This homework is posted early so that you may get a head-start. It is not due until Tuesday, while the homework entitled "Homework: Sept. 19 Ch. 6, Sec.3" is due on Monday.
Read Chapter 13, Section 1 in your textbook, then answer the following questions. You may type the answers, or submit a hand-written version in BLUE OR BLACK INK. There are six questions and I expect full, thought-out, well-composed answers.
DUE: Tuesday, September 23
1. How did the fall of the Roman Empire lead to disorder in Western Europe?
2. Using the chart on page 317, what does the bar graph suggest about the trends that occurred after the fall of the Roman Empire?
3. How did Gergory I increase the political power of the Pope?
4. What was the significance of the pope declaring Charlemange an emperor?
5. In what ways did Charlemange blend Roman, Christian, and Germanic traditions?
6. After the fall of the Roman Empire, learning declined. How was this trend offset (slowed) during the early Middle Ages? Consider the following ideas when answering: the establishment of monasteries and the accomplishments of Charlemange.
