3.15 SkillBuilder activity HISTORICAL QUESTIONS Jewish peoples have faced discrimination throughout history. This may have been because they were very focused on maintaining their own community. This led many people to mistrust them and think that if something went wrong it was easier to blame the Jewish people than to actively find a solution. 1. Using the internet and a library, investigate the persecution of the Jewish people in medieval Europe, particular during the time of the Black Death. In particular, answer the following: a. Explain why Jewish people were treated as outsiders. b. List some examples of restrictions that were placed on Jewish people in different countries. c. Name at least one other incident when Jewish people were deliberately targeted for persecution. 2. Construct a mind-map of ways in which Jewish people were persecuted in the medieval period and who was discriminating against them. You might like to colour-code Christian and Muslim offenders and compare which of these groups was more tolerant of the Jewish people.
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Learning pathways LEVEL1 1, 4, 6, 9
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REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. Determine if the following statements are True or False. a. People used quarantine to avoid the plague. b. Smelling fragrant spices and herbs was used to avoid the plague. c. People fled plague-stricken areas to avoid the plague. d. The blood from buboes was ingested to avoid contracting the plague. 2. Identify and explain three ‘medical’ treatments that were recommended for dealing with the plague. 3. Explain the purpose of the costume worn by doctors during the period of the Black Death. 4. _________________________________ sat between two fires designed to ________________________________. This probably kept him safe since ____________________________ dislike heat. 5. Use the information in SOURCE2 to define your own description of the buboes that were symptoms of the Black Death.
ANALYSE AND APPLY 6. Examine SOURCE3 . This action would have been dangerous for the doctor because:
A. the patient might react violently to being cut. B. the doctor might accidentally kill the patient. C. the cut could attract more rats, thus spreading more disease. D. the infected blood might spread the disease.
7. a. Infer what SOURCE4 tells us about the importance of religion in medieval life. b. Describe how religious authorities responded to the threat of the plague.
8. Normally, the Catholic Church allowed only priests to administer the last rites to a dying person. However, during the Black Death they allowed anyone to take final confession. Evaluate the effect this might have had on people’s thoughts about the clergy. 9. Refer to SOURCE6 . Explain what the Flagellants were hoping to achieve through their activities. 10. Describe how the European and Middle Eastern responses to the Black Death differed. Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
TOPIC3 Medieval Europe 103
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