ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS FOR UNIT EIGHT

1. What effect did the collapse of the Roman Empire in the West have on Europe? How and when did Europe revive?

2. What happened to the Eastern Roman Empire after the collapse of the West?

3. What happened within Christianity after the collapse of the West?

4. What was happening in the Far East during the western Medieval Age (500-1350 AD)?

5. What were the Crusades? What caused them? What did they accomplish?

6. What was the Black Death, and what impact did it have on medieval European culture?

7. How has medieval history left an impact on today's world?