Hours 1 and 6--Crusades, Magna Carta and Black Death

HOMEWORK--Complete your Agenda!
Who's Who Review WS in packet due Monday!
Review political map of Europe and feudalism notes for quiz Tuesday.
Middle Ages Notebook due Tuesday!

Start a new right page in your notebook entitled Crusades, Magna Carta and the Black Death.  You are going to take notes on these topics, using the links below and the questions I've posed.  These are notes, no sentences necessary.

THE CRUSADES (10 minutes)
The Crusades were a series of Holy Wars involving the Christians and the Muslims. These two groups were fighting for control of the Holy Land (land around Jerusalem). Read the information on the following webpage and complete notes on the following questions:
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/the-crusades.htm

1.  Why is Jerusalem important to Christians?
2.  What were the Crusades?
3.  What were the results of the Crusades?

MAGNA CARTA (5 minutes)
The Magna Carta was a powerful document that changed how the king ruled. Go to this webiste and take notes on the following questions:
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/magna_carta/

1.  Who wrote the Magna Carta?
2.  How did it inspire American government?

BLACK DEATH (rest of class)
Explore at least two (2) of the websites below, which have information about the Black Death in Europe. Take two-column notes on the following questions:

1. What caused the Black Death?
2. How did the Black Death spread? Why did it spread so quickly in cities?
3. Approximately how many people died during this plague?
4. How did people react to the disease and death around them?
5. How did trade help spread the disease (think about the 50K+ miles of roads built by the Romans)?

For this last question, respond using Power Answers:

6. If you were a priest or doctor during the Black Death, would you help people, even if it meant you could die? Why or why not?

http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/home?gr=WELCOME!&gr=Welcome+Kansas+Education
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/plague.htm
http://www.boisestate.edu/courses/westciv/plague/
http://historymedren.about.com/od/theblackdeath/ig/Spread-of-the-Black-Death/msBD1.htm
http://www.suite101.com/content/the-black-death-in-europe-a74072
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/4544/The-second-pandemic-of-the-Black-Death-in-Europe