Crash Course: The Early Middle Ages in Europe
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"...Maybe Rome became an empire before it had an emperor. Like, remember the Persian Empire? You’ll recall that empire had some characteristics that made it, imperial. Like a unified system of government, continual military expansion, and a diversity of subject peoples. The Roman empire had all three of those characteristics long before it became The Roman Empire. Like Rome started out as a city, and then it became a city state, then a kingdom, and then a Republic, but that entire time, it was basically comprised of the area around Rome...."
Key Terms
- Feudalism
- Lord/Vassal
- St. Thomas Aquinas
- Dar al Islam
- Umayyad Dynasty
- Abbasids
- Caliph
- Avicenna (Ibn Sina) - Canon of Medicine
- Tang Dynasty
- Song Dynasty
Guided Viewing Questions
- How was feudalism a response to the instability of the Middle Ages?
- Why is medieval Europe said to be “decentralized”, as compared to the Islamic Empire?
- Why could the term "Dark Ages" (when used to describe the period from 500 - 1000 CE) be considered Eurocentric?