PART 1: The era after the fall of Rome is often called the Dark Ages. Do you believe this is an apt title for Europe? Does it accurately reflect the era?
PART 2: In the era after the fall of Rome in the west, Christianity and Islam, both monotheistic faiths, rose to prominence and filled much of the vacuum left by Rome's decline. Why do you believe these two faiths played such an important role in succeeding the Roman Empire in the West?