1. The Worlds of
Christendom:
Europe After the Fall
( )

2. Barbarian Invasions of the Roman Empire

3. EUROPE AFTER THE FALL OF ROME

4. (Eastern Christendom) (Western Christendom)
Byzantium
(Eastern Christendom)
Medieval Europe
(Western Christendom)
Political System
Economy
Religion
Cultural Impact

5. (Eastern Christendom) (Western Christendom)
Byzantium
(Eastern Christendom)
Medieval Europe
(Western Christendom)
Political System
Tightly centralized authority (emperor)
Preserved Roman law
(Justinian’s Code)
Economy
Religion
Cultural Impact

6. (Eastern Christendom) (Western Christendom)
Byzantium
(Eastern Christendom)
Medieval Europe
(Western Christendom)
Political System
Tightly centralized authority (emperor)
Preserved Roman law
(Justinian’s Code)
Highly fragmented, decentralized hybrid civilization
(feudalism)
Economy
Religion
Cultural Impact

7. (Eastern Christendom) (Western Christendom)
Byzantium
(Eastern Christendom)
Medieval Europe
(Western Christendom)
Political System
Tightly centralized authority (emperor)
Preserved Roman law
(Justinian’s Code)
Highly fragmented, decentralized hybrid civilization
(feudalism)
Economy
Wealthy & urbanized;
Major player in long-distance Eurasian trade
(Mediterranean)
Religion
Cultural Impact

8. (Eastern Christendom) (Western Christendom)
Byzantium
(Eastern Christendom)
Medieval Europe
(Western Christendom)
Political System
Tightly centralized authority (emperor)
Preserved Roman law
(Justinian’s Code)
Highly fragmented, decentralized hybrid civilization
(feudalism)
Economy
Wealthy & urbanized;
Major player in long-distance Eurasian trade
(Mediterranean)
Manorialism & craft guilds (limited trade except for Italian & No. European towns)
Religion
Cultural Impact

9. (Eastern Christendom) (Western Christendom)
Byzantium
(Eastern Christendom)
Medieval Europe
(Western Christendom)
Political System
Tightly centralized authority (emperor)
Preserved Roman law
(Justinian’s Code)
Highly fragmented, decentralized hybrid civilization
(feudalism)
Economy
Wealthy & urbanized;
Major player in long-distance Eurasian trade
(Mediterranean)
Manorialism & craft guilds (limited trade except for Italian & No. European towns)
Religion
Orthodox Christianity
(caesaropapism)
Cultural Impact

10. (Eastern Christendom) (Western Christendom)
Byzantium
(Eastern Christendom)
Medieval Europe
(Western Christendom)
Political System
Tightly centralized authority (emperor)
Preserved Roman law
(Justinian’s Code)
Highly fragmented, decentralized hybrid civilization
(feudalism)
Economy
Wealthy & urbanized;
Major player in long-distance Eurasian trade
(Mediterranean)
Manorialism & craft guilds (limited trade except for Italian & No. European towns)
Religion
Orthodox Christianity
(caesaropapism)
Latin Christianity
Cultural Impact

11. (Eastern Christendom) (Western Christendom)
Byzantium
(Eastern Christendom)
Medieval Europe
(Western Christendom)
Political System
Tightly centralized authority (emperor)
Preserved Roman law
(Justinian’s Code)
Highly fragmented, decentralized hybrid civilization
(feudalism)
Economy
Wealthy & urbanized;
Major player in long-distance Eurasian trade
(Mediterranean)
Manorialism & craft guilds (limited trade except for Italian & No. European towns)
Religion
Orthodox Christianity
(caesaropapism)
Latin Christianity
Cultural Impact
Transmitted Greek learning to Islamic world & west;
Orthodox Christianity spread to Balkans & Russia

12. (Eastern Christendom) (Western Christendom)
Byzantium
(Eastern Christendom)
Medieval Europe
(Western Christendom)
Political System
Tightly centralized authority (emperor)
Preserved Roman law
(Justinian’s Code)
Highly fragmented, decentralized hybrid civilization
(feudalism)
Economy
Wealthy & urbanized;
Major player in long-distance Eurasian trade
(Mediterranean)
Manorialism & craft guilds (limited trade except for Italian & No. European towns)
Religion
Orthodox Christianity
(caesaropapism)
Latin Christianity
Cultural Impact
Transmitted Greek learning to Islamic world & west;
Orthodox Christianity spread to Balkans & Russia
Great decline in literacy, learning, & the arts; population declined 25% due to war & disease

13. Emperor Justinian [r. 527-564]

14. Constantinople: A Greek City (Istanbul Today)

15. Sunset on the “Golden Horn”

16. Church of Hagia Sophia [Holy Wisdom]

17. Interior of the Church of Hagia Sophia

18. FEUDALISM: Western Europe
A political, economic, and social system based on loyalty and military service.

19. MANORIALISM

21. Medieval Guilds Guild Hall
Commercial Monopoly:
Controlled membership apprentice  journeyman  master craftsman
Controlled quality of the product [masterpiece].
Controlled prices

22. Chartres Cathedral (France)

23. Inside Chartres Cathedral