Here is the essay you should be able to answer in detail:
Compare and contrast the developments in the Middle East vs. Western Europe during the Middle Ages.
Here are the terms that you should know:
Jerusalem
Shi’a
Abraham
al-Hakim
Muhammad
Crusades
hajj
Arab
Islam
Mecca
Constantinople
Sunni
Mosque
Baghdad
Empire
Qur’an
Theocracy
House of Wisdom
freeman
bubonic plague
serf
knights
Roman Catholic
Clovis
nobles
barons
Rome
Islam
vassal
Mediterranean Sea
lord
feudalism
Justinian
Dark Ages
Charlemagne
Goths
Eastern Orthodox
Golden Age
Spices & fine fabrics
Holy Roman Empire