In 250 words, provide a thoughtful answer to one prompt, mak…
In 250 words, provide a thoughtful answer to one prompt, making an argument based on evidence to support your claims. Trace the struggles… and collaboration between Church and state from Constantine to Luther. Trace the history of the Cathars: origins, beliefs, relations with the Church, and subsequent history. Discuss and account for the development of Medieval society: economy and culture. Why did Europeans launch the Crusades when they did? What were their consequences — including beyond religion? What made the medieval Islamic world a center of scientific and cultural innovation? Why did its influence eventually wane compared to Europe? How did the arrival of Europeans in the Americas affect Europe? Assess the effects of the Norman Conquest on the Anglo-Saxons, both lords and peasants. How did the Black Death alter the social, economic, and political fabric of Europe in the 14th century? Trace the status of women from late Rome to 1500 in the West. Did status rise, fall, or basically stay the same? Make an argument and support it with examples. Discuss the rise of nationalism at the end of the Middle Ages. Discuss some of the shocks that led to the end of the Middle Ages. Trace the evolution of labor systems in the West from the fall of Rome to 1500. How did the balance between rural and urban life shift between the late Roman world and the later Middle Ages?
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