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Big Idea Notes

Did the people living in Western Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and Japan contribute to an interconnected world during the Middle Ages?
Roman Empire Western Roman Empire Byzantine Empire Western Europe Japan DID DID NOT ddd

Geography
Page 175 Roman Empire
Republic
-Protection from army
-Representative
government
-Taxes
Page 178 Western Roman
Internal Decay
-Military crisis
-Few children
-German soldiers
Page 187 Western Europe
Magna Carta
-Power to the people
-Limit kings power
-King John forced to
sign, 1215
Page 187 Western Europe
King John
-Lacked funds to
protect England
-Excommunicated
-Threatened to punish
opposing nobles
Page 183 Western Europe
Feudalism Hierarchy
-Higher rank= more
money and power
-Peasants=90% of
population
-Only noble class
owned land

Culture
Page 197 Western Europe
Effects of Crusades
-Trade increased
-Relics appeared in
European cities
-People brought back
goods
Page 178 Western Roman
Excessive Military
Spending
-Left few resources
-Raised taxes
-Foreign soldiers=
expensive
Page 197 Western Roman
Inflation
-Gold= less valuable
-Price of goods rose
-Traded goods, didnt
use coins

Economy
Page 197 Western Europe
Effects of Crusades
-Built better ships
-Compass and
gunpowder (China)
-World exploration
began

Politics
Page 197 Western Europe
Effects of Crusades
-Muslims controlled
Holy Land 730 years
-Muslims and Jews=
infadels
-Muslims and Jews
prosecuted

Religion

Technology

Page 197 Western Europe


Effects of Crusades
-Contact with Byzantine
Empire
-Brought text and
writing
-Refueled European
interest in art and
literature

Page 202 Japan


Map
-1/6 land populated
-4 main islands
-143,749 miles

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