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Study Guide 16
Collapse of Trans-Eurasian Trade, Medieval Europe The Earth and Its Peoples (p. 219-227, 234237)
AP World History
Kienast/Mabon
Key terms:
Great Schism
Nika Riots
Hagia Sophia
Treaty of Verdun
Medieval period
Clovis
Charles Martel
Battle of Tours
Pepin the Short
Charlemagne
Louis the Pious
Carolingian Dynasty
Feudalism or Manorialism
Fief
Manor
Tithe
Serfs
Three field crop rotation
Hanseatic League (Hansa)
Burghers or bourgeois
King John
Magna Carta
Capetian Dynasty
Estates-General
Essential questions:
1. The Carolingian Dynasty was known for what religious contributions to history?
2. What impact did feudalism or manorialism have upon Western Europe?
Key Concepts
Familiarize yourself with the following key concepts through class discussions or readings:
Key Concept 3.1. Expansion and Intensification of Communication and Exchange Networks
I. Improved transportation technologies and commercial practices led to an increased
volume of trade, and expanded the geographical range of existing and newly active trade
networks.
D. Commercial growth was also facilitated by state practices, trading organizations (such as the
Hanseatic League), and state-sponsored commercial infrastructures
E. The expansion of empires facilitated Trans-Eurasian trade and communication as new peoples
were drawn into their conquerors’ economies and trade networks.
Required examples of empires:
The Byzantine Empire
Key Concept 3.2. Continuity and Innovation of State Forms and Their Interactions
I. Empires collapsed and were reconstituted; in some regions new state forms emerged.
A. Following the collapse of empires, most reconstituted governments, including the Byzantine
Empire combined traditional sources of power and legitimacy with innovations better suited to
the current circumstances.
B. In some places, new forms of governance emerged, including those developed in various
Islamic states and decentralized government (feudalism) in Europe
Key Concept 3.3. Increased Economic Productive Capacity and Its Consequences
III. Despite significant continuities in social structures and in methods of production, there
were also some important changes in labor management and in the effect of religious
conversion on gender relations and family life.
C. New forms of coerced labor appeared, including serfdom in Europe
Free peasants resisted attempts to raise dues and taxes by staging revolts, such as the Nika Riots.