Understand how the Byzantine empire that had emerged by the eighth century both differed from the empire of Justinian and the German kingdoms in the west and was also alike them.Discuss the chief developments in the Byzantine empire between 750 and 1025.Understand the impact the Crusades had on the Byzantine empire and why Constantinople and the empire fell.Appreciate the impact the Black Death had on Europe and Asia in the fourteenth century.Understand the problems Europeans faced during the fourteenth century and the impact these crises had on European economic, social, and religious life.Discuss the main features of the Renaissance in Europe and how it differed from the Middle Ages.
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