In Class:
I have a minor surgery today (nothing serious), so Mrs. Zitur is filling in (thank you!):
Download Seminar Questions and Video Outline.
A. Class discussion of HW questions: 10 minutes *strict limit--you're watching a 55 minute video in class!*:
1. Why did Western Europe become such a mess after the fall of the Western Roman Empire? (Remember, the Eastern Empire in Byzantium (Turkey) was still around. Only Western Europe became "Dark".)
2. What was the basic relationship between Charlemagne and the Roman Catholic Church?
3. Why did Charlemagne's empire fall?
4. What is feudalism as a political system?
5. What is the manorial economic system?
6. Which civilization would you rather have lived in--Medieval Europe or Abbasid Islam?
--If you have any questions about the questions above, reply to this blog post so I can answer them online.
Bring your outlines to class Tuesday for me to check them.
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B. Look at seminar questions on the file you downloaded, and clarify what your homework is (3 minutes, strict).
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C. Watch "Holy Warriors, Part One."
Don't take notes. Just watch it straight through. I've taken notes for you, so let yourself learn from the film.
If you're absent, here's the film on YouTube: watch up to 46 minutes, then stop.
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