Middle Ages and the Byzantine Empire

fall of rome was when

end of western empire

when did western empire begin

middle ages of europe

did eastern roman empire contiune europe (in a way)

yes

what was eastern empire known as in the west

byzantine empire

did the byzantine empire shrink over 900 years?

yes

why did the byzantine empire shrink

islamic expansion

did byzantine empire become primarly christian?

yes

did byzantine oppose muslim expansion

yes

fall of constantinople

end of byzantine empire to ottomans

what did western roman fracturing into independent kingdoms do

lead to beginning of many western european nations of today

franks

france

visigoths

spain

Angles and Saxon

england

catholic church was what?

last remaning instution of roman empire

what did catholic church claim

succession from first bishop

who was the first bishop

Peter the Apostle

claims papal supremacy

pope supreme authority over church

the great schism

seperation of orthdox christianity

what did the orthodox church seperate in to

eastern and western orthdox church

crusader mentality

holy war ideolgoy

first cursade

take back jerusalem from muslims

childrens crusade

youth trying to join crusade