Monday, October 24, 2011

Chapter 9+10 GSPRITE Review.....

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Byzantine Empire
Geography- Where was empire?
Eastern European Empire
Balkan Peninsula/ Asia Minor/ Southern Russia

Social
Official language was Greek
Large merchant class that had no access to gov’t
People encouraged to join military for land

Political
Capital at Constantinople
Survived for almost 1000 years
Justinian and the outcomes of his wars
Biggest threat was Muslims from Arabia/ Seljuk Turks
Mongolians attacking Russia

Religious
Developed Orthodox Christianity
Iconoclasm
Celibacy of priests

Intellectual
Slavic Alphabet=Cyrillic

Technologies
Greek Fire

Economics
Luxury products



Western Europe

Geography
Holy Roman Empire

Social
Manorialism
Scandinavian Invaders=Vikings
Structure of Feudalism
Life of a serf?

Political
Where could the first feudal monarchies be found (England)

Religious
Powers of the papacy
Investiture (who could appoint bishops)
Results of crusades

Intellectual
Scholasticism

Technology
Moldboard
Three-field system
Gothic architecture

Economics
Merchant guilds..what did they do

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