1. What effect did the loss of their temple at Jerusalem have
on the attitudes and observances of devout Jews?
2. What were "mystery religions" and why were they popular during the Roman Empire?
3. What were the roles of Paul of Tarsus and Constantine in the spread of Christianity?
4. Why did the western but not the eastern half of the Roman Empire "fall" in the fifth century C.E.?
5. What was the "Carolingian Renaissance?" - cultural and literary activities, educational system.
6. What problems did Europe face in the fourteenth century C.E.?
7. How did a typical feudal monarchy operate? What was the importance of Magna Carta to this system?
8. What was the importance of the Vikings?
Places:
Judaea
Constantinople
Burgundy
Aachen
Genoa
Scandinavia
Paris
Toledo
London