The Legacy of the Roman Empire and the Middle Ages in the West (ca AD 500-1450/1500)

Introduction

Introduction

The Three Heirs to the Roman Empire:  6th-7th centuries:  a new period in the history of world civilization; clear that no one empire would rule the Mediterranean world; by the 7th century, three successor civilizations, the Byzantine, the Islamic, and the western European, had developed, each with its own culture, its own religion, and its own language; these three civilizations quickly became rivals.

                                      

Task

TASK:

Research about:

  • Byzantine Civilization (5th century-1453),
  • Kievan Rus and its Culture, AD 882-1240,