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 SPREAD OF ISLAM What beliefs united all Muslims? What were the sources of division within the Muslim community? What contributions did Muslim scholars and thinkers make to the development of European civilization? |
THE POLITICS AND CULTURE OF THE FRANKISH EMPIRE What were the most important strengths and weaknesses of Charlemagne’s empire? What motives were behind Charlemagne’s patronage of scholarship and education? |
INVASIONS, MIGRATIONS, AND POLITICAL FRAGMENTATION What impact did the Viking invasions have on the areas in which they occurred? How were the Vikings themselves changed by their military success? What were the most important social and economic consequences of the political fragmentation of the eighth and ninth centuries? |
MAKE CONNECTIONS What Greco- In your opinion, are the early Middle Ages best characterized as a “dark age” or as the dawn of a new era? Why? |