Happy Wednesday!

Take out a ½ sheet of paper for your Box QuizTake out your Effects of the Crusades ws from

yesterday

Effects of the Crusades

• Women have to take care of things while men are gone• More trade because Europeans want the goods brought

back from the Middle East• Church loses power• Nobles lose power• Kings gain power• Cities grow– Disease spread

• Feudalism declines – serfs run away to city

Turning Points

Event(s) that change the way people live

When discussion a turning point, you have to describe what

changed. This means describing what happened BEFORE the

change, what the EVENT that caused the change was, and how things were different AFTER the

event.

Create an Outline for this essay

Essay OutlineTurning Point Hist. Circumstances Change

1.

2.

Neolithic Revolution

Before

Nomadic Hunter-Gatherers

Simple Tools

Event: Neolithic Revolution

Farming

Domestication of Animals

Neolithic Revolution

After

SettlementsSocial ClassesCivilizations

Turning Point: The CrusadesBEFORE EVENT/DURING AFTER

You have each been given a slip of paper with a description on it.

Decide as a class whether your slip of paper is describing something that happened BEFORE, DURING, or AFTER the crusades.

When you have made your final decision, tape your events in the column you think they belong in.

When you finish, write down a letter B, D, or A next to the descriptions on your worksheet

Turning Point: The CrusadesBEFORE EVENT/DURING AFTER

• Feudalism

• Knights fought each other over land

• Manors were self-sufficient

• Catholic Church was important

• Nobles had lots of power

• Kings had little real power

• Serfs tied to land

• Muslims and Christians fight over Holy Lands

• Church increases power

• Nobles leave land to fight

• Women take care of the manors

• People are exposed to new lands and goods

• Serfs willing to go and fight

• Trade increased• New business practices• Feudalism Declined • Serfs run away to cities

(become free) and learn a trade/skill

• Power of Nobles Declined

• Power of Church Declines as people question it

• Cities Grow• Disease Spreads• Kings Gain Power• Goods of the Middle

East are in demand in Europe

Draw a picture of Europe Before and After the Crusades

• When you finish, show your picture to Miss Hinkson for a very critical review of your artistic capabilities.

• After you show Miss Hinkson, take out your GRRR that is due on Friday and work on it!