■ COMPARATIVE AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS ■

1. Question

   What contributions did Ambrose, Benedict, and Augustine (Document 7-1, 7-2, and 7-3) make to the development of the Roman Catholic Church? What commitments and objectives might all three have shared?

2. Question

   Compare and contrast the Laws of the Salian Franks (Document 7-4), the Code of Hammurabi (Document 1-3), and the Law of the Twelve Tables (Document 5-3). What does each law code tell us about the values and priorities of the government that produced it?

3. Question

   What do the Corpus Juris Civilis (Document 7-5) and the Laws of the Salian Franks (Document 7-4) tell us about the political and cultural divergence of the western and eastern portions of the Roman Empire in Late Antiquity?