Name: Joshua Nelson Middle Ages Webquest #10 Social Class: Knight Mongols/Black Death Research Chart

Question: Answer (Your research): Source Information: (*more than web address *author, date of access, copyright/update date)

1. Who are the Mongols? 2. What did the Mongols do in China and the Middle East? How much land did they control when they are at their largest? Why are they important in regards to Europe? Another reading on this topic, but lots of ads.
3. What goods traveled along the silk road to Europe in 1354? What was one negative thing traded along the silk road? For questions 4-8 following questions, view these websites (many many more, but this is a good starting place): BBC covers the Black Death The Black Death Spread of the Plague PBS videos investigating the Plague Music Video on Black Death

They were traders and herdsman. The mongols took over China and the Middle East. They controlled most of Asia. They are important in regards to Europe because they helped cultural diffusion.

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Some good things are silk and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S different technologies and ilk_Road religions. A negative one is the Black Plague

4. Describe what happened when you caught the Black Death?

5. How did the Black Death change your daily life?

You would get black and blue buboes and you would throw up. The Black death sent people into hiding and many people died. The peasants didn't have to work for anyone since their owners were dead so they demanded a wage for their

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6. How did the Black Death affect the Feudal System?

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7. How did the Black Death affect the power of the Church? Check out this short reading. 8. Identify three factors that lead to the END of the Middle Ages.

work so there wasn't a working class anymore. The black death killed everyone so the victims went to the church for help but the church wouldn't help them so people didn't believe in the church anymore. 1. Black Death 2. Peasants demanded wages 3. People didn't believe in the church.

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