Medieval+Eastern+Europe

 · ** Leaders, Elites  **  · ** State Structure  **  · ** War  **  · ** Diplomacy, Treaties  **  · ** Courts, Laws  ** || ** Postclassical Europe: 500-1500. ** **  In Byzantium there was caesaropapism (an intimately tied relationship between the state and Church). Famous emperor Justinian. Emperor is head of state and “pope”. ** **  Russia was ruled by various princes. Russia was eventually conquered by the Mongols (1237-1240) and were oppressed by them. **   ||  · **  Type of System  **  · ** Technology, Industry  **  · ** Trade, Commerce  **  · ** Capital/Money  **  · ** Types of Businesses  ** || ** Byzantine Empire played a heavy role in the Silk Road. Had a stronger merchant marine than Western Europe. Byzantium had commercial links with Western Europe, Russia, Central Asia, the Islamic world, and China. ** **  The Rus were stimulated by trade along the Dnieper River which linked Scandinavia and Byzantium. ** ||  · ** Holy Books  **  · ** Beliefs, Teachings  **  · ** Conversion  **  · ** Sin/Salvation  **  · ** Deities  ** || ** Eastern Orthodox Christianity was prevalent in medieval Eastern Europe. ** **  In Eastern Orthodoxy the priest was permitted to grow a beard and marry. This religion also allowed the use of bread leaven with yeast, and they also rejected the idea of popes being the final authority to all Christians. ** **  Prince Vladimir of Kiev eventually adopted Eastern Orthodoxy partly because it was very lenient on alcohol. ** **  Before this the Rus had a large combination of religious practices which involved many different deities. ** ||  · ** Family  ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · ** Gender Relations  ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · ** Social Classes  ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · ** Inequalities  ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · ** Life Styles  ** || ** The Rus had dominant men and subordinate women. It was a society of slaves and freemen. Somewhat barbaric. ** **  The personal freedom of provinces of the Byzantine Empire were controlled more by neighbors and rival households rather than imperial government. ** || <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · ** Art, Music  ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · ** Writing, Literature  ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · ** Philosophy  ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · ** Math & Science  ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · ** Education  ** || ** The Byzantines focused on heavily keeping all the qualities of the Roman Empire. ** **  The Rus borrowed from many of the older civilizations around them. Ex: They borrowed architectural styles from the Byzantines. ** || <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · ** Location  ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · ** Physical   ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · ** Movement  ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · ** Human/Environment  ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · ** Region  ** || ** The Byzantine Empire was located on the Anatolian Plateau. ** **  The Rus were located in north eastern Europe. ** ||
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