SOSC 2730 Lecture 6: Chapter 9 Reading Guide

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 2730
• Professor: Lewis Code

Document Summary

Cloister and community: the new official religion (christianity) of the roman empire provided an. Invisible prototype of the new city. (243) what features of the roman. Explain: why are christian monasteries and christian bishops important to our understanding of the structure of urbanization in the medieval west. Did knowledge of the roman way of life disappear in all parts of western europe: the expansion of the islamic empire around the mediterranean by the year. 750 meant a huge reorganization of connections, creating distinctly separated cultural areas in western europe and the byzantine empire. What impact did this comparative isolation have on western europe: what was the role of the city wall, marketplace and new class of merchants in the urban places that survived the dissolution of the roman. Keep in mind that, mumford takes issue with pirenne"s contention that trade was central to the revival of towns/cities in medieval western europe.