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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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  4. Crusader States, Saladin, and the Reconquest of JerusalemNot started yet
  5. The Fourth Crusade and the Sack of ConstantinopleNot started yet
  6. Cultural and Economic Consequences of the CrusadesNot started yet
  7. The Black Death: Origins and Transmission Across Trade RoutesNot started yet
  8. Demographic Collapse and Social Upheaval During the Bubonic PlagueNot started yet
  9. Economic Transformations: Labor Scarcity and Peasant Revolts Post-PlagueNot started yet
  10. Scapegoating and Persecution: Anti-Jewish Pogroms During the PlagueNot started yet
  11. Long-Term Demographic and Structural Shifts in Afro-EurasiaNot started yet
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Learning standards covered

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

Internal tensions and challenges grew as disputes over authority and power arose between and among religious and political leaders.