Overview
Requirement: 200 words for each answer
1) adequate length (approximately 200 words)
2) clarity and good writing
3) including a specific example
4) including an in-text citation (to either assigned or extra material must use a proper citation format) - The citation should come from course readings, films, or outside sources (Prof Douglas's lessons don't count).
Example (author, page number)
5) including a question that you are left with.
Read the materials I uploaded in the file then answer questions below:
Question 1:
What were the Crusades? What factors led to the Crusades and what was their purpose? What effects did the Crusades have on Christian Europe? What impact did they have on Islamic regions? What do the Crusades reveal about relations between political and religious authority in this time?
Question 2:
Choose an empire from the 5th century BC. What were some of its characteristics and accomplishments? Why were they important? What kinds of political and religious systems existed in that empire (if mentioned)? Choose a major empire in the first century AD. What were major characteristics of that empire? How does this information about early empires compare to your previous understanding of early empires (from other classes, books, or films)?
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