208 Module Overview

Module 7 contains the following content – all original by author or contained in the Lumen textbook.

Textbook Reading – Chapter 7

Discussion Forum:

This discussion will be based on the textbook reading for the chapter.  For your initial post in this discussion please answer the following questions: “In your opinion, was the Byzantine Empire a successful civilization?  In what ways did they succeed and how did they fail?  Were they an extension of the Roman Empire or something new altogether?”

Initial posts must be at least 200 words in length and have at least one quote from the textbook.

After posting your initial post you are required to reply to at least one other student.  Replies must be at least 100 words in length and have at least one new quote from the textbook (not a quote you used in your initial post and not a quote that is in the post you are replying to).

All posts must be made by the deadline for the discussion forum to receive full credit.

Short Essay:

Submit your short essay for Module #7 here.  The question for this essay is: “Based on the textbook, who do you think was a bigger threat to the Byzantine Empire, Muslims or Western European Roman Catholics?  Describe the threats faced and attacks made on the Byzantine Empire by both Muslims and Roman Catholics.”

This essay must be at least 500 words in length and have at least one quote from the textbook to recieve full credit.

Quiz: Some questions are from the Boundless text, some are original.  The course Map links to the quiz.