The CrusadesWORLD HISTORY

Stinger How can warfare bring people from different cultures and backgrounds

into contact with each other? How might warfare affect the political balance of power in the warring

countries? How might warfare affect economic development negatively? How might warfare affect economic development positively? How might religion and warfare be related? How might warfare affect the social structures of the warring people? How might warfare affect knowledge? How might technology developed for war be used after war has ended? How might warfare spread knowledge? How might geography influence warfare? How might warfare influence geography?

Thoughts…

Conflict, cooperation, etc. Consolidation of power Nationalism Economics: broken windows theory

Warfare does not GENERATE economic activity Economic activity is transferred from one area to another Trade barriers exist during war Trade expands after war People are exposed to products, technologies, etc that are not

common in their areas

More Thoughts…

Religious warfare Unifying religious cohorts Conversion? Why? The process of the “other” Oddly enough, people learn more about each other because they come into conflict

Intellect Warfare technology converted to peaceful means after war Drive to create bigger, better, more effect weapons Improvements in travel technology Development of banking during crusades Exposure to ideas, books, learning, etc that Europe had forgotten during the

Medeival Period

Final Thoughts… Geography

Some areas that are easy to pass get more traffic and become more diverse as people move through, settle, etc. Hierarchy

Cities along these travel routes become bigger Cities along these travel routes become centers of power Cities along these travel routes have more access to goods, services, etc. Cities along these travel routes also become more dangerous and take more damage

Accessibility As armies try to travel from place to place, more roads and pathways are built New Technologies improve accessibility of areas Improved accessibility makes areas able to sustain larger populations and concentrates populations in those areas Improved accessibility improves trade

Diffusion As people move they bring with them

Knowledge Culture Ideas Disease

People spread and become more unified and diverse at the same time. Complementarity- Various peoples become linked by trade, culture, and knowledge

Crusades Timelines

Documents Activity

Use a separate piece of paper For Each Document

Identify the Source of the document Make a comment about the possible motivations of the person who is

writing the document How might the document be biased by position of power, point of

view, or ulterior motives? Answer the Scaffolding Questions Outline a response to the overall essay question and bring your

outline to class on Thursday (Blocks 2,4, and 8) and Friday (Block 1)

For Homework

Outline a response to your question. You may start a rough draft On Thursday (or Friday) we will review some

rules for writing a stellar document based question

We will write rough drafts and exchange them for peer review

You will write a final draft to bring to me on Monday (or Tuesday) to count as an assessment grade for the second marking period.