ENV S 3 Lecture 7: Early Middle Ages, High Middle Ages, Black Death
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Music lorem mckennitt-the mask and the mirror (1992) Midterm layout: major ids, essay, film clip and walk-in musiciii. Monty python and the holy grail-educated individuals who decided to make a comedy film. Graham chapman (1941-1989): had a medical degree, physician. Constantinople-capital of the roman and byzantine empire, named after. Byzantium-built on greek, egyptian, and persian culture; very urban, culturally diverse, rich in monetary flow; had a great deal of strength compared to the western region of the empire. Western part had environmental advantages-more arable land for growing staple grains, a milder climate, more ocean access. As the church came in and took over, they brought in their religion; uneducated masses drawn to them. The only way you can get to heaven was to do it through the priest-religion taking on very powerful social control. Western christianity converting the germanic people, francs-amazing melding of cultures between the roman catholics and orthodoxy and their existing people with their own beliefs.
