WESTERN CIVILIATION
Response to EACH question must be a minimum of 300 words:
1. Discuss the emergence of Islam in the seventh century. What do Muslims believe? What was early Muslim culture like? What were some of the accomplishments of early Muslim culture?
2. Detail the course of the Crusades of the 11th through 13th centuries. Why did these wars occur? What were the results of these wars? Why were the Crusaders ultimately unsuccessful?
3. How has the impact of media changed or remained the same? To answer this question, compare the impact of the printing press on Europe in the 17th century to the modern spread of the Internet.
4. Was the Reformation in England more a matter of politics or true faith? To make your point, consider the cause of the Reformation in England as well as some of the major turning points in this explosive English debate.