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Weighing the Evidence

Published By:

Jessica Western

Historical Era:

Across Historical Eras

Thinking Skill:

Historical Issues-Analysis & Decision-Making

Bloom’s Taxonomy:

Evaluating

Grade Level:

Middle School

Suggested Teaching Instructions

Students should consider how much each of the major trends, events, or shifts in Medieval life contributed to either the stability of the feudal system or the eventual decline/collapse of feudalism in Western Europe.

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To the extent possible under law, Jessica Western has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to “The Collapse of the Feudal System”
Description

This activity is designed to have students consider the political, social, and economic factors that strengthened feudalism during the Middle Ages, as well as the factors that led to the decline of the feudal system in Western Europe.

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