The Task

Your task is to provide Charlemagne the information he needs about the three areas of the world that he wants to send ambassadors to: The Byzantine Empire, the Islamic World, and the rest of Western Europe (Vikings, Celts, Magyars, and Angles). After first researching these three areas of the world you will then create a written proposal detailing what the ambassadors should expect in each of these regions, including how the ambassadors should be received, where the ambassadors should go, and which languages and customs should they use to blend in with the populations of those areas. Finally, you will create a message to be sent that will not offend any of these civilizations, yet still says what you think Charlemagne would say.

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Castle Turret ca. 850. Courtesy of www.pics4learning.com