Brief essay: answer one (1) and only one of the following brief essays. a good answer should be four to five paragraphs in length and tell me everything that was covered in the lecture concerning the essay topic
1) describe the rise and structure of spartan society. a good answer should discuss the messenians, lycurgus the lawgiver, spartan education, spartan government, spartan society and its big problem.
2) discuss the carolingian empire. a good answer will discuss charles martel, the rise of charlemagne as well as his government and religious policies and finally will discuss the fall of the carolingian empire
3) discuss the movement from the roman empire to the micro-polities. a good answer will discuss the breakdown of trade (both internationally and internally) and the effects that this will have on taxation, money, and centralized government. a good answer will also discuss the rise of feudal society as it is seen in the processes of subinfeudation and the rise of honor codes