Exam 16: The Two Worlds of Christendom

What was the significance of the invention of the heavy plow for European economy?

After the collapse of western Roman authority,

St.Basil of Caesarea played an important role in the rise of monasticism.

In what ways did Byzantium carry on the legacy of Rome? What was Justinian's dream? In what ways was Byzantium different from Rome?

Examine the role that trade played in the Byzantine empire.How did the economic world of Byzantium change over the years?

Who were the Vikings? What were the motivations behind their behavior? What were their accomplishments? How did they disrupt European society?

Charlemagne made use of the missi dominici,or

Who provided the Roman church with a sense of direction by reasserting papal primacy?

Although trade constricted in the early middle ages,where and how was it still going on?

Examine the invasions that plagued Europe after the fall of Rome.How was Europe influenced by these migrations?

Constantinople was raided at least three times in the ninth and tenth centuries by the

Historians refer to the era from about 500 to 1500 C.E. as the medieval period of European history-the "middle ages."

Compare the role that Christianity played in western Europe to the role played by Islam,Hinduism,and Buddhism in creating political and social unity in the postclassical world.

St.Cyril helped to create a written Slavic alphabet.

Examine the role played by Charlemagne in the establishment of a powerful Europe.What were his main inspirations? What were his policies?

What was the role of the pope in the early middle ages? How did his role evolve over this period of time?

One of the causes of Byzantine resurgence was the political innovation wherein a general was given military and civil control over an imperial province,or

In what ways was the political,intellectual,and cultural makeup of Byzantium different from that of the western half of the Roman empire? How could these differences explain greater discrepancies between eastern and western Europe?

Medieval western Europe was a society where cities thrived and trade linked all of the regions.

By the time the Roman empire collapsed,Christianity was the principal source of religious,moral,and cultural authority throughout the Mediterranean basin.