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Discussion #3: Late Antiquity

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Remember: It is plagiarism if you use or even consult any Al program, including but not limited to Grammarly Paraphrase, Microsoft Copilot, and ChatGPT, to answer the questions or to help you formulate your answer, and the penalty is a zero without the opportunity of revision. You must only use the assigned textbook readings and lectures for Modules 6. If you include information that is not in the assigned textbook reading or lectures for Module 6, you will automatically fail the assignment with a zero. However, you should also use the lectures and textbook reading from Module 4 for option 3.

Write a 300-word argument (not including citations) for or against ONLY ONE of these statements by explaining why the statement is historically accurate or inaccurate with information and specific examples from the textbook and lecture.

1. The Roman Empire did not definitively end in 476 CE. Note: Please use the lecture and textbook reading from Module 6.
2. Despite differences in religion, the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates had much in common with the Byzantine Empire. Note: Please use the lecture and