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World History – Content/Literacy Standards
Unit 2: The Middle Ages - Chapters 7, 8, 9
Timeframe: 15 days
Course: World History Grade: 9
Standards Addressed
SS.912.W.1.6 SS.912.W.2.9 SS.912.W.2.14 SS.912.G.2.1 LACC.910.RH.3.7
SS.912.W.2.2 SS.912.W.2.10 SS.912.W.2.15 SS.912.G.4.3 LACC.910.RH.3.8
SS.912.W.2.4 SS.912.W.2.11 SS.912.W.2.17 SS.912.G.4.9 LACC.910.RH.3.9
SS.912.W.2.5 SS.912.W.2.12 SS.912.W.2.18 SS.912.H.3.1 LACC.910.WHST.2.5
SS.912.W.2.7 SS.912.W.2.13 SS.912.G.1.2 LACC.910.RH.2.4 LACC.910.WHST.3.9
Essential Questions
• What were the causes that lead to the development of a feudalistic society
• How did the Catholic Church shape medieval society
• How do the events of the 1300’s open the door to the modern age
Understand
Students will understand that…
• the purpose of feudalism was to provide political and economic controls.
• the church had a huge control over society and culture.
• medieval society was changed by the Crusades and by the Plague.
Know
Students will know:
• how feudalism and the manor economy
emerged and shaped medieval life.
• how the church played a vital role in
medieval life.
• the various elements that led to the growth
of towns and commerce.
• how monarchs in England and France
expanded royal authority and laid the
foundation for united-nation states.
• how the Crusades changed life in Europe
and beyond.
• how the combination of plague, upheaval
in the church, and war affected Europe in
the 1300’s and 1400’s.
• the elements that lead to the development
and collapse of the Byzantine Empire.
Do
Students will be able to:
• describe the achievements of key figures
of the Middle Ages.
• analyze how the church played a vital
role in medieval life.
• formulate an opinion on the development
and changes of political power during
the Middle Ages.
• determine factors that led to the
development of a “modern” economy.
• identify key figures of the Crusades.
• explain how the Crusades changed the
political and economic development in
Europe and beyond.
• describe the causes and effects of the
plague, upheaval in the church, and the
war in Europe in the 1300s and 1400s.
• explain the contributions of the
Byzantine Empire and its key figures.