5 sentences for each answer should be sufficient. Explain the differences between the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire.

5 sentences for each answer should be sufficient. 

1. Explain the differences between the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire.

2. Explain the role Christianity played in peoples lives in both western and eastern Europe. What are some of the differences between Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy.?

3. What is feudalism and how did it influence life in western Europe?

4. What impact did the Black Plague have on Europe? Provide examples.