https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:regional-webs/x66f79d8a:systems-restructure-in-europe-and-china-5-4/a/activity-opener-whom-do-you-trust 2026-06-30T12:40:47.173333589Z Activity: Whom Do You Trust? If there were suddenly no government, who would run the show? Who would you trust? And how would they convince people to follow them? article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:regional-webs/x66f79d8a:systems-restructure-in-europe-and-china-5-4/a/article-christendom 2025-08-12T03:52:41.296842565Z Christendom Explore how Byzantium and Latin Christendom, though both rooted in Christianity, developed distinct ways of life and thought. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:regional-webs/x66f79d8a:systems-restructure-in-europe-and-china-5-4/a/activity-new-sources-of-activity 2026-06-30T12:40:47.173333589Z Activity: New Sources of Authority How do Latin Christendom and the Byzantine Empire compare? How did these societies think about religion, government, and authority? It's time to compare notes. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:regional-webs/x66f79d8a:systems-restructure-in-europe-and-china-5-4/v/overview-of-the-middle-ages 2022-10-11T01:58:02.027441565Z Overview of the Middle Ages The European Middle Ages (or Medieval Time) is roughly 1000 year span of time from the end of the Roman Empire (in the West) to the beginning of the Renaissance. This video gives as overview with maps and touches on the key events like the Great Schism, Crusades and Black Death. video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/0E6U2hY2b8znY6HssWr-7wgajs2gQRJ6khU6Rg_mjh-uZbFSDtALhjMjbKSOI45r7Cxiho39uoqSgMnlUJDKnaBN Overview of the Middle Ages The European Middle Ages (or Medieval Time) is roughly 1000 year span of time from the end of the Roman Empire (in the West) to the beginning of the Renaissance. This video gives as overview with maps and touches on the key events like the Great Schism, Crusades and Black Death. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/H5ZJujqa0YQ.mp4/H5ZJujqa0YQ.mp4 643 Systems Restructure in Europe | 5.4 https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:regional-webs/x66f79d8a:systems-restructure-in-europe-and-china-5-4/v/feudal-system-during-the-middle-ages 2022-10-11T01:58:02.027441565Z Feudal system during the Middle Ages An overview of the Feudal System--the relationship of lords and vassals. Titles of nobility such as dukes, earls, counts, viscounts and barons. Homage and fealty. video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/rCBcOdQ2bCoNPstIpSupCsJ_h87chNB0lU_Z16RHu0Oou_I57evA21Lebn9nWvkOI6kBcLyuJoOnyS-47WwzUok9 Feudal system during the Middle Ages An overview of the Feudal System--the relationship of lords and vassals. Titles of nobility such as dukes, earls, counts, viscounts and barons. Homage and fealty. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/p3pYuY4buIk.mp4/p3pYuY4buIk.mp4 621 Systems Restructure in Europe | 5.4 https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:regional-webs/x66f79d8a:systems-restructure-in-europe-and-china-5-4/a/serfdom-in-europe 2021-04-29T07:56:11Z Serfdom in Europe As the Western Roman Empire collapsed, landholders gradually transitioned from outright slavery to serfdom, a system in which unfree laborers were tied to the land. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:regional-webs/x66f79d8a:systems-restructure-in-europe-and-china-5-4/e/focus-on-serfdom 2026-06-30T12:40:47.173333589Z Serfdom in Europe Let's dive into some passages about serfdom in post-Carolingian Europe. David exercise https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:regional-webs/x66f79d8a:systems-restructure-in-europe-and-china-5-4/v/peasant-revolts 2020-10-16T22:22:07Z Peasant revolts Learn about popular uprisings in late medieval Europe. Why did people rebel against authority and did they achieve anything in doing so? Were these really peasant revolts? video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/j3Vu662rgpNWN6NN2XESEG1xebfdGCPQX8z_lgjtQ_2Mn3FsWSOBRjXhcsX11DdBM6wECdbDsa6pgvhCSgi95dIw Peasant revolts Learn about popular uprisings in late medieval Europe. Why did people rebel against authority and did they achieve anything in doing so? Were these really peasant revolts? https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/c30S6M8-Jvw.mp4/c30S6M8-Jvw.mp4 583 Systems Restructure in Europe | 5.4 https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:regional-webs/x66f79d8a:systems-restructure-in-europe-and-china-5-4/v/introduction-to-the-crusades 2022-10-11T01:58:02.027441565Z Introduction to the Crusades The Crusades begin in reaction to Pope Urban II's call to help the Byzantine Empire reclaim land from Muslim rule (especially Jerusalem). video https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka_thumbnails_cache/18e1db95-2e28-4a0a-9fb0-3ec86128455f_1280_720_base.png Introduction to the Crusades The Crusades begin in reaction to Pope Urban II's call to help the Byzantine Empire reclaim land from Muslim rule (especially Jerusalem). https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/NGyCpI1zE6k.mp4/NGyCpI1zE6k.mp4 444 Systems Restructure in Europe | 5.4 https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:regional-webs/x66f79d8a:systems-restructure-in-europe-and-china-5-4/a/environment-and-trade-viking-age 2025-06-30T13:42:19.87175997Z Environment and Trade: Viking Age Between the eighth and eleventh centuries, Vikings not only raided, but traded far and wide. Environmental and political contexts shaped this trade.  article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:regional-webs/x66f79d8a:systems-restructure-in-europe-and-china-5-4/v/how-did-russia-begin 2020-06-23T07:22:40Z How did Russia begin? Using the Russian Primary Chronicle to explore the early Nordic and Slavic beginnings of the "Land of Rus'" or the "Kievan State", including the start of the Rurukid Dynasty by Rurik. video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/ZCdwTudJg6e6n-P2gsaUborP4izvMsGo71pvEVlX9dNYWcLXcP7VHkWpn2grt4TUP1KoJLQP9NswyHBuBLSFTBw How did Russia begin? Using the Russian Primary Chronicle to explore the early Nordic and Slavic beginnings of the "Land of Rus'" or the "Kievan State", including the start of the Rurukid Dynasty by Rurik. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/P58tMgZ4v0A.mp4/P58tMgZ4v0A.mp4 593 Systems Restructure in Europe | 5.4 https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:regional-webs/x66f79d8a:systems-restructure-in-europe-and-china-5-4/e/focus-on-rebellion--peasant-revolts 2026-06-30T12:40:47.173333589Z Peasant Revolts in Europe Read passages and answer questions about peasant revolts. Steve exercise