1.) what role did christianity play in the changes that occurred to the roman empire?

2.) how are the three major monotheistic religions both alike and different?

3.) why was the movement of goods and troops an intricate part of the spread of islam from the beginning?

4.) what were some ways the golden age of islam contributed to the development of the modern world?

5.) in what way did the byzantine empire constitute a continuation of the roman empire?

6.) in what ways was the ottoman empire influenced both by previous islamic empires as well as the byzantine empire?

7.) what is one cause of the decline of the byzantine empire?

8.) what were the crusades, and how did they serve to weaken the byzantine empire?

9.) what were some of the issues that split the eastern and the western churches?

10.) what were some of the cultural contributions of the byzantine empire?

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1) checks and balances- this idea is implemented in the constitution to ensure that no one branch of the federal government gains too much power. for example, the legislative branch(congress) can approve a bill that will then be sent to the executive branch (president). if the president does not like the bill or thinks that it violates the rights of citizens, he/she can veto the bill. vetoing the bill stops the bill from becoming a law. this check on power ensures that congress makes laws that do not violate the rights of citizens.

2) anti-federalists do not want to ratify the constitution unless it includes a bill of rights. the anti-federalists are worried that the constitution gives too much power to the federal government. having a strong central government caused problems when the us was still part of great britain. this is why the anti-federalists are fearful of this type of system.

3) federalists want a new constitution passed because it will fix america's weak political structure. before the us constitution is implemented, the constitution being used is known as the articles of confederation. this constitution has an extremely weak central government, allowing for disunity among the states.

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