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History, Civics & Social Studies · Grade 9

Power, Conflict and Change

Learners analyze three great conflicts of 1000–1500: the Mongol conquests and the empire they built, the Crusades seen from Latin, Byzantine, Muslim and Jewish perspectives, and the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453. They use the concepts of change and continuity to judge what conflict destroyed, what it preserved and what new connections it created.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 125 minutes
  • Conflict and change check: 9 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, highlight a text, pick map regions, match pairs and type a number
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What learners will discover

  • Explain the rise, methods and impact of the Mongol Empire, including both destruction and the connections of the Pax Mongolica.
  • Analyze the causes and course of the Crusades from multiple perspectives.
  • Explain the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453 and its consequences.
  • Analyze patterns of change and continuity after conquest and argue whether these conflicts did more to destroy or to connect.

Lessons

  1. The Mongol conquests 5 steps4 practiceabout 30 min
  2. Mongol rule and the Pax Mongolica 5 steps3 practiceabout 30 min
  3. The Crusades from several sides 6 steps3 practiceabout 32 min
  4. 1453 and the pattern of change and continuity 5 steps4 practiceabout 33 min
  5. Conflict and change check 9 questions at the end

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