476-1648 – Evaluative Essay 2 For this paper, you will consider the role of agriculture in the middle ages, and examine two secondary sources, one from the Carolingian period (early Middle Ages) and one from the High Middle Ages. As you read and consider, do keep in mind that they are separated by several centuries of time. You will also examine a primary source, the inventory of a Carolingian estate from the early Middle Ages. Choose one of the themes below to consider in the body of the paper. The thesis statement should clearly respond to the theme chosen. 1)What conclusions can you make from this information, about daily life and work in medieval Europe? What changes occurred over the centuries that made life better? 2)Evaluate the information in light of your previous assumptions about medieval life. How does this information change, or bolster, your assumptions? 3)With the inventory of the Carolingian estate, what can you deduce about the nature and operations of the estate? How does the primary source provide support and additional information for the secondary source on Carolingian Europe? 4)After reading over the documents and desсrіptions of life and work, what struck you as the most interesting, and why? Are there any implications from this that relate to modern Western Civilization? Carolingian Europe (c. 800) https://dailylife2-abc-clio-com.ezproxy.liberty.edu/Topics/Display/1732867?sid＝1732870&cid＝96&subId＝1732867&useConcept＝False Inventory Account of Carolingian estate (c. 800) https://dailylife2-abc-clio-com.ezproxy.liberty.edu/Topics/Display/1732867?sid＝1808722&cid＝31&useConcept＝False Urban and Rural Life during the High Middle Ages (c. 11th-12th centuries) https://dailylife2-abc-clio-com.ezproxy.liberty.edu/Topics/Display/1425940?sid＝1426030&cid＝96&subId＝1425940&useConcept＝False Instructions: The student will choose one of the given essay prompts to write on. The length of each paper should be 750 – 1100 words – not counting footnotes. The paper will use double spaced text, Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, standard margins, and indentation. The paper must use Turabian formatting. The paper will include both a title page and a bibliography page. The student will use citations of the sources given in the prompts. The essay should use Basic Organization (except literature topic, given in literature document): The paper will consist of an introduction, body, and conclusion. The introduction should be one paragraph and should introduce the main argument, ending with a strong thesis statement. The thesis statement is the one sentence argument. The body of the paper is a few paragraphs (3-4) that develop and support the argument while comparing the assigned documents. The body will also provide further analysis and Biblical evaluation. The body of the paper should provide specific examples and details from the assigned sources. The conclusion is the final paragraph, restating the argument and summarizing the main points of the paper, drawing conclusions for the reader. The conclusion should not provide new information.
