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Byzantine Empire

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Umayyad Caliphate: Split into 2 groups Abbasid Caliphate: Women covered in clothing Mongols: Small Horse OR Bow Great Khan: not accepted IL ? Khan: Timur reorganized the IL-Khan after its decline Golden Horde: Islam (First) Jagadai: in the middle, surrounded Byzantine: Plague + Crusades Kievan Rus: Christianity/Orthodox church brought stone buildings Charlemagne (King of Franks): Began Christianity in west Rome Norman Conquest: William killing king of England Middle Ages: Decline of everything ? person ??? person. Map Ghana: Tax Mali: Gold Pk erson Songhay: Salt Sui: United China Tang: Silk Road decline Song: Rice Yuan: Ships (Junks) Ming: Porcelain Koryo: Books Kamakura (Japan): Storm. Ashikaga (Japan): Territory was changing hands often. Civil War was usual.

Chapter 10 The Earth and Its People

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Chapter 10 Christian Europe Emerges 300-1200 C.E. Early Medieval Europe, 300?1000 Time of Insecurity Roman Empire breaks down Western Europe continued to suffer invasions Muslim Arabs and Berbers took the Iberian Peninsula and pushed into France Carolingians Family of Rulers In the eighth century the Carolingians united various Frankish kingdoms into a larger empire At its height, under Charlemagne, the empire included Gaul and parts of Germany and Italy The empire was subdivided by Charlemagne's grandsons and never united again. Vikings Vikings attacked England, France, and Spain in the late eighth and ninth centuries Vikings also settled Iceland and Normandy, from which the Norman William the Conqueror invaded England in 1066. A Self-Sufficient Economy

persia_chart_7_russia.doc

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CIVILIZATION: Russia (600-1450) Time Period: 600-1450CE Geographic Description: -Dneiper River flows North to South into the Black Sea which provided interaction with Constantinople; Kiev (early center of Russia- now Ukraine)developed along the river to the north as a major trading city -lands surrounding Dneiper and Kiev are a bread basket -tundra to the north -Ural Mountains (old and not very high serve as the East divide between Europe and Asia -Russia?s topography is relatively flat because it is located along the Eurasian Plain P -Early Russia borrowed heavily from Constantinople (Byzantine Empire) -the Cyrillic Alphabet was made when the Bible was translated into Slavic Languages; adopted from the Greek alphabet that the Byzantine Empire used

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CIVILIZATION: Byzantine Empire Time Period: 330-the emperor Constantine built a new capital at Constantinople; Byzantine would be a separate Empire after the Fall of Rome in 476 to1453-the taking of Constantinople by the Ottoman empire Geographic Description: -Eastern half of the Roman Empire that lived on after the fall -Capital Constantinople benefited from strategic location which protected the area from barbaric invasions while rest of Roman Empire fell -Covered an area from Rome through southeastern Europe and Asia Minor, down to Egypt and across North Africa, as well as a portion of Spain at its height under Justinian; in 600s it would slowly lose land ? growth of Islam caused land loss as well as desire for independence in the Balkans later P

Justinian

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Justin-time-ian Reigned for 38 years (from 527 and 565 AD) Reformer in Augustus Caesar fashion Wanted to restore both Eastern and Western empires Nearly accomplished this Temporarily regained Western regions with the help of Belisarius and Narses, his generals/homeboys Before the empire could be put back together, Persia threatened it He bribed them so that the empire would be left alone Khosrow I was to be paid tribute annually He then turned back to the West 533 ? Belisaurius and an army of mercenaries were sent to retake North Africa, beating the Vandals Returned to a Roman triumph with the Vandal king as a prisoner Took a few more years to stabilize (548) 535 ? Reconquest of Italy began Still ruled by Ostrogoths

Traditions and Encounters Chapter 16

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Chapter 16 Aachen capital Western European Empire Charlemagne ruled empire Set three embassies to Abbasid Empire in Baghdad, received three Dealt with safety of pilgrims and merchants travelling in Syria and Palestine Relations between Charlemagne?s realm and Muslim Spain Policy towards Byzantine empire which lay between them Charlemagne?s empire was weak and poor compared to Abbasid and on its way to dissolving, although for a while it had looked like they had potential Due to the fact that European societies developed more slowly than Asia, China, India etc., Europe was mostly disengaged from world trading until about the 10th century Three developments served as foundations of the powerful European empire

The Commonwealth of Byzantium

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Kinberg, Nicholas Michael Chakmakian AP World History 19 July 2015 Chapter 13 Outline Postclassic. Era, 500 ? 1000 East Mediterranean survived as Byzantine empire, only empire thatoutlasted classic. Southwest Asia, Arabs inspired by Islam overcame Sasanid empire China, Sui/Tang dynasties restored authority India, authority devolved into regional kingdoms West Euro, rule returned during 8th/9thunder Carolingian empire Econ. Difficulties/invasions brought it down: led to decentralized west Euro Postclassic. Was time of econ. Growth in east hemisphere Trade increased, manufacturers produced goods just for export Increased trade facilitated bio., tech, commercial exchanges: crops migrated, improved irrigation/farming spread in Eurasia

The Earth and its Peoples: 5th Edition - Chapter 9 Notes

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Chapter 9 Notes Christian Societies Emerge in Europe, 600-1200 Chapter Outline Charlemagne was Charles the Great, the first emperor of the Byzantine Empire Byzantine Empire = Eastern Roman Empire medieval literally means middle age The Byzantine Empire, 600-1200 An Empire Beleaguered Arab armies invaded the Byzantine Empire Religious schism between Latin and Orthodox Churches Society and Urban Life Urban decline happened as urban trade centers disintegrated. As the urban elite died off, the rural farmers survived. This led to a land based ruling system called feudalism. Cultural Achievements Cryllic writing was a Byzantine achievement used by Slavic Christians Byzantine missionaries spread it all throughout eastern Europe

Byzantine Empire and Justinian Code

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The Byzantine Empire and Justinian Code 500 ? 1453 c.e. Main Ideas: Roman culture continued in the Byzantine Empire for a thousand years after the fall of Rome. They considered themselves Roman Emperor Justinian regained a lot of the old Roman Empire and helped to preserve Roman Law He also helped to restore Constantinople Words you need to know Byzantine Empire Eastern Roman Empire that lasted 1,000 years after the Western Roman Empire fell (named after the original city of Byzantium Justinian I Emperor of Byzantine Empire and reconquered the old Roman Empire Justinian Code

Chapter 9

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Chapter 9 Civilization in Eastern Europe: Byzantium and Orthodox Europe I. Introduction A. Two major civilizations 1. Byzantine ? Orthodox Christianity a. Maintained high level of political, economic, cultural life b. Leaders saw selves as Roman Emperors c. Empire lasted for 1000 years until Turkish invaders d. Constantinople ? most opulent, important city in Europe e. Spread civilization to previously uncivilized areas i. Russia, Balkans ii. Russia inherits empire from Byzantine 2. West ? Catholicism B. Similarities 1. Both influenced by Islam 2. Both civilizations spread northward 3. Polytheism gave way to monotheism a. Some syncretism ? old religious beliefs maintained 4. Northern areas struggled for political definition

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