Question 1: Why was Charlemagne successful in expanding the boundaries of the Carolingian Empire?
Question 2: What role did the church play in social organization during the Early Middle Ages?
Question 3: What was the long-term significance of the invasions of the ninth and tenth centuries?
Question 4: How would you compare western Europe in the Middle Ages to the Byzantine Empire?
Question 5: What evidence suggests Islamic civilization was more advanced than European civilization during the Early Middle Ages