Question: With which group does Aristotle say political power is best located? “Where ought the sovereign power of the state reside?... The state aims to consist as far as possible of those who are alike and equal, a condition found chiefly among the middle section… The middle class is also the steadiest element, the least eager for change. They neither covet, like the poor the possessions of others, nor do others covet theirs, as the poor covet those of the rich… Tyranny often emerges from an over enthusiastic democracy or from an oligarchy, but much more rarely from the middle class constitutions”.

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1. it was caused by feudalism

2. charlemagne used christianity as a major cornerstone for his rule. cloisters were built all over the empire to act as centers for the (re)population of the vast european wilderness.

3. the europeans feared the next raid every time chetak

i'm not so sure about #6. but i hope i you with the first 3.

we can argue that appeasement caused world war ii because it allowed hitler and the nazis to build germany’s military power until it was strong enough to fight a major war. additionally, appeasement emboldened germany, making it think the allies would never have the will to fight. this made germany much more aggressive and encouraged it to take the steps that eventually led to war.