Lecture 2 Notes (Charlemagne and the Medieval East)

Question 1

What groups were apart of the Medieval East?

Answer 1

-Byzantium
-Islam
-Latin Christendom (West and Central Europe)

Question 2

What are some defining aspects of Byzantium?

Answer 2

-Christianity
-Greek Culture
-Roman administration
-City of Constantinople
-Byzantium successfully fused together Greek traditions with Roman bureaucracy