AP World HistoryName: ________________________________________

Post-Classical Age, 600 C.E. to 1450 C.E.

Medieval EuropeStudy Guide

Charlemange receiving the crown of Holy Roman Emperor from the Pope

Chapters 9 – 11, 15

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Chapter 9Civilization in Eastern Europe: Byzantium &Orthodox

CHAPTER SUMMARY.

A. Using the maps on page 198 & 203:a. Draw the boundaries of the Byzantine Empire in the following years using the following line pat-

terns OR using 4 different map colors. If you use map colors, color over the line patterns below to create an accurate key.

i. 527 CE ii. 565 CE

iii. 1000 CE (you’ll have to go off the side of map a little)iv. 1100 CE

B. Who was responsible for the acquisition of Italy?

C. What continuous pattern do you see after 565?

D. What major area has been lost by 1000 CE, other than Italy?

E. From what direction does the Byzantine Empire face its greatest threat?

To prepare for the unit test, you should be able to answer the questions below.

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1. How did Byzantine Empire originate?

2. Which people threatened the empire? How did the Empire survive for 1,000 years?

3. What were the significant Byzantine political, social, and religious institutions?

4. What led to the split between the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches? How do they differ?

5. How did orthodoxy spread throughout eastern Europe and with what results?

6. How did Christianity influence society in Byzantium and Eastern Europe?

7. What contributions did the Byzantines make to the development of Europe?

8. How did the Byzantine Empire influence the development of Russia?

9. What were the significant Russian political, social, and religious institutions?

10. How did Eastern Europe fall behind Western Europe in terms of political development?

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Chapter 10A New Civilization Emerges in Western Europe

A. What key religious event does the map above depict?

B. What region are the arrows emanating from?

C. To what region are 3 of the 4 arrows heading?

D. There is one area that seems to be a convergence point for most of the routes before mov-ing. What is at the focal point of this area and why would they routes converge there?

E. Label the 4 routes on the key.

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1. What characteristics define medieval west European civilization?

2. How did manorialism affect the legal, social, and economic position of the serfs?

3. What economic and demographic developments changed Western society after the collapse of the Roman Empire?

4. How did feudal monarchies organize power? How was their power limited?

5. Why did Europeans support the Crusades and how did they impact Europe?

6. What problems did the Medieval church face and how did it solve them?

7. How did the rise of universities affect religion, society, and learning?

8. What changes occurred in agriculture, towns, and commerce after 1000 C.E.?

9. What social, economic, religious, and political changes ended the medieval era?

10. How did Christianity affect the social, legal, and economic status of women?

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Chapter 11The Americas on the Eve of Invasion

A. Using page 105, draw in the borders of the Aztec, Maya, and Inca Empires and label each. (Write the names to the side/in the water and draw arrows to their territories)

B. Label the mountain range in South America that forms the eastern border of the Inca Em-pire.

C. Based on the map on p. 105, were the Aztecs more influenced by the Maya or the Toltecs (both of which came before them)? Why?

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1. What was the relationship between war and religion in the rise of the Aztecs?

2. How did the Aztecs organize their agriculture?

3. What social, political, and technological problems did the Aztecs face?

4. How did the Inca overcome geographic problems to unite their large empire?

5. How did the Inca use institutions and policies to unify their empire?

6. How did the Inca trade and tribute differ from other civilizations?

7. What characteristics did American Indians share? How were they different?

8. How were American societies different from European societies?

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Chapter 15The West and the Changing World Balance

1. What led to the decline of the Muslim world and its empires?

2. How did the Mongols disrupt international relations?

3. Describe the travels of Zheng He

4. What institutions and situations gave Europe an advantage?

5. Describe the Renaissance, and how did the Renaissance affect and benefit European society?

6. What advantages did Spain and Portugal have when expansion began?

7. What was the nature of early Western exploration and colonial patterns?

8. Which regions were outside the world network and why were they vulnerable?

9. Summarize the transitions taking place in world history circa 1450.

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REVIEW1.

2. Compare the purpose of European Exploration to Chinese Exploration.

3. Compare Native American society, politics, and economics to European society, politics, and economics.

Eastern Europe

STATE TWO SIMILARITIES

STATE TWO DIFFERNCES

Western Europe

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IdentifyWho? What? Where? When?

1. Hagia Sophia2. Icons3. Boyars4. Justinian5. Body of Civil Law (Justinian Code)6. Tsar7. Great Schism8. Gothic9. Manorialism10. Feudalism11. Serfs12. Vassals13. Magna Carta14. Parliaments15. Hundred Year’s War16. Scholasticism17. Lay Investiture18. Holy Roman Empire19. Theodora20. Cyrillic Alphabet21. Hanseatic League22. Guilds23. Black Death24. Pipiltin25. Calpulli26. Chinampas27. Split inheritance28. Curacas29. Mita30. Tambos31. Pochteca32. Quipu33. Francesco Petrarch34. Spanish Inquistion35. Zhenghe