PPT-Early Middle Ages/Byzantine

Dates 3301500 Map of the Byzantine Empire Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Empire was the continuation of the Roman Empire in the Greek speaking eastern part of the Mediterranean Byzantium was the name of a small but important town at the . Military technology. Luis Miguel Agudelo. 7.2. Introduction. . Military. . t. echnology. in . the. . Middle. . Ages. . was. . very. . advanced. , and . without. . it. , . some. of . the. . An overview. EUROPE: 526-600 CE. MIDDLE AGES: “THE AGE OF FAITH”. MONASTICISM. The rise of monks. Poverty, chastity, obedience. Monasteries. Centers of learning – monks could read and write. Schools. More Farming & New Methods. -Warmer climate, farming in regions previously too cold to grow crops.. The . Heavy Plow. The Horse Collar. The Three-Field . System . 2 out of 3 fields used…why?. Innovations increased food production. 1066-1400. A list of key events. Battle of Hastings. Doomsday . book. Magna . Karta and Bad King . John. Towns . and Guilds. Battle of Hastings. Topic #1. The Norman Conquest. England has Anglo Saxons. Vocabulary. Middle Ages Castle. Chivalry Vassal. Knight Feudalism. Fief Lord. Serf Manor. Coat of Arms. What was the Middle Ages the ‘Middle’ of?. The Middle Ages was the period of European history between 500AD and 1500AD.. 500-1500s. The Franks. King Clovis . Warrior king of the Franks. Germanic kingdoms were now the uniting force in Europe. Established the most powerful Christian kingdom of the time. France is derived from their name . Section Overview. This section describes the plague and wars that devastated Europe during the later Middle Ages.. The Late Middle Ages. Get Ready to Read . (cont.). Focusing on the Main Ideas. A terrible plague, known as the Black Death, swept through Europe in the 1300s, killing millions. . Also known as the Medieval Period. Occurred from 400—1400 . Three classes of people. Nobility. Clergy. Peasants. Nobility. The nobility were rich landowners.. These are the people we hear about in legends of knights in shining armor. . Art during the Middle Ages saw many changes and the emergence of the early Renaissance period. Byzantine Art was the name given to the style of art used in very early Middle Ages Art. This period was also known as the Dark Ages ( 410 AD - 1066 AD ). The Dark Ages were followed by the Medieval era of the Middle Ages (1066 - 1485). Roman Imperial . in its form of government;. Orthodox Christian . in religion. Greek . in its culture and language. From Eastern Roman to Byzantine Empire. Constantinople. – imperial capital; center of a world empire; a Christian city under the protection of God; . Early Middle Ages. Scholars often refer to the period from 500-1000 as the Dark Ages.. This is because Roman Empire was seen as efficient, glamorous, successful and praised as achieving the highest cultural achievements.. Capital: Byzantium. On the Bosporus. Commercial, strategic value of location. Constantine names capital after himself (Constantinople), moves capital there 330 CE. 1453 falls to Turks, renamed Istanbul. Great location. Constantinople=capital in 340 C.E. (kept name until controlled by Ottoman Turks in 1453 C.E. when it was renamed Istanbul). Named Byzantium after . Byzantion. , fishing village. Eastern half of classical Roman Empire that remained intact. Byzantine Empire: 395-1453 Why do we care? Buffer state, Western culture, Art/Architecture, Orthodox Christianity Byzantine Empire: 395-1453 Byzantium—Constantine How did the Byzantines survive? Absolute