On Tuesday, we attempted to make some sense of not only the map of the various Crusades, but the fact that although the Crusades began as a Christian effort to retake the Holy Land, it eventually splintered off into many different movements throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe.
On Monday, we began discovering some of the reasons that Western Europe emerged from the "Dark Ages" and chaos of the early medieval period to become world powers by the year 1500. Despite being small kingdoms initially, nations such as France, Spain, and England eventually grew so powerful that they were able to colonize around the world.
Be sure to read Chapter 8.4, there will be a quiz on that material before the vacation. |
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