Middle Ages
The foundations of New Towns
A. Background
B. The Economy Begins to Sputter
C.The creation or re-creation of Towns
d. How
The feudal lords didn’t really know what to do with merchants, sometimes they acted as bandits by plundering them, or collecting tolls from river crossing, extorting cash to protect them (basically they would not attack)- The merchants began [...]
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Middle Ages, November 21
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Monasticism and the Byzantine Empire
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End of the Dark Ages: Rise of Monasticism
The Frankish Kingdom- case study. Changes in the art of warfare, prompted by the invention and adaptation of the stirrup. It revolutionizes warfare. The Lords of the manors developed into an aristocracy. upper and lower class- no middle class. Just the nobility could afford. Incompetence of Merivingians. The [...]
Islam Continued, Early Middle Ages
Posted in Notes on November 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
ISLAM
More sects in Islam- esoterics, wahabees.
Esoterics- people with special knowledge or interests Sufis, Pantheists Muslims
Wahebees- Allah is unknowable.
Biblical points of comparison:
Muhammad refers to OT and NT as true, yet the contribute and point to corruption. Monotheistic similarities, but different within in that. Their God is transcendent and unknowable, love and holiness not so much part [...]
Byzantine Empire and the Rise of Islam
Posted in Uncategorized on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Byzantium
When Rome fell, Constantinople stood strong, lasted til 15th century. Byzantine empire- protects europe from turks and arabs for 700 years. Acted as a buffer. It also transmitted greek culture north to the Russians- saints went as missionaries- the Russian monarch- called czar (or tsar, from Caesar)- they think they are the 3rd rome. Scientific [...]
