Instructions: Using a computer, compose the equivalent of a 4-to-5 page essay, with double-spaced text, standard font and 1” margins, that summarizes what you see as the contents, philosophies expressed, and historical context of the excerpts of The Chronicle of St. Denis, Gregory of Tours’ History of the Franks, the Lex Salica, Procopius’ On the Wars – The Reconquest of Africa, and the excerpts from “An Anglo-Saxon Girl and Frankish Queen”, and “Debating the Power of Icons” found in the textbook, which addresses the various “study questions” distributed to you with the “Successor States” handout – paying particular attention to questions #5-8 while not ignoring the others. This assignment must be submitted in essay format – with an introduction, main body, and conclusion – not just simply a list of answers to the study questions, and is part of your participation grade. No additional research is required. Please cite the documents or textbook when you quote or paraphrase them. Do not plagiarize your papers – please note that all plagiarized papers earn a grade of 0.(I have attached all of the documents mentioned and needed below).Study Questions – “Successor State” Documents: Chronicle of St. Denis, Gregory of Tours, Sallic Law, and Procopius' Reconquest of AfricaThe selections of primary source documents in this assignment are intended to give you some insight into the political, social, and philosophical ideals and structures of two of the immediate “successor states” to the Roman Empire: the Merovingian Kingdom of the Franks and the Byzantine Empire. Not only will these documents, and those found in your textbook, help to establish ourselves in the post-Imperial Early Medieval World, they will also provide some of the groundwork for the story of the encounters between these societies.The first three documents describes the conversion and one of the conquests of the late 5th-early 6th century Frankish king Chlodovocar, aka. Clovis, as well as providing an excerpt from his Law Code, the Lex Salica. Note that the first two of these documents were written by religious figures, a definite change from Classical civilizations. In addition to these, you should also incorporate into your analysis the primary source excerpt “An Anglo-Saxon Girl and Frankish Queen” found on page 175 of the textbook in trying to create an analysis of Merovingian and Frankish society in the near-aftermath of the end of the Western Roman Empire.The next excerpts describe the society and conquest of the Byzantine Empire, the direct heir to the Eastern Roman Empire. The Byzantine document was written by the court historian Procopius who was never afraid to criticize the Emperor of his time, Justinian. In addition to these, you should also incorporate the primary sources “Debating the Power of Icons” (page 162-163) found in the textbook in trying to create an analysis of Byzantine society in the near-aftermath of the end of the Western Roman Empire.As you read the documents, please consider the following topics and questions, which will help you in writing your paper.What do the documents say about each of these society’s social values and structures?What do the documents say about each of these society’s religious values and structures?What do the documents say about each of these society’s cultural values?What do the documents say about each of these society’s governmental and legal values and philosophies?How does each of these societies (Merovingian and Byzantine) define these ideas (society, religion, culture, and government/law) and which do you feel is the most effective structure for their society and why?What accounts for the similarities between Frankish and Byzantine societies, cultures, and governments and what accounts for the differences?What are the similarities and differences between the situations their societies faced and the historical context of each document?Based on the information found in these documents, how accurate is it to describe each of these societies as “successor states” to Rome/the Roman Empire – what marks them as heirs to the Roman “legacy” and how is each distinguished from the Roman “legacy”?Finally, who in our society – real, fantasy, or pop-culture – would you compare to Chlodovocar, to Belisarius & Justinian, to Empress Theodora, and to Balthid, and why?