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Chapter 10 The Earth and Its People

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Chapter 10 Christian Europe Emerges 300-1200 C.E. Early Medieval Europe, 300?1000 Time of Insecurity Roman Empire breaks down Western Europe continued to suffer invasions Muslim Arabs and Berbers took the Iberian Peninsula and pushed into France Carolingians Family of Rulers In the eighth century the Carolingians united various Frankish kingdoms into a larger empire At its height, under Charlemagne, the empire included Gaul and parts of Germany and Italy The empire was subdivided by Charlemagne's grandsons and never united again. Vikings Vikings attacked England, France, and Spain in the late eighth and ninth centuries Vikings also settled Iceland and Normandy, from which the Norman William the Conqueror invaded England in 1066. A Self-Sufficient Economy

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CIVILIZATION: Byzantine Empire Time Period: 330-the emperor Constantine built a new capital at Constantinople; Byzantine would be a separate Empire after the Fall of Rome in 476 to1453-the taking of Constantinople by the Ottoman empire Geographic Description: -Eastern half of the Roman Empire that lived on after the fall -Capital Constantinople benefited from strategic location which protected the area from barbaric invasions while rest of Roman Empire fell -Covered an area from Rome through southeastern Europe and Asia Minor, down to Egypt and across North Africa, as well as a portion of Spain at its height under Justinian; in 600s it would slowly lose land ? growth of Islam caused land loss as well as desire for independence in the Balkans later P

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European Exploration 9/9/13 9:55 AM Why Exploration? What changed in Europe in the mid 1400s-1500s that exploration of the world becomes a focus? Consolidation of power in England, France and Spain Those in power and future monarchs get more control over their land Invention of the triangle sail (rather than square sail). They can now control the ship better and take advantage of the wind and sail farther into the Atlantic. Before they were trapped in the Mediterranean Printing press Created in Germany Marco Polo?s ?Travels? becomes more widely available. This increases peoples? interest in exploration. Increases communication between countries and within a country. Seek people to come and help explore Exiting the Dark Ages
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