1. The Worlds of European Christendom: Connected and Divided
CHAPTER 10
The Worlds of European Christendom: Connected and Divided
500–1300
AP World
Mr. Owen
Fall 2012

2. Eastern Christendom: Building on the Roman Past
Intro
330 CE = Constantine
5th Century = West Falls
Byzantine advantages
The Byzantine State
Political
Persian style Court
Ultimate goal = taxes / maintain order
1083 Territory started to shrink
1453 Constantinople conquered

4. Eastern Christendom: Building on the Roman Past
The Byzantine Church and Christian Divergence
Church was closely tied to the state: “caesaropapism”
Orthodox Christianity deeply influenced all of Byzantine life
Eastern Orthodoxy increasingly defined itself in opposition to Latin Christianity

5. Eastern Christendom: Building on the Roman Past
Byzantium and the World
Byzantium had a foot in both Europe and Asia , interacted intensively with neighbors
continuation of long Roman fight with Persian Empire
Byzantium was a central player in long-distance Eurasian trade
Important cultural influence of Byzantium

6. Eastern Christendom: Building on the Roman Past
The Conversion of Russia
Prince Vladimir of Kiev
Orthodoxy transformed state of Rus
became central to Russian identity
Moscow finally declared itself to be the “third Rome”

8. Western Christendom: Rebuilding in the Wake of Roman Collapse
Intro
Western Europe was on the margins of world history for most of the postclassical millennium.

9. Western Christendom: Rebuilding in the Wake of Roman Collapse
Political Life in Western Europe, 500–1000
Traditional date for fall of western Roman Empire is 476 C.E.
Results of Roman Collapse
Survival of much of classical and Roman heritage
Several Germanic kingdoms tried to recreate Roman-style unity

11. Western Christendom: Rebuilding in the Wake of Roman Collapse
Society and the Church, 500–1000
within these new kingdoms:
social hierarchies
Catholic Church was a major element of stability
Church and ruling class usually reinforced each other

12. Western Christendom: Rebuilding in the Wake of Roman Collapse
Accelerating Change in the West, 1000–1300
a series of invasions in 700–1000 hindered European development
weather improved with warming trend that started after 750
High Middle Ages: time of clear growth and expansion

14. Western Christendom: Rebuilding in the Wake of Roman Collapse
Accelerating Change in the West, 1000–1300 (Continued)
growth of long-distance trade, from two major centers
European town and city populations rose
New opportunities for women
Growth of territorial states with better-organized governments

15. Western Christendom: Rebuilding in the Wake of Roman Collapse
Europe Outward Bound: The Crusading Tradition
Medieval expansion of Christendom after 1000
Crusade movement began in 1095
Most famous Crusades aimed to regain Jerusalem and holy places
Other Crusades
Iberian Peninsula Crusade
Baltic Crusade
Crusades had little lasting political or religious impact in the Middle East
Crusades had a significant impact on Europe

17. The West in Comparative Perspective
Catching Up
Pluralism in Politics
Reason and Faith