Please submit your responses to the following questions as an attachment in Word or PDF format by the due date at 11:59 p.m. Each answer should be two to three paragraphs in length, and reflect your knowledge of the course material for Unit 3. 1. Discuss the reasons for the split between Sunnis and Shi'ites within the religion of Islam. 2. What led to the emergence of the Carolingian kingdom? Briefly describe the Carolingian renaissance. 3. What factors led to the persecution of Jews in Europe during the twelfth to fourteenth centuries? 4. Describe the Crusader states, including the fall of Jerusalem, and the defeat of Constantinople. 5. Describe the Mongol conquest of Asia and Europe and its impact on trade between East and West.

Please submit your responses to the following questions as an attachment in Word or PDF format by the due date at 11:59 p.m. Each answer should be two to three paragraphs in length, and reflect your knowledge of the course material for Unit 3. 1. Discuss the reasons for the split between Sunnis and Shi'ites within the religion of Islam. 2. What led to the emergence of the Carolingian kingdom? Briefly describe the Carolingian renaissance. 3. What factors led to the persecution of Jews in Europe during the twelfth to fourteenth centuries? 4. Describe the Crusader states, including the fall of Jerusalem, and the defeat of Constantinople. 5. Describe the Mongol conquest of Asia and Europe and its impact on trade between East and West.