Conclusion

1.       Interconnectedness of civilizations:

a.       Writing system and language

b.      Administrative structures: Greek/Roman/German

c.       Religions: Judaism/Christianity/Islam

2.       Inheritance and innovations

a.       Feudalism, local autonomy of manors and towns

b.      Muslim influence and the Italian Renaissance

3.       Legacies:

a.       The Greco-Roman traditions and the Judeo-Christian legacy

b.      Feudalism and the modern bureaucray

c.       Feudalism and modern local government

d.      The Magna Carta and the modern constitutional system

e.      The Renaissance and the legacy of humanism.

4.       Methods:

a.       Historicism

b.      Hermeneutics

c.       General ability of analysis and synthesis of historical materials