HIST107 1nd Edition Lecture 11 Outline of Last Lecture I Charlemagne continued A The Two Powers II The Carolingian Renaissance Outline of Current Lecture I The Abbasid Caliphate II Byzantium III Carolingians IV European Kingdoms a England b Germany Current Lecture Political Communities Reordered Overall Elements of the 10th Century Renewed decentralization Renewed fragmentation Renewed localism Even through this period of division there were elements of continuity These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute The Abbasid Caliphate Along with political fragmentation there was a loss of unity among the Abbasid Caliphate o Why Loss of revenue decline in military funding waning of capital political power o local powers broke away from the Abbasid rule o Despite fragmentation there was a greater cosmopolitan Islamic World that shared Islamic values Knowledge of Arabic Continued commerce Hajj pilgrimages that cut across the fragmented zones Intellectual expansion Byzantium This was still a small but tough Roman Empire The rulers still came from Constantinople which served as an economic political cultural and military center The Kievan Rus were originally non Christian Vikings who settled down and developed their kingdom after years of trade with and raids through Byzantium o The Rus later adopted Christianity and attempted to meld with the Byzantines Carolingians Leading up to the 10th century there was a series of conflicts and divisions Treaty of Verdun 843 divided the Carolingian Empire between Louis the Pious s three sons There was a renewed round of external raids and invasions into Europe in the 10 th century o Pirates in 846 stole sacred items from Roman Churches o Viking raids came from water sources Normans Norse Men settled in Northern France Some Viking groups such as the Normans did settle In Europe there was extreme localism and a loss of major political powers Two major factors during this period the persistence of Kingship and personal dependencies England o Alfred of Wessex had a low pressure kingship o Anglo Saxons were characterized by their vernacular literature law and royal authority Germany o Otto I helped to develop the Ottonian Dynasty Crowned by Pope as Roman Emperor in the late 900s o Otto II married to Byzantine woman Connection to Byzantium as a form of legitimacy and authority o Otto III bishops played a critical role in the societies common theme in Medieval History
View Full Document
Unlocking...