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Name: ______________________________________________________
The Earth and Its Peoples
Chapter Nine Reading Guide
I. Vocabulary: Include any important dates.
Byzantine Empire
Carolingian Empire
Pd. ________________
Charlemagne
Cyrillic
fief
feudalism
Hagia Sophia
Holy Roman Empire
Horse Collar
Investiture Controversy
Kievan Russia
Manor (manorialism)
Schism
Serf
Vassal
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II. Chart: Using information from your text, fill in the blank areas of each chart with the relevant
information. Not all blanks will necessarily be filled in.
Latin West
Byzantine Empire
(Western Europe)
(Eastern Europe)
Kievan Russia
Political
Structure
Social
Structure
Trade and
Economy
Status of
Women
Religion
III. Answer:
1. Describe the process by which Christianity diverged into two branches: Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman
Catholicism.
2. What were the cultural achievements of the Byzantine Empire?
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3. Why is the period 700 CE - 1200 CE called a “time of insecurity”?
4. Identify change and continuity in Western Europe between the fall of Rome and 1200 CE in the following areas:
politics, economics, religion, society, and in urbanization.
Changes
Reason for Change
Continuities
Reason for Continuity
5. Discuss the growth of cities and the rebirth of trade. What led to these developments, and how was society
affected? (How were cities at the beginning of the period? What changes were underway? What were the causes?
What was the impact?)
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IV. Chronology: Create a timeline for the following events:
Justinian Crowned Emperor
Vladimir Become Grand Prince of Kievan Russia
Pope Urban Calls First Crusade
Beginnings of the Holy Roman Empire
Formal Schism: Latin & Orthodox Churches
Muslim Conquest of Spain
Battle of Tours
Hagia Sophia Built
Norman Invasion of England
Climax of Investiture Controversy
Alexius Comneus Requests Help
V. Thesis: Write a thesis statement only answering ONE of the following questions.
1. Compare and contrast the roles of women in Latin Europe and the Byzantine Empire.
2. Analyze the role and importance of religion in the lives of medieval Europeans. (Remember to identify three
factors for analysis)
3. Analyze the growth and role of cities in early medieval Europe.
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