Unit 4 Essay: The Age of Faith
Post date: Dec 09, 2012 3:54:41 PM
Unit Essay: The Age of Faith
In order to get credit for this project, you must write an essay on the following topic:
The Age of Faith
Writing about the sack of Rome by the Visigoths in AD 410, Roman Catholic Bishop Augustine of Hippo asserted that Rome represented the best of man's ability, yet because Rome was only built upon a human foundation, the civilization was destined to fall. If one wanted to build a civilization that would truly last, it must be built upon a more sure foundation: God and His church. After Rome collapsed, many civilizations seemed to be doing just what Augustine had recommended: Basing their societies not on the foundation of reason as Rome had, but on the foundation of faith. Using the knowledge from your lessons in this unit, pick three civilizations covered in this unit and write a well-developed essay of no less than 600 words explaining this era can be seen as the "Age of Faith" for world history, particularly that in the West.
Helpful links:
Maya Civilization/Aztec Empire
