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Postclassical Conflicts, Religious Power, and Pandemics

9th Grade · Social Studies · US-NY-SS

11 lessons

Goal

Analyze institutional struggles over religious and secular authority, the Crusades, and the demographic devastation of the Black Death.

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  6. Cultural and Economic Consequences of the CrusadesNot started yet
  7. The Black Death: Origins and Transmission Across Trade RoutesYou are here
  8. Demographic Collapse and Social Upheaval During the Bubonic PlagueNot started yet
  9. Economic Transformations: Labor Scarcity and Peasant Revolts Post-PlagueNot started yet
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Learning standards covered

us-ny9.6bNew York Social Studies Standards · 10th Grade

Networks of exchange facilitated the spread of disease, which affected social, cultural, economic, and demographic development.