Chapter 9-10: Separation of the Churches, Crusades, Feudalism, and the Fall of Constantinople

Sisley YanPeriod 4

Separation of the Churches9th century (800): Charlemagne (the King of Franks) crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III

Problem- Byzantium didn’t like that because after centuries of withstanding Barbarian (Western) invasions, now a Barbarian becomes the emperor.

Result- Eastern (Eastern Orthodox) and Western (Roman Catholic) Churches grew further apart.

Why They Grew Apart1.Geography 2. Ignorance (For the most part,

patriarchs couldn’t read Latin and popes couldn’t read Greek.)

3.Different theologies4.Patriarch of Constantinople and the

Pope disliked each other

The Great SchismIn 1054, when Patriarch Michael brought up old issues and attacked Roman Catholic practice, it led to them excommunicating each other and the official split of the two churches known as the East-West Schism or the Great Schism.

The First CrusadePope Urban II: preached a sermon in 1095 which sparked the start of the Crusades

-many peasants and nobles joined as they were promised complete

forgiveness of their sins and also hoped to gain land/wealth from East

Crusades- series of military campaigns to regain the Holy Land (Jerusalem) from Muslim control

-with support of Byzantine emperor, the first crusade was successful

-crusaders had conquered along the Mediterranean coast and set up fortified castles to secure the new territories

The Second and Third Crusades

Second (1147-1149)- tried to take over Damascus but failed because Muslims regrouped

1187: Muslim troops led by Saladin reclaimed Jerusalem Third (1189-1192)- Crusaders gained Cyrus and Acre while Saladin allowed Christian pilgrimage and Jews to Jerusalem

Fourth Crusade-1202: goal was Egypt, but turned to Constantinople instead when they were promised lots of money -1204: sacked Constantinople, spoils divided between the Venetians, French, and Crusaders

Impact of Crusades-important economic impact-Italian cities prospered and replaced Byzantines and Muslims as the merchant traders of the Mediterranean

Feudalism in Western Europe-first appeared in France and Germany before spreading throughout Europe-relationship between vassal and the lord with mutual obligations -the lord provides aid and protection to the vassals in return for their loyalty or some form of other payment-vassals also gave land to other vassals, specifically the serfs (peasants)

Fall of Constantinople-fell to the Ottoman Turks -the walls of Constantinople was thought to be impenetrable yet the Turks were able to batter down the walls with the use of artillery

-this made people scared because they could no longer feel safe or hide behind the walls of their city

-the city was the capital of a major branch of Christianity so the fall also caused people to feel their identity taken over -the prices of exotic goods such as porcelain, silk, and spices greatly increased-caused Europe to search for alternate maritime trade routes to avoid the Turks and to find a direct route to spices