STEP 4: PUT IT ALL TOGETHER
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PUT IT ALL TOGETHER
Now, take a step back and try to explain the big picture. Remember to use specific examples from the chapter in your answers.
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THE GROWTH AND SPREAD OF CHRISTIANITY How did the place of the Christian Church in the Roman Empire change over the course of the third and fourth century? Why did Christian missionaries focus initially on the conversion of political and social elites? |
BARBARIAN SOCIETY AND MIGRATIONS Why were the Romans increasingly unable to resist the penetration of the empire by barbarian peoples? In your opinion, did the collapse of the Roman Empire in the west mark a fundamental turning point in Western history? Why or why not? |
THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE Why did the Roman Empire in the East survive long after the empire in the West fell? What role did the Byzantine Empire play in the preservation of the Greco- |
MAKE CONNECTIONS In what ways was the collapse of the Roman Empire similar to the collapse of previous empires in the Near East and North Africa? In what ways was it different? How did the events of the fourth and fifth centuries lay the foundation for the prominent role the Christian Church would play in European life during the Middle Ages? |