This assignment can also be found in your Google Classroom. Complete it there and submit it by the Midterm.
What you need to know for the S.S. Mid-term
Byzantine
-Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
-Examples of Byzantine preserving Greek and Roman Ideas
-Importance of Justinian’s Code
-Reasons for Byzantine’s Downfall
Islam
-Understand the geography of the Arabian Peninsula
-Trace the origins of the religion of Islam
-Include the important events of Muhammad’s life
-Other aspects of the religion including the Quran, the 5 Pillars, definition of a mosque
Europe
-Charlemagne’s impact on Western Europe
-Reasons for the rise of Feudalism
-The hierarchy in feudal society
-All aspects of life on a Manor
-All aspects of a lord-vassal contract
-Reasons for the Christian Church being such a powerful force in Western Europe
-Importance of the Battle of Hastings in 1066
-Importance of William the Conqueror
-The different aspects of English Reform that came under William’s successors
-The Crusades (include causes, players, and effects)
-Explain the changes that occur as people move from manors to towns
-Describe in depth, the reasons for the fall of Feudalism