Early Medieval Cultures This assignment provides you with an opportunity to discuss an insight you gained in this unit by comparing the development

Early Medieval Cultures

This assignment provides you with an opportunity to discuss an insight you gained in this unit by comparing the development of one specific Islamic and one specific Christian region in 600-1000 C.E. Using examples of significant leaders, political and social structures, beliefs, and cultural products (stories, philosophies, theologies, artifacts, art, and architecture), note similarities and differences in the two cultures, and also indicate influences they share. What insight about the historical development of these two cultures did you gain from the comparison?

Here are some examples to consider:

• the promotion and use of learning by leading figures;
• the relationship between religious and political authority;
• the shaping of artifacts (leader, idea, practice, or structure) by time period and environment;
• the shaping of societies by artifacts and whether different people were affected differently; and
• the way that different elements of culture reflect power arrangements, goals, hierarchies, and/or challenges.

Step 4: Arrange your introduction, including your thesis statement. A thesis is prepared after you have completed your research and includes the comparison of what you found. It should be a one- or two-sentence statement of the conclusions you drew from the comparison.