Channings Outline for Chapter 15; Ap World History
Chapter 9 Outline Christian Europe Emerges (600-1200) I. The Byzantine Empire •The Byzantine Empire’s official religion was Christianity
•The Byzantine’s practiced the Roman Imperial system of government and the political oversight of the Christian church to insure the church’s power did not exceed the government’s power. A.An Empire Beleaguered •Between 634 and 650 the Arabs captured the Byzantines as well as the Egyptians, the Syrians, and the area of Tunisia. The land lost to them and the Muslims was never gained back, even after the Empire’s military strength was regained. The crusades in the Middle East helped to spread Christianity for a short time before the foothold was lost to the Muslims
•The Byzantines faced the threat of invasion from the north (the Germanic tribes) and from the south (the Slavs and the Turkic people)
•Over time in the empire, the relations between the Pope and the princes worsened
•The great schism between the Latin Church and the Orthodox Church took place in 1054, a split that still exists today. B.Society and Urban Life •The economic wealth and late Roman Imperial system in the east initially sheltered the Byzantine Empire from the pitfalls and depression going on in the Western part of Europe.
•The Byzantines and East Europe was struck with the Black Plague, just as the people of Western Europe were.
•During the Byzantine time period, the upper elite class shrunk in size, making the remaining few ever the more important.
•Woman’s status dropped during this era as well; they were confined to the households and only went out in public under a veil.
•The Byzantine Empire monopolized the market and the economic system, slowing trade and the spread of technology. Eventually though, East Europe began to catch up technology-wise, to the rest of West Europe C. Cultural Achievements -The Byzantines most archeologically advanced and most beautiful building was the Hagia Sophia. Byzantine styles of architecture,
•The Byzantine’s practiced the Roman Imperial system of government and the political oversight of the Christian church to insure the church’s power did not exceed the government’s power. A.An Empire Beleaguered •Between 634 and 650 the Arabs captured the Byzantines as well as the Egyptians, the Syrians, and the area of Tunisia. The land lost to them and the Muslims was never gained back, even after the Empire’s military strength was regained. The crusades in the Middle East helped to spread Christianity for a short time before the foothold was lost to the Muslims
•The Byzantines faced the threat of invasion from the north (the Germanic tribes) and from the south (the Slavs and the Turkic people)
•Over time in the empire, the relations between the Pope and the princes worsened
•The great schism between the Latin Church and the Orthodox Church took place in 1054, a split that still exists today. B.Society and Urban Life •The economic wealth and late Roman Imperial system in the east initially sheltered the Byzantine Empire from the pitfalls and depression going on in the Western part of Europe.
•The Byzantines and East Europe was struck with the Black Plague, just as the people of Western Europe were.
•During the Byzantine time period, the upper elite class shrunk in size, making the remaining few ever the more important.
•Woman’s status dropped during this era as well; they were confined to the households and only went out in public under a veil.
•The Byzantine Empire monopolized the market and the economic system, slowing trade and the spread of technology. Eventually though, East Europe began to catch up technology-wise, to the rest of West Europe C. Cultural Achievements -The Byzantines most archeologically advanced and most beautiful building was the Hagia Sophia. Byzantine styles of architecture,