?
- 30. Describe the relationship between the state and the Church in the Byzantine Empire.
- 31. What is the most lasting and deepest division in the Christian world? Give some differences between Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism.
- 32. In what ways was the Byzantine Empire linked to the wider world? (conflicts, trade, culture)
- 33. How did contact with the Byzantine Empire influence Kievan Rus?
- 34. Describe/define feudalism. What did each group gain from the feudal relationship (benefits)?
- 35. Are you as fierce as a honey badger?
- 36. How did the Church fill the void left by the collapse of the Roman Empire in the west?
- 37. In what ways did Christianity appeal to local kings and warlords?
- 38. How did the Church accommodate earlier cultural practices of converts? Give a specific example.
- 39. In what ways was European civilization changing after the year 1000? (invasions, climate, agriculture, population, trade)
- 40. Describe the changes in towns and cities after the year 1000. Which groups of people were attracted to these growing towns and cities?
- 41. What is a guild?
- 42. What new opportunities were available to women between the 11th and 13th centuries? What happened to these opportunities by the 15th century?
- 43. What opportunities did a religious life offer women?
- 44. How did the power of monarchs/governments change and gain more power during the 11th to 13th centuries?
- 45. What were the main causes of the Crusades?
- 46. What was the impact of the Crusades on the Islamic Middle East?
- 47. What was the impact of the Crusades on Europe?