March 5, 2015

Today you will turn in page 3.  Use the form to attach your url here.

Read this article.

After you have read the article, you need to decide how you will divide the research and tasks for the Major Events and their Impact page.  There are four categories
1. The Black Death
2. The Magna Carta
3. The Crusades
4. The Hundred Years War

Each description should be 3 paragraphs in length.  See an example here.

Guiding questions are:

The Black Death
1. How did it start? How was it spread?
2. How was it treated?
3. What percentage of the population died from the disease?
4. What facts did you find interesting?
5. What major impact did this have on medieval history?  Did it impact today's world?

The Magna Carta?
1. What is it?  Who signed it? Why?
2. What rights were granted to nobles?  What responsibilities did they have?
3. How did the Magna Carta limit the power of the monarchy?
4.What major impact did this have on medieval history?  Did it impact today's world?

The Crusades
1. Who fought in the Crusades?  Who urged Europeans to fight?
2. What did the fight for? Why?
3. What were the outcomes of each Crusade?
4. What did the pope grant knights who fought?
5. What did the Crusaders bring back to Europe in terms of ideas and stories?
6. What major impact did this have on medieval history?  Did it impact today's world?

The Hundred Years War
1. Who was the war between?
2. Did it really last one hundred years?
3. What caused this war?
4. Who were some interesting people who fought in this war?
5. What was the result of the conflict?
6. What major impact did this have on medieval history?  Did it impact today's world?