Chapter 10 (The Worlds of Christendom)

Reading this chapter surprised me to know that Asian Christianity was a thing. It was the challenge of Islam but it was tolerated. There were Nestorian Christians in the Middle East and China, Mongols and Christians. The Byzantine state was smaller but more organized than the Roman Empire. But it was under attack from West and East. The Byzantine Church and Christian divergence impacted the crusaders. The Byzantium church had confllicts with the Persians, Arabs, and Turks. But change in the West soon was accelerating. There was new security, long-distnace trade, urbanization and specialization of labor. There was a rise and a fall of opportunities for women.