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!