Study Guide- Chapter 16



Strayer Chapter 10 Study Guide: The Worlds of European Christendom

Intro (p. 425-426)

1. Describe the Eastern half of European Christendom. Include the Empire, capital, characteristics and the form of Christianity.

2. Describe the Western half of European Christendom. How was it different from the Eastern half? What form of Christianity did they practice?

3. Where else in the world have Christians settled during this time of third wave civilizations?

Eastern Christendom: Building on the Roman Past (427-428)

4. In what respects did Byzantium continue the patterns of the classical Roman Empire?

The Byzantine State (p. 428)

5. In what ways did Byzantium diverge from the patterns of the Classical Roman Empire?

The Byzantine Church and Christian Divergence (p. 429-432)

6. How did the Eastern Orthodox Christianity differ from Roman Catholicism?

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Byzantium and the World (p. 432-433)

7. Describe the ways that the Byzantine Empire linked to a wider world.

A. Politically and Militarily:

B. Economically:

C. Culturally:

D. Religiously:

The Conversion of Russia (p. 433-434)

8. Describe the state of Kievan Rus: People, capital, political structure, trade.

9. How did links to Byzantium transform the new civilization of Kievan Rus?

Western Christendom: Rebuilding in the Wake of Roman Collapse (p. 434)

10. How did geography affect Western European unity?

Political Life in Western Europe, 500-1000 (p. 435-436)

11. Who emerged as the dominate peoples of Western Europe after the fall of Rome?

12. How did the historical development of the European West differ from that of Byzantium in the postclassical era?

a. Politically:

b. Economically:

c. Socially:

d. Religiously:

13. What replaced the Roman order in Western Europe?

a. Politically:

b. Socially:

14. What political aspects of the Roman order remained in the west? Give specific examples.

Society and the Church, 500-1000 (p. 436-438)

15. Describe the form of government that emerged in Western Europe.

16. How do serfs differ from slaves?

17. How did the Catholic Church serve as a major element of stability? How did this compare with Buddhism?

18. Describe how the church took on a political role. What were some problems that arose due it the Church’s power?

Accelerating Change in the West, 1000-1300 (p. 438-442)

19. What hindered European development from 700-1000?

a. Interactions:

b. Environmentally:

20. In what ways was European civilization changing after 1000? Give evidence from the reading.

a. Environmentally:

b. Economically:

c. Socially:

d. Politically:

e. Religiously:

Europe Outward Bound: The Crusading Tradition (p. 442-445)

21. What were the Crusades? What city was the main focus of the Crusades and why?

22. Besides the Islamic Middle East, where else were Christian’s and Muslims fighting?

23. What consequences did interaction with the Islamic world have in Europe?

a. Religiously:

b. Economically:

c. Socially:

d. Interactions:

e. Politically:

The West in a Comparative Perspective (p. 445)

Catching Up (p. 445-448)

24. How was Western Europe viewed by outsiders and themselves during the early postclassical era?

25. In what ways did borrowing from abroad shape European civilization after 1000?

a. Agriculturally:

b. Socially:

c. Maritime technology:

d. Warfare:

e. Energy:

Pluralism in Politics (p. 448-449)

26. How did Europe differ politically from Byzantium, the Islamic world, and China? Why was Europe unable to achieve the kind of political unity experienced by other empires?

27. How did the three-way struggle for power between kings, warrior aristocrats, and church leaders effect the growth of merchants and cities? How did this differ from China?

Reason and Faith (p. 449-452)

28. In what different ways did classical Greek philosophy and science have an impact on the West, Byzantium, and the Islamic World?

a. The West

b. Byzantium

c. Islamic World

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