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Eastern Europe
Alexis Begnoche, Catherine Clarke, Katelyn Helton, Allyson Bridewell, Kiona Tenhundfeld
Social Class and Gender
Byzantine Empire- Women could hold the throne and had more rights due to Empress Theodora.
ex. Divorce and Own Property
Emperor(Head of Church AND State) ^
Officials(Selected from all classes)
^Military(Leaders develop Regional Power)
^Provincial Governors
^Merchants
^ Peasants
Kievan Rus-Women had more freedom, but it decreased as cultural diffusion occurred with traders
Ruler^
Priests^
Merchants^
Peasants^
Jews
Political
Byzantine -A spy system was produced to ensure loyalty-Military organization defends-Bureacracy regulates trade and food prices-Roman Law introduced by Justinian
Famous Rulers-Justinian-- Law Code, Rebuilt Constantinople-Empress Theodora-- Pushed for women's rights.
Kievan Rus- Pre-cultural diffusion government was centered in family tribes and villages-Post-cultural diffusian government had a strong central ruler-Formal Law Code
Famous Rulers-Vladimir I-- Diffused Christianity-Yaroslav-- Intermarriages, Law Code, Golden Age-Ivan the Great-- Defeated the Mongols, Expanded Empire-Ivan the Terrible-- Centralized Government, Terror-Tactics
Interactions Between Groups and/or Environment
Similarity- Both were strong trading partners > Similar Societies
Byzantine -Bulgaria was a strong rival-Permanent Muslim Threat-- Ototman-Turks seize Empire (Muslim people)-Constantinople's control the countryside > Social and Economic Dependence-Conquered some of the previous Old Roman Provinces-Fall produces a loss of provinces-- Asia Minor>Limited Food Resources
Kievan Rus-Strong connections through intermarriges-Rival princes established competing governments--Royal families quarreled-Asian invaders seized control-- Fall from Mongols-Scandinavians moven in for trade> Basis of Society> Strong Trade Contact with Slavs and Constantinople
Cultural
Similarity- Both focused on luxury and the Eastern Orthodox religion
Byzantine- Domed buildings, COlored Mosiacs, painted icons focused on religion-Hellenistic Traditions-Art and Architecture-- Hagia Sophia- Greek langauge
Kievan Rus-Literature focused on royal events and religion-Art was mainly icon paintings and religious manuscripts--Oral Legends-Monastic, ornate churches-Crylic Langauge
Economic
Byzantine-Large urban class
-Silk production technology from China> Luxury
-Expansive Trade with Asia, Russia, Scandinavia, and Africa
-Constantinople is a major trading center
Kievan Rus-Prosperous commercial trading center with Constantinople and the Slavs-Peasants = Free Farmers-Iron and extended agriculture-Prime location on river for trade-Local trade has more of an impact, while maintaining cultural influence from other societies (Byzantine)
Religion
Byzantine-Eastern Orthodox Christianity
-Draws rituals from Greek and Latine versions of the Bible
-Priests maintains power under the ruler
-Weakened by Crusades
-Uses taxes for major religious building projects
Kievan Rus-Pre-cultural diffusian-- Animistic Religion-Post-cultural diffusion-- Russian Orthodox Religion-Almsgiving-- Money to the poor-Prince Vladimir encourages diffusipon through mass force baptisms