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MEDIEVAL EUROPE
The East-West divide
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WESTERN EUROPE
• By 500 ce, Roman Empire had fallen to Germanic tribes and invasions
• People became dependent on each other and a MANORIAL SYSTEM developed
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MANORIAL SYSTEM
• A reciprocal system of obligations• Serfs worked the land and received
protection, land and housing
• Created 3-field system
• SELF-SUFFICIENCY
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FeudalismA political, economic, and social system based on loyalty and military service.
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Romanesque Architectural Stylee Rounded Arches.
e Barrel vaults.
e Thick walls.
e Darker, simplistic interiors.
e Small windows, usually at the top of the wall.
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Carcassonne: A Medieval Castle
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WESTERN CHURCH• The church was the only organization that
kept Europe together – POPE in ROME
• Investiture Controversy – who will control ecclesiastical appointments– it’s a conflict between Popes and Kings
• Monasticism – monastaries: places of literary learning
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FEUDAL SOCIETY
• Muslims found the Europeans to be backwards (when met during Crusades)
• Jewish communities were hurt – stereotypes
• New technologies (horse collar, three-field system, new plow) and fewer raids = population growth = economic innovation & towns from 900 onwards
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POLITICS
• In early Middle Ages – Kings were very weak
A “new” Roman Empire were attempted: a) Charlemagne
b) Holy Roman emperors
1100-1200 - CRUSADES
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EASTERN EUROPE - BYZANTINE
• BYZANTINE EMPIRE: in some ways started with Constantinople – a vibrant city
• When Roman Empire fell, Byzantine continued to ward off invaders (Huns, Sassanian, etc…)
• Justinian achievementscontrast with fall
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BYZANTINE SOCIETY & PARALLELS
• Women confined to homes, wore veils (compare to Islam)
• United language of Greek – scholars! (W. Europe)• Emperor was ordained by God (China)• Bureaucrats recruited from all classes (China)• Peasant class important to keeping capital fed • Beautiful religious mosaics and icon paintings
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EASTERN ORTHODOX SCHISM
• Why? - Different rituals developed- Emperors resented papal control- Bread with yeast & celibacy for priests
- BREAK in late 12th century
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RUSSIA
• Kievian Russia developed around Kiev
• Vladimir I of Novgorod chose Eastern Orthodox Christianity 980 ce
• Stayed Eastern Orthodox even during Mongols (or Tartars as they were called in Russia)