Contents
3.5 What were the defence features of the medieval castle? ........................................... 63 3.6 How was warfare conducted in the Middle Ages? ................................................ 66 3.7 How were people punished for committing crimes in medieval times? .......... 70 3.8 What was the power and authority of the Church in medieval times? ............................ 75 3.9 What was the power of the written word? ..... 78 3.10 Inquiry: Was King Arthur real? ....................... 82 3.11 Inquiry: The Magna Carta .............................. 83 3.12 What were the changing relations between Islam, Christianity and Judaism in the Middle Ages? ...................................... 85 3.13 What was the Black Death? .......................... 88 3.14 How did the bubonic plague spread? ........... 92 3.15 How did people respond to the Black Death? .......................................................... 99 3.16 How did the Black Death change society? ...................................................... 104 3.17 Inquiry: How does an event impact different societies? ...................................... 107 3.18 Review ........................................................ 109
Meet our author team .................................................................... x About this resource ...................................................................... xiii Acknowledgements ...................................................................... xx Understanding cognitive verbs .................................
HISTORY
1 Historical concepts and skills 1 1.1 Overview ......................................................... 2 1.2 Historical concepts and skills ......................... 4 1.3 SkillBuilder: Historical questions . 1.4 SkillBuilder: Chronology ............... 1.5 SkillBuilder: Using historical sources .......................................... 1.6 SkillBuilder: Continuity and change ........................................... 1.7 SkillBuilder: Causes and consequences ............................... 1.8 SkillBuilder: Historical significance ................................... 1.9 SkillBuilder: Communicating ........ 1.10 Review .......................................................... 13 2 Emergence of the modern world in Europe 17 2.1 Overview ....................................................... 18 2.2 How do we know about the emergence of the modern world? ................................... 20 2.3 What caused economic and social change in the Early Modern Period? ............. 24 2.4 How did the Protestant Reformation bring about change? ..................................... 27 2.5 How did the power of rulers change in Early Modern Europe? .................................. 32 2.6 What were the achievements of the Scientific Revolution? ................................... 36 2.7 Inquiry: What are the different interpretations of issues in pre-Modern Europe? ........................................................ 40 2.8 Review .......................................................... 42 3 Medieval Europe 47 3.1 Overview ....................................................... 48 3.2 How do we know about medieval Europe? ........................................................ 50 3.3 What are the key features of the feudal system? ........................................................ 55 3.4 How was life for people in the feudal system? ........................................................ 59
4 The Ottoman Empire 4.1 Overview
4.2 Leadership and power in the Ottoman Empire 4.3 How did the Ottoman Empire expand? 4.4 What caused the fall of Constantinople? 4.5 Who was Suleiman the Magnificent? 4.6 What was life like in the Ottoman Empire? 4.7 What was the Ottoman contribution to art, architecture and literature? 4.8 Inquiry: What were the significant legacies of the Ottoman Empire? 4.9 Review
5 Renaissance Italy 5.1 Overview
5.2 How do we know about Renaissance Italy? 5.3 What were the origins of the Renaissance? 5.4 Why is Florence called the cradle of the Renaissance? 5.5 How did Venice contribute to the Renaissance?
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