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Essential Questions from the New York State Core Curriculum Guide
After a civilization falls (Rome), what impact does a civilization have on history?
Dark Ages: concepts of time and place vital to the understanding of history and geography?
How do physical and human geography affect people, places and regions? Vikings coming down for food and resources
Why are the crusades a turning point?
During the Middle Ages, discuss to what extent was their continuity or change?
Are conflicts between nations and/or people inevitable? What were specific conflicts in Western Europe?
Do belief systems unite or divide people? Christianity
How do the movements of people and ideas (cultural diffusion) affect world history? Vikings? Christians (crusades)
How does technological change affect people, places, and regions: what did they have? What was not yet a tool? 3 field system, crossbow
How are economic systems structured to meet the needs and wants of different societies? Self Sufficiency, Manorialism
What impact do regional and global trade networks have on world cultures? Post Crusades - revival of trade
What assumptions do different groups hold about power, authority, governance, and law? Rise of Nation States, Monarchies, Feudal Structure, Magna Carta
How does the individual influence world events? Charlemagne, King Richard, Saladin, Pope Urban II
To what extent do the concepts of justice and human rights differ across time and place? Feudal justice, religious tolerance during the Golden Age of Islam vs. Seljuk Turks
Does ongoing scholarship change the worldview? Role of the church, Muslims and the Byzantine church preservers of Greco Roman Teaching
Introductory interactive map of Europe over a 1000 years.
In viewing this, what areas had continuity? What areas had many changes?
Why do you suppose this might be?
What music would you pick to replace the music here, something where the lyrics generally match or something instrumental?
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Dark Ages - Results of the fall of Rome
Franks
Feudalism - no central gov.
Charlemagne
Church functions
England William
Common Law
13-5 - Holy Roman Empire
Interactive Map of European History:
1. Click on a time period in the top navigation bar.
2. Click on a specific place to read about significant issues, events, etc.
3. Take note of the comments below to see the issues associated with the study of history. We always have to consider our sources. For example, just because something is posted online, does not make it true. If we put a fact in a paper or on a site, siting sources at least give readers a reference point so they can judge the value of the information.
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