Western Civilization

CHAPTER TIMELINE

CHAPTER REVIEW

Upon Reflection

Q What role did monks and nuns play in early

medieval society?

Q What contributions did the Germanic peoples

make to the political, economic, and social

conditions of early medieval society?

Q What impact did Christianity have on the

intellectual life of early medieval society?

Key Terms

inflation(p. 148)

heresy(p. 149)

Arianism(p. 149)

wergeld(p. 154)

monk(p. 157)

monasticism(p. 157)

abbot(p. 158)

nuns(p. 158)

abbess(p. 160)

liberal arts(p. 162)

trivium(p. 162)

quadrivium(p. 162)

Five Pillars of Islam(p. 167)

caliph(p. 168)

jihad(p. 168)

Suggestions for Further Reading

GENERAL WORKS ON LATE ANTIQUITY For good intro-

ductions to late antiquity, seeJ. Moorhead,The Roman Empire

Divided, 400–700(London, 2001), andJ. J. O’Donnell,The

Ruin of the Roman Empire: A New History(New York, 2008).

250 350 450 550 650 750

Roman Empire

Byzantine Empire

Arab Empire

Diocletian and

Constantine

Division of

the empire

Life of Muhammad

Muhammad’s flight

to Medina

Muslim entry into

Spain

Defeat of Muslims

near Poitiers

Odoacer deposes Romulus Augustulus

Europe

Germanic kingdoms

Benedictine order established

Completion of

Hagia Sophia

Byzantine losses in the Balkans

Arab defeat of Byzantines at Yarmuk

Lombards begin conquest of Italy

Reign of Justinian

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