Europe in the 2nd Millenium Flashcards
1
Q
what did the conversion of Eastern Europe look like?
A
- missionaries from East Francia & Byzantium
- adoption of Christianity = formation of new states
- stabalized East Francia
- accepted Byzantine traditions
- Christianization of Pagans
- Catholic or Orthodox Christ. except Iberia & NE Europe
2
Q
what were some losses of women in society?
A
- social mobility through marriage
- protection for concubines
- property ownership
3
Q
**what did culture & education look like?
A
- beginnings of Romanesque art
- education as a legacy of the Carolingians
- sl;avery declining but serfdom common
4
Q
what were the objectives of Ottonian missionaries?
A
- Otto I fights Slavs & Magyars (Hungarians)
- victory over Magyears encouraged eastern settlement
- Poland became an independant state
- Germans tried to dominate Roman Catholic states
5
Q
what did Kievan Rus (eastern north Europe) society look like?
A
- viking trade routes from Baltics to Byzantium
- churches built & lit. spread
- population significantly larger than Christian Western Europe
6
Q
what did **Eastern Orthodox society **look like?
A
- recovery of Byzantium (9th-10th c.)
- Balkan Peninsula converts to Christinaity
- Byzantium pushed back Islam
Balkan pen. converts except for Croatia which preferred catholicism
7
Q
what did Vladimir the Great do?
ca. 980-1015
A
accepted Christianity as part of a treaty with Basil II (Byzantine emp.)
