Social Interactions and Organization
This empire prioritized political status, keeping political leaders at the absolute top of the social hierarchy.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
The Byzantine emperor ruled with this type of authority and judgment over his entire administrative government.
What is divine authority?
These occurred during the European High Middle Ages to help support the rapidly growing population.
What are technological breakthroughs (or advancements)?
Western Europe originally practiced this social system, where land-owning lords ruled over lesser peoples through allegiances.
What is feudalism?
In the Byzantine Empire, this political body was appointed by the emperor to help with state matters like making laws.
What is the senate?
This specific historical era of European history saw a spike in technological breakthroughs and population growth.
What is the High Middle Ages?
As this religion spread across the continent, Western Europe shifted to grant its institution the highest social status.
What is Christianity (or the Church)?
In Feudal Europe, political unity was fractured into pieces because decisions were made independently by these two types of rulers.
Who are kings and lords?
It is the specific reason (mentioned in the "Social" section) why Western Europeans lived in a similar style but lacked a single, unified government.
What is environmental fragmentation (or the environment)?
The Byzantine Empire was highly united because it branched off of this historical empire's massive influence and conquests.
What is the Roman Empire?
he rise of Christianity built this massive religious and political system, placing religious figures at the top of Western politics.
What is Western Christendom?
As Western Christendom developed, its expansion and growth took a heavy toll on this.
What is the environment?