Chapter 9- The Christendom
The Christendom
Learning Objectives
- To understand how the Christendom developed throughout the world.
- To recognize the differences in the development of the Christendom in the different regions.
- To identify the different perspectives on and motivations for the development of Christendom.
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Reading Questions: Christian Contraction in Asia and Africa
- How was Christianity implemented in China?
- What other religions were prevalent in Africa?
Reading Questions: Byzantine Christendom
- How did the growing power of the Church affect the Byzantine political structure?
- What were the different religions prevalent in Byzantine? How did they interact with the development of the Church’s power?
- How was Christianity able to spread to the various regions? What tactics were used?
Reading Questions: Western Christendom
- How was the spread of Christianity different in the western half of Europe? What accelerated the change?
- What were the prominent political views around religion in western Europe? How do they compare to those in Asia?
- What were the Crusades? What were the effects of the Crusades?
Reading Questions: The West in Comparative Perspective
- What facilitated the revival of culture and politics in Western Europe?
- What ideas/technology/practices were shared between Europe and China
- What ideas were embraced in the Islamic, European, and Byzantine worlds?
Reading Question: Remembering and Forgetting
- What impacts of the Christendom are prevalent in our society today?