Divergent Histories in Europe (Ch. 9-10)

...is about a new Christian Europe and the Byzantine Empire’s decreasing ability to continue the tradition of the Eastern Roman Empire while Western Europe gradually made progress by addressing basic concerns following the chaos of Rome’s fall.

Overarching Ideas:

·  Humans need to adapt to environments has necessitated technological innovation.

·  Cultures spread through syncretism.

·  Economic conditions and religion are key components in legitimizing or undermining government.

·  Ever intensifying trade is a powerful force for social and political change.

·  Social inequality is source of conflict yet ever-present in civilizations.

Objectives:

1.  Evaluate the significance of Byzantine Empire on European civilization.

2.  Explain how the beliefs of Orthodox Christianity and Catholicism impacted Eastern and Western European societies.

3.  Explain the spread of Christianity and its interactions with non-Christian groups.

4.  Analyze the causes and effects of social hierarchy during the postclassical period.

5.  Compare the social and political evolution of Eastern Europe and Western Europe.

6.  Compare the economic and political structures of Western Europe’s early Middle Ages and high Middle Ages.

7.  Analyze how conflict aided the exchanges of intensified postclassical networks.

8.  Analyze the changes and continuities in the role of cities during the classical and postclassical periods.

Key Concepts:

Explain the definition, role, and significance of…

Caesaropapism
Hagia Sophia
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Eastern Orthodox / Cyrillic
Russian Orthodox
Vladimir
Tatars / Early Middle Ages
High Middle Ages
Late Middle Ages
Medieval
Feudalism
Manorialism
Norse / Vikings
Normans
Ghettos / Three estates
Lords
Vassals
Serfs
Three-field system
Clovis
Carolingians
Charlemagne
William the Conqueror / Holy Roman Empire
Magna Carta
Crusades
Thomas Aquinas
Scholasticism
Gothic
Hanseatic League
Guilds
Hundred Years War
Black Death

Eastern Europe

Key Places:

Locate on the map…

Byzantine Empire in 565
Byzantine Empire b/t 867-1025
Byzantine Empire post-1071
Constantinople
Anatolia
Balkan Peninsula
Scandinavia
Dnieper River
Kiev
Russia
Persia
Arabia

Guided Timeline:

Dar al-Islam / Byzantium - E. Europe / Russia – E. Europe
330
527 – 565
600 / Rise & Spread of Islam 600-650 / 597 – 867 / 600s
Umayyad & Strengthening Trade Contacts 661-750
Peak of Abbasid 750-1000
867 – 1025 / 864
980 – 1015
1000 / Decline of Abbasid & Growing Muslim Influence in Af, S/SE Asia
1000-1250 / 1019 – 1054
1054
1100 – 1453 / 1100 – 1237
Fall of Abbasid 1258 / 1237 – 1480
Peak of Muslim Trade & Influence
1250-1450
1450

Western Europe

Key Places:

Locate on the map…

Carolingian Empire
Rome
Atlantic Ocean
North Sea
Baltic Sea
England
Holy Roman Empire
Pyrenees Mountains
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea / Constantinople
Jerusalem
Scandinavia
Normandy
Islamic caliphates

Guided Timeline:

Dar al-Islam / E. Europe / Western Europe
Eastern Roman Empire
330 - 565
500 – 900
600 / Rise & Spread of Islam 600-650 / Byzantine losses
&
Russian origins
597 – 867
Umayyad & Strengthening Trade Contacts 661-750
Peak of Abbasid 750-1000
800-814 -
Peak
&
Spread of Orthodoxy
864 – 1054
900 – 1100 / 1096 -
1000 / Decline of Abbasid & Growing Muslim Influence in Af, S/SE Asia
1000-1250
Decline from Turk & Mongol wars
1100 – 1453 / 1100 – 1338
Fall of Abbasid 1258
Peak of Muslim Trade & Influence
1250-1450
1338 - 1450
1450

Guided Timeline:

Dar al-Islam / Byzantium - E. Europe / Russia – E. Europe / Western Europe
330
527 – 565 / 500 – 900
600 / Rise & Spread of Islam 600-650 / 597 – 867 / 600s
Umayyad & Strengthening Trade Contacts 661-750
Peak of Abbasid 750-1000
800-814 -
867 – 1025 / 864
980 – 1015 / 900 – 1100 / 1096 -
1000 / Decline of Abbasid & Growing Muslim Influence in Af, S/SE Asia
1000-1250 / 1019 – 1054
1054
1100 – 1453 / 1100 – 1237 / 1100 – 1338
Fall of Abbasid 1258 / 1237 – 1480
Peak of Muslim Trade & Influence
1250-1450
1338 - 1450
1450