SS10.8.16

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 8

Students know:

Religious influences on Western Europe in the High Middle Ages, including the changing role of the Catholic Church and the Crusades.
Political influences on Western Europe in the High Middle Ages, including the changing roles of governmental leaders, the signing of the Magna Carta, and the differing political developments in France, England, and the Holy Roman Empire.
The ways agriculture improved and the influence this had on the growth of cities and towns.
How the growth of cities and towns lead to increased trade and the expansion of the middle class.
Social changes that influenced Western Europe in the High Middle Ages, including the rise of scholasticism.

Students are able to:

Students understand that:

Religion, political developments, and economics led to changes in European society during the High Middle Ages.

Examples: the Church, scholasticism, the Crusades