Alabama Social Studies SS24.8.8

SS24.8.8 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• SS24.8.8a

  Explain the political and cultural consequences of the Crusades, the Reconquista, the Spanish Inquisition, and the establishment of the Ottoman Empire.

• SS24.8.8b

  Trace the spread of the bubonic plague from Asia to Europe and describe the resulting changes that occurred in Europe, including the rise of the middle class.

• SS24.8.8c

  Describe the role of women in society and politics in medieval Europe, citing the contributions of significant women of the time.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students explain how war, religious policies, Ottoman expansion, and plague changed life in and around Europe. They trace the plague from Asia to Europe and connect labor shortages to changes in work and social rank. They use named women to show how women shaped politics and ideas.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can give a distinct political or cultural effect of the Crusades, Reconquista, Inquisition, and Ottoman expansion. They can use a map to trace plague routes and explain why surviving workers could demand better pay. They can cite Eleanor of Aquitaine and Christine de Pizan when explaining women's influence, then link these changes to the period before the Renaissance and Reformation.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may lump the Crusades, Reconquista, and Inquisition together, missing their different places and aims. They may think the plague began in Europe or that labor shortages made everyone rich. They may assume women had no influence, or that Ottoman expansion ended all European trade.

04

How to Assess It

Give students a blank Eurasia map and this exit ticket: “Mark a plague route from Asia to Europe. Name one political or cultural effect of the Reconquista or Ottoman expansion, one effect of labor shortages, and one contribution by a medieval woman.”

1. 01

   Give pairs a blank Eurasia map and port cards; have them mark a plague route through the Black Sea to Europe.

2. 02

   Give students short biography cards for Eleanor of Aquitaine and Christine de Pizan; ask how each influenced politics or ideas.

3. 03

   Play a card match: pair the Crusades, Reconquista, Inquisition, and Ottoman conquest with specific political or cultural effects; require a reason for each match.

4. 04

   Find Istanbul on a current map and Constantinople on a medieval map; ask why ships still use the Bosporus.

• SS24.8.7b

  Analyze the relationship of the Catholic Church to economic, political, and social systems and rulers in medieval Europe.

• SS24.8.10

  Analyze the factors that contributed to the Reformation and explain how it affected the religious and political unity of Europe.

• SS24.8.9

  Describe cultural and economic developments in Italy and Northern Europe during the Renaissance, including the influence of the Medici family.

• SS24.8.7

  Outline the social, cultural, economic, and religious developments of early medieval Europe.