World Civilization Week 1

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The Making of EuropeThe Middle Ages:

Week 1


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The Early Middle Ages This period can be seen as an

overlap of epochs.

1. Late Antiquity: 150-750 AD

2. Middle Ages: 476- 1500 AD

The development saw the Birth ofWestern European Society &Culture.


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The Byzantine Empire The Roman Empire continued in the

East.

324 - 1453 AD

The crossroads between Asia &

Europe. Constantinople became anepic center of culture.


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Justinian: 527-565 One of the greats among Byzantine

Emperors.

1. Revised Roman Law: CJC

2. Builds theHagia Sophia

3. Married Theodora


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The Recruiter1. Theodora: helped his career

prosper immensely.

2. Tribonian: the great lawyer

3. Bellasrius: the successful warrior

4. John the Cappodocian: the shrewdbanker


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Corpus Juris Civilis Justinian s platform to codify

Roman Law in Byzantium

The Body of Civil Law

Attacked Monophysites as a Heresy.

Procopius: Historian recording thisera. Wrote the The Secret History


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Theodora Prostitute from

the outskirts of the

Empire. Very powerful and

persuasive woman

Died young,before Justinian


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Orthodoxy The Eastern

Church was

rooted inOrthodox

Christianity.

Hagia Sophia


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The Conquests Justinian attempted to restore the

Roman Empire to what it was in

Antiquity.

Belisarius: Chief Soldier goes on a

series of expeditions to re-conquerRoman territory.


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The Rise of Islam

The Prophet Muhammad 570-632

Received a calling in the desert in

610 AD.

Islam:Submission to Allah

Muslim: submissive will Qur an or Koran


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Arabia Muhammad

quickly convertedArabia.

Islam unifiedArab culture byforce.

Uncompromisinglymonotheistic.


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Koran Dictated by

Muhammad,

during hispilgrimages.

The Word of Allah,states his will.


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Mecca

The black stone

that Muhammad

found in 613 AD.

Muslims are

required to make

a trip there atleast once in their

lifetime.


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The Birth of Western

Europe Pirenne Thesis: Exams Egyptian

papyri to see what was being

imported and exported into the West

Islamic invasion differ from

Barbariansno mixing of culture Marginalization of Western Europe


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The Uniqueness of

Gaul 400s AD - Franks take over Gaul

486 AD - United under Clovis I

486-751 AD - Merovingian Dynasty

Gregory of Tours - The History of the

Franks


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Merovingian Gaul

Clovis: halfhuman and sea

monster Strength and

Vitality.

Epic Quality

CivilizationProcess


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The Kingdom

Signs of

Civilization

Method of writing

Merovingian

minuscule.

Salic Law

Cities - still small


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Charles Martel: 736-751

Mayor of thePalace

The Hammer defeats Muslims.

Pepin the Short -Charles son

CarolingianDynasty


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Charlemagne: 768-814

Aachen builds hiscity and palace.

Einhard - personalhistorian

Divides Gaul &Germania intocounties250counts


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Holy Roman Empire

Christmas Day

800

Leo III crownsCharlemagne

Holy Roman

Emperor

Church / State


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Carolingian Renaissance

Significant change

in minuscule

More refined

Court & Estate

System

Counts and Cities


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The Father of Europe

Charlemagne s nickname at courtwasDavid . Why is this significant?

Why did Pope Leo III so willinglycrown Charlemagne?

What event does Charlemagne s

rule allude to?


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Development of Western

Europe Henri Pirenne:Muhammad and

Charlemagne.

"Without Islam, the Frankish Empirewould have probably never existed, andCharlemagne, without Muhammad,

would be inconceivable".


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Next Week Understand the underlining cause of the

Agricultural Revolution.

Define Manorialism and Feudalism.

Describe the events of Norman Conquest

and the Investiture Controversy.

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