Chapter 14 Flashcards
Unlike the Romans in the Western part of the empire, the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantine Empire
Did not surcome to Germanic invasions in the 5th centuries
Common elements in African societies included all of these except
Settled agriculture as a way of life across most of Africa
As had Hammurabi’s Code (Mesopotamia), Justinian’s Code (Byzantine)
Became the basic law and unified code for states, which existed after its original creator
Unlike monarchs in Catholic Western Europe but like the Muslim caliphs, the Byzantine emperor
Headed both church and state; there was no separation of power
The period known as the Middle Ages in Europe
Began with the fall of Rome and ended with the decline of the feudal and religious institutions
During much of the early Middle Ages, the literate population
Was confined to the clergy and monasteries of the Catholic Church
Manorialism was characterized by all of these conditions except
Manors and peasants depended on merchants for most necessities
Serfs differed from slaves in that
They could not be bought or sold, and owned some of the land they farmed
New agricultural techniques and technologies introduced during the Middle Ages included all of these except
More nutritious foods from the Americas such as potatoes and corn
The growth of towns in Europe after the 10th century C.E.
Weakened the feudal system as towns were outside the feudal system
The major lasting result if the Crusades was the
Establishment of cultural and economic contacts between Western Europe and the Middle East
When scholars began to study Greek classics, most early West European intellectuals and scholastics
Found the Greek notion of reason troubling because it questions faith
Although later civilizations in Mesoamerica borrowed and built on the previous accomplishments of the Olmecs and Maya, later civilizations
Rarely surpassed previous intellectual predecessors
In the Aztec state, the military, monarchs, and aristocrats
Manipulated human sacrifice and used terror as a means to maintain power
For the Mesoamericans of the Aztec period, religion
Was oppressive and made little distinction between the sacred and secular