From the emergence of Western Civilization to the Reformation in the sixteenth century, religion played an instrumental role in shaping life in the West. What were some of the fundamental ways religion, especially Christianity and Judaism, influenced social, political and cultural life in the West between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Reformation? (What were some of the key problems solved and created by religious institutions? What role did religion play in establishing or providing political order? How did religion shape the relations between the West and civilizations it came in contact with during this time?) To answer these questions, you should consider three or four events or factors such as the Crusades, the role of the
Church in daily life, the power and authority of the Pope and Church in medieval politics, the Reformation, the Columbian Exchange, etc. to discuss. Would you say that religion ultimately played a more stabilizing or destabilizing role during this period?
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