Chapter 5

Synthesis: The Rise of the West

The Germanic Tribes

no hallmarks of civilization

many tribes, varied dialects

378 B.C.E – Battle of Adrianople

Germanic Culture

fealty

feudalism

common law

nature deities

Germanic Literature & Art

Beowulf

kennings

Germanic Art

Sutton Hoo

Book of Kells

manuscript illumination

The Age of Charlemagne

“Emperor of the Romans”

Carolingian Renaissance

Carolingian miniscule

Monasticism and the Monastic Arts

monastic complex

book production

cloisonné

Beyond the West: Japan

Murasaki Shikibu

Heian Court

The Tale of Genji

Feudal Society

814 C.E. – the death of Charlemagne

empire fragmented

feudalism

fief

vassal

Feudum

chivalry

serfs

Feudalism in Japan

Samurai – Japanese “those who serve”

bushido – “the way of the warrior”

Norman Culture

Vikings

1066 C.E. – Battle of Hastings

Norman Castle

keep

crenellation

moat

The Bayeux Tapestry

p. 136, Fig. 5.18 – William Duke of Normandy’s Fleet Crossing the Channel

The Crusades: 11^th-13^th centuries

influence on trade

influence on commercial development

Feudal Arts

Troubadour poetry

trouvères / troubadours

Lute

Medieval Romance

“textural culture”

Lancelot

Early Medieval Music

antiphons

trope

Play of Herod

Beyond the West: Tang and Song China

technological innovations

porcelain

landscape Painting