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Lesson: The Impact of Trade on Medieval Society

SSWH7 Analyze European medieval society with regard to culture, politics, society, and economics. 

            3. Describe how increasing trade led to the growth of towns and cities, include: the           impact of the Bubonic Plague. 

L9-10RHSS2: Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text. 

Central Question

1.     What is the significance of trade as it relates to economic and social growth for a medieval society? 

2.     How can a civilization benefit financially from interactions with a separate civilization? 

3.     Can the culture of one civilization be changed by trade? 

4.     What political changes would result from an increased trade network for a developing medieval society?

5.     What led to the spread of the Bubonic Plague?

6.     Was trade a direct or direct contributor to the spread of the Bubonic Plague?