Feudalism - a political, military and economic system based on land - holding and protective alliances
In other words: the system is based on personal loyalty to people who can help you
Lord - I own land and I need people to help me work it and defend it
Vassals - There is a lot of us, we can help the rich people hold on to their land
King
Vassals ( Nobles and Bishops )
Knights - mounted warriors who receive fiefs for defending their lords land \
Peasants ( Mostly Serfs )
Landless, powerless, moneyless, rights - less, just working the land for " the man " the lord
Manor - the lords estate
The lords manor house
A church
Some workshops
15 - 30 families
All on a few square miles
Good news : Its a self - sufficient community
Bad news : Its harsh if you're a peasant
Peasants are poor and pay high taxes
Tax on grain
Tax on marriage
Church tax ( tithe = 10% of their income )
They live in crowed cottages
Live with animals and insects
eat very simply
The church says this is your lot in life
Friday, May 16, 2014
Thursday, May 15, 2014
No wifi last night
I'm Sorry I'm posting this today and not last night but I didn't have no internet connection so there my wifi was down and my dad called Verizon and they got it working again but it didn't start working again till this morning.
Yesterday we had are test. I got a 68% I actually studied this for this test and I didn't think I got a 68 on it I was thinking a low B or a high C but oh well I hope theres a next test so I can get my grade up as much as possible.
I hope we study more on the Byzantine Empire cause I have family traced all the way back there and I find it really interesting to. The Byzantine Empire is mainly Greek Orthodox with Russian, Syria, Romania and a little bit of Rome in it to because the people of Trukey aren't Christians even though the capital was there.
Yesterday we had are test. I got a 68% I actually studied this for this test and I didn't think I got a 68 on it I was thinking a low B or a high C but oh well I hope theres a next test so I can get my grade up as much as possible.
I hope we study more on the Byzantine Empire cause I have family traced all the way back there and I find it really interesting to. The Byzantine Empire is mainly Greek Orthodox with Russian, Syria, Romania and a little bit of Rome in it to because the people of Trukey aren't Christians even though the capital was there.
Monday, May 12, 2014
Rome Again
Diocletian
He ruled from 284 – 303
It’s cool to persecute Christians
Rome needs a big army (400,000 strong)
Rome needs a big government 9 20, 00 officials)
Constantine
Rules from 306 – 337
It’s cool to BE a Christian \
Conversion to Christianity
Via a cross in the sky 9 conquer by this)
313 – His Edict of Milan proclaims freedom of worship
Built a new capital in the East
Byzantium, soon to be known as Constantinople
East – Byzantine Empire
West – Roman Empire
Edict of Milan, a
proclamation that permanently established religious
toleration for Christianity within the Roman
Empire. It was the outcome of a political agreement concluded in Milan between
the Roman emperors Constantine
I and Licinius in
February 313. The proclamation, made for the East by Licinius in June
313, granted all persons freedom to worship whatever deity they pleased,
assured Christians of legal rights (including the right to organize churches),
and directed the prompt return to Christians of confiscated property. Previous
edicts of toleration had been as short-lived as the regimes that sanctioned
them, but this time the edict effectively established religious toleration.
Friday, May 9, 2014
Jesus Christ
I was absent on Wednesday!!
Rise of Christianity
Jesus spends 3 years preaching and then later put to death and his followers believe he is the Messiah and that he has rose from the dead. Saul, becomes Paul and spreading the message, one true God and no Roman Gods. Christianity evolves from cult status to establish, official structure. Priest, Bishops, Pope ( Bishop of Rome ) .
Hardly anybody believe in Roman Gods and all the other Romans started to believe in Christianity and the Romans were gone. You don't want to publicly tell everybody your a Christian because you will die because the emperor stills believe in the Romans Gods who don't exist there just basically myths.
Christians and Jews are monotheistic the believing in one God, this was a conflict with Roman beliefs, persecution between the both was really common and as it grew even some Roman leaders embraced Christianity.
With in 200 years of Christ dying more than 10% of all Romans became Christians. Constantine had a battlefield conversion, he issues the Edict of Milan, not only no persecution but actually approve its an official religion of Rome. Emperor of Rome and the bishops were linked and were sharing ideas and helping each other out.
Homework read pg. 123 " The Changing World of Rome "
Rise of Christianity
Jesus spends 3 years preaching and then later put to death and his followers believe he is the Messiah and that he has rose from the dead. Saul, becomes Paul and spreading the message, one true God and no Roman Gods. Christianity evolves from cult status to establish, official structure. Priest, Bishops, Pope ( Bishop of Rome ) .
Hardly anybody believe in Roman Gods and all the other Romans started to believe in Christianity and the Romans were gone. You don't want to publicly tell everybody your a Christian because you will die because the emperor stills believe in the Romans Gods who don't exist there just basically myths.
Christians and Jews are monotheistic the believing in one God, this was a conflict with Roman beliefs, persecution between the both was really common and as it grew even some Roman leaders embraced Christianity.
With in 200 years of Christ dying more than 10% of all Romans became Christians. Constantine had a battlefield conversion, he issues the Edict of Milan, not only no persecution but actually approve its an official religion of Rome. Emperor of Rome and the bishops were linked and were sharing ideas and helping each other out.
Homework read pg. 123 " The Changing World of Rome "
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Rome
Patrician - a upper class person, powerful
Plebeian - common people, workers, farmers
Senate - a group of 300 patricians
Consuls - Two people, they have veto power over each other
Tribunes - leader of the plebeians assembly
Twelve Tables - the laws of Rome posted were everyone could see them on a Forum
Most important modern document, The United States Constitution, Senate / Assemblies / - US Senate / House Reps Consuls / Dictator - President of the US
Senate could act like judges - like our Supreme Court
Why could the rich only serve in the Senate ?
Members not paid, but worked their way up from low ranking magistrates to higher ones. They needed to spend a lot to look good, popular, and powerful, making them electable. Plebes couldn't afford to do that.
The kings who ruled between 600 and 500 BC ordered the building of the Forum, Rome's political center.
Plebeian - common people, workers, farmers
Senate - a group of 300 patricians
Consuls - Two people, they have veto power over each other
Tribunes - leader of the plebeians assembly
Twelve Tables - the laws of Rome posted were everyone could see them on a Forum
Most important modern document, The United States Constitution, Senate / Assemblies / - US Senate / House Reps Consuls / Dictator - President of the US
Senate could act like judges - like our Supreme Court
Why could the rich only serve in the Senate ?
Members not paid, but worked their way up from low ranking magistrates to higher ones. They needed to spend a lot to look good, popular, and powerful, making them electable. Plebes couldn't afford to do that.
The kings who ruled between 600 and 500 BC ordered the building of the Forum, Rome's political center.
Monday, May 5, 2014
Rome
Octavian or Caesar Augustus - First emperor at the age of B
Began the Pax Romana ( Peace ) Built roads, aqueducts
Tiberius adopted a grandson - Caligula
Caligula - Freedom of speech, military bonus fight the senate, claimed to be God, displayed his face on statues in Jewish temples and Roman, slept with other man wife's, killed by own aides, AD 41 ( 28 )
Claudius - conquered land, extended roads, canals, aqueducts renovated the Circus Maximus
Rome was harsh and cruel to Christians and Jewish people
Began the Pax Romana ( Peace ) Built roads, aqueducts
Tiberius adopted a grandson - Caligula
Caligula - Freedom of speech, military bonus fight the senate, claimed to be God, displayed his face on statues in Jewish temples and Roman, slept with other man wife's, killed by own aides, AD 41 ( 28 )
Claudius - conquered land, extended roads, canals, aqueducts renovated the Circus Maximus
Rome was harsh and cruel to Christians and Jewish people
Friday, May 2, 2014
Rome
Octavian was later called Augustus after his triumph AT Actium the senate called him that. Unlike Caesar, Augustus refused the offer of a long - term dictatorship and referred to himself simply as princeps which means first citizen. Augustus was convinced that if Rome's new peace and stability were to last, the changes he had made in its government system must continue after his death.
The rise of Latin began with a Greek ex slave, Livius Andronicus, who in the third century bc translated Homers Odyssey and several Greek dramas. Very Soon Roman authors began to write in the forms of literature like the Greeks and the Latin's did.
The first Greek writer to encounter Rome was Polbius, who came to Rome as a hostage in the course to conquest Greece during the second century bc
The rise of Latin began with a Greek ex slave, Livius Andronicus, who in the third century bc translated Homers Odyssey and several Greek dramas. Very Soon Roman authors began to write in the forms of literature like the Greeks and the Latin's did.
The first Greek writer to encounter Rome was Polbius, who came to Rome as a hostage in the course to conquest Greece during the second century bc
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