BOOK: A HISTORY OF WORLD SOCIETIES Tenth EDITION Volume 1 John P. McKay
EACH question needs a reply in 150 to 200 words
-Greetings from Colorado. Pope Gregory the Great is often considered to be the first of the important medieval popes. Can you research and discuss what role he played in the proselytization of Catholicism in Western Europe? Professor Carey
-Thanks for your main essay. Cinnamon is an important spice that is grown in East Africa. Can you research and discuss with the class when cinnamon came from and why it is often referred to as an early international spice? Professor Carey
-Americans are very familiar with the Spanish conquistadors like Cortez and Pizarro. However, a European expedition that had an enormous impact on North American Indians was led by the Conquistador Hernando de Soto. Can you research and discuss with the class more on how this expedition devastated native cultures in North America?
-Medieval cities are contained universities often had to deal with what was traditionally called "town versus gown" frictions between university students and the local urban population. Can you research and discuss with the class why this friction existed? Do you think that this friction continues into the twenty-first century?