Compare+political+and+social+developments+in+eastern+and+western+Europe

West

__East__ - Patriarch= #1 figurehead of eastern orthodox church
 * lords and retainers
 * kings > local nobles > knights/clergy > peasants/serfs
 * Pope= #1 figure head of entire western europe
 * can appoint kings as holy roman emperor
 * population increase
 * agricultural boom
 * horse-collar, horse-shoe, metal plows,
 * all sped up production
 * Charlemenge
 * first holy roman emperor
 * appointed by pope
 * seen as a legitimate successor to roman emperors
 * decentralized rule throughout, except for Pope's influence
 * attempts to reestablish Roman rule over mediterranean and eastern Europe
 * crusades and politics of conversion
 * German tribal and Muslim invasions (Magyars, Vikings, Muslims)
 * Byzantine
 * strongly resented imperial rule of western europe
 * called themselves //romaioi "//Romans' also under the rule of Justinian had the old Roman laws reviewed. These laws were put into the book Corpus iuris civilis.
 * revival of Greek/Roman culture
 * seriously disrupted Western economy
 * theme system of Byzantine
 * supported aristocracy
 * constant attacks from westerners
 * crusades
 * crusaders sacked Constantinople
 * never fully recovered
 * final fall came from the Ottoman Turks
 * Converted to orthodox Christianity
 * [|Cyril and Methodius]
 * Slavic monks
 * devised alphabet known as Cyrillic which became popular with the Slavic populous
 * conversion of Russia to orthodox Christianity
 * Prince Vladimir of Kiev. He subjected his subjects to follow his example of converting to the Orthodox Church
 * establishes firm, Cesaropapist control over Russian orthodox church
 * thesis statement**: Eastern and western Europe's social and political developements varied widely by means of agriculture, religious beliefs and political agendas

done by: Nathan N, Kelly C. validated by Scott Riley 5/3/08 validated by Courtney Boyer 5/3/08 validated by Alyssa Plesser 5/5/08 validated by Alex Schuler 5-5-08...good job guys :) validated by Danielle Fowler 5/6/08