Mapping the West: Rome’s Heirs, c. 750

Mapping the West: Rome’s Heirs, c. 750

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MAPPING THE WEST Rome’s Heirs, c. 750
The major political fact of the period 600–750 was the emergence of Islam and the creation of an Islamic state that reached from Spain to the Indus River. The Byzantine Empire, once a great power, was dwarfed—and half swallowed up—by its Islamic neighbor. To the west were fledgling European kingdoms, mere trifles on the world stage. The next centuries, however, would prove their resourcefulness and durability.

Analyzing the Map: How does the map’s use of one color for Europe distort its real political situation c. 750?

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Analyzing the Map: How does the map’s use of one color for Europe distort its real political situation c. 750?
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Analyzing the Map: How does the map’s use of one color for Europe distort its real political situation c. 750?

Making Connections: What areas of the Byzantine Empire were incorporated into the Islamic world by 750, and what explains this change? (See Mapping the West for Chapter 7.)

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Making Connections: What areas of the Byzantine Empire were incorporated into the Islamic world by 750, and what explains this change? (See Mapping the West for Chapter 7.)
accept_blank_answers: true
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Making Connections: What areas of the Byzantine Empire were incorporated into the Islamic world by 750, and what explains this change? (See Mapping the West for Chapter 7.)