The West and the Rest article

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/books/review/civilization-the-west-and-the-rest-by-niall-ferguson-book-review.html

Message from America

Hello students,

I am back home in America, but please continue to monitor this site and reply with any messages that you may have. Continue to work hard! Thank you students!

Questions for Oct 2nd Class

Hello everyone,

Here are the questions for Tuesday's class. We will discuss your responses, and then we will review for the midterm. Have a nice weekend!

How were Muslim Turks able to capture the city of Canstaninople?
Why was this important?

What was a guild? Why was it important in Europe in the Middle Ages?

What was life like for Jewish people living under the Ottoman Empire?

Bernard Lewis Lecture

https://www.c-span.org/video/?175933-1/depth-bernard-lewishttps://www.c-span.org/video/?175933-1/depth-bernard-lewis

Feudalism Article 1

https://www.historyonthenet.com/medieval-life-feudalism-feudal-system/

Feudalism Article 2

http://www.thefinertimes.com/Middle-Ages/feudalism-in-the-middle-ages.html

Holy Roman Empire Article

http://m.historyrevealed.com/article/international-history/nutshell-holy-roman-empire