Name ______Date ______Class ______

AP World History

Chapter 10

The Worlds of Christendom – Connected and Divided

Self- Lectures: 3.6 The Byzantine Empire, 3.7 Western Europe, 3.8 The High Middle Ages

Learning Targets

Analyze the development of the Byzantine Empire in how it attempted to preserve the Roman Empire.

Describe what caused the split in Christianity and how it affected the development of Western and Eastern Europe.

Analyze the impact of men like Charlemagne in their attempts to reunify Europe after the fall of Rome.

Key Terms

ByzantiumCaesaropapismEastern Orthodoxy Roman Catholic

Greek FireCyril and MethodiusKievanRusVladimir of Kiev

CharlemagneOtto I of SaxonyFeudalismSerfs

GuildsThe CrusadesEstatesThomas Aquinas

Short Answer: 70 points, -10 points/blank question–Write your answers in complete sentences, unless told otherwise. One sentence responses will result in a point deduction for not having enough details.

  1. Describe the Byzantine Empire  include location, capital, religion, etc.
  1. (A) Describe the state of Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire

(B) How did this differ from Byzantium?

  1. What type of Christianity dominated Western Europe?
  1. What advantages did the Eastern Roman Empire have that allowed it to ward off Germanic tribes and avoid collapse?
  1. How did Byzantium attempt to preserve the Roman Empire? Include Roman traditions, clothing styles, etc.
  1. What territories did Byzantium lose due to Arab/Islamic expansion in the 7th century?
  1. (A) Why did Byzantine territory shrink after 1085 C.E.?

(B) What marked the final end of the Byzantine Empire in 1453 C.E.?

  1. Describe Byzantine churches and how they were decorated.
  1. What occurred in 1054 C.E. to divide Christianity into two branches?
  1. What Byzantine products were in high demand within trade networks?
  1. How did Cyril and Methodius help spread Christianity to Slavic peoples?
  1. (A)Why did Prince Vladimir of Kiev want to adopt a new religion?

(B) Why did he choose Eastern Orthodoxy Christianity?

WESTERN EUROPE

  1. Describe the new political order that arose in Western Europe?
  1. How did Charlemagne attempt to recreate the unity of the Roman Empire?
  1. How did Otto I of Saxony attempt to do the same with his Holy Roman Empire?
  1. What is the difference between serfs and slaves?
  1. What did serf families receive in return for their labor?
  1. Describe the “top-down” strategy of Christian missionaries in Western Europe.
  1. What was the investiture conflict? What was the compromise?
  1. (A) What happened to Europe’s agriculture and population during the High Middle Ages?

(B) What two transformations/occurrences made this expansion possible?

  1. What were the 2 major trading centers that emerged in Western Europe during the High Middle Ages?

1.

2.

  1. What groups of people existed in medieval towns and cities?
  1. (A) What urban professions were open to European women between the 11th and 13th centuries?

(B) Why did those opportunities decline by the 15th century?

  1. Why were many women attracted to nunneries?
  1. How did the political setup of Western Europe begin to change between the 11th and 13th centuries?

THE CRUSADES

  1. What benefits were awarded to participants in the Crusades?
  1. What was the focus of the most famous Crusade?
  1. What other territories/groups of people (besides the Islamic Middle East) were targets of crusading?
  1. How did contact & interactions with the Islamic world impact Europeans?

COMPARATIVE PRESPECTIVES

  1. In what ways was Western Europe less developed than other civilizations at this time?
  1. (A) What was the most significant source of European borrowing?

(B) What did the Europeans learn about from this civilizations?

  1. What are some new mechanisms/devices the Europeans began to use as a sources of power instead of humans/animals?
  1. Europeans were the first to use gunpowder in what item?
  1. What factors prevented the emergence of a single European empire after the fall of the Roman Empire?
  1. How did the fragmented political system shape the emerging civilization of the West?
  1. (A) How were many European merchants-cities able to gain political independence & authority?

(B) What are some privileges they enjoyed?

  1. The first parliaments represented 3 major “estates” instead of “the people”. Who made up these estates?

2.

3.

  1. List some early European universities. How were they “zones of intellectual autonomy”?
  1. Whose writings became the basis for university education in Western Europe? What did Thomas Aquinas do with his writings?

Name ______Date ______Class ______

AP World History

Chapter 10

The Worlds of Christendom – Connected and Divided

Chart: 30 points – Complete the Venn-Diagram on the similarities and difference between Roman Catholic Christianity and Eastern Orthodoxy Christianity. Not having sufficient amount of facts will result in point deduction. Include different elements such as beliefs, rituals, hierarchy, sacred text, holy cities, churches, etc.

Roman Catholic Eastern Orthodoxy