Middle Ages for Middle and High School (NJ)

NOTE: THIS PAGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION 1/22/2021

This portal is designed especially for the middle and high school classroom. The following resources correspond to themes from New Jersey's social studies curriculum.​

The logo for MA for Middle and High School with Illuminated M

Click the interactive links in the table of NJ Social Studies themes to see pertinent resources in the MAFE database.

 
  Click the numbers below to go to resources (FOCUSED RESULTS)

Click hyperlinks below to open a list of resources pertaining to that topic (LESS-FOCUSED RESULTS)
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6.2.8.CivicsPI.4.a:

Analyze the role of religion and other means rulers used to unify and centrally govern expanding territories with diverse populations.
2

6.2.8.CivicsDP.4.a [linked page under construction]:

Cite evidence of the influence of medieval English legal and constitutional practices on modern democratic thought and institutions (i.e., the Magna Carta, parliament, the development of habeas corpus, and an independent judiciary).
3

6.2.8.GeoHP.4.c [linked page under construction]:

Use maps to show how the interaction between the Islamic world and medieval Europe increased trade, enhanced technology innovation and impacted science, thought, and the arts
4

6.2.8.GeoHE.4.a:

Explain how geography influenced the development of the political, economic, and cultural centers of each empire as well as the empires’ relationships with other parts of the world.
5

6.2.8.GeoHP.4.a [linked page under construction]:

Explain why the Arabian Peninsula’s physical features and location made it the epicenter of Afro-Eurasian trade and fostered the spread of Islam into Africa, Europe, and Asia
6

6.2.8.HistoryCC.4.c:

Assess the demographic, economic, and religious impact of the plague on Europe. 
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6.2.8.HistoryCC.4.d [linked page under construction]:

Analyze the causes and outcomes of the Crusades from different perspectives, including the perspective of European political and religious leaders, the crusaders, Jews, Muslims, and traders.
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6.2.8.HistoryCC.4.f [linked page under construction]:

Analyze the role of religion and economics in shaping each empire’s social hierarchy and evaluate the impact these hierarchical structures had on the lives of various groups of people.
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6.2.8.HistoryCC.4.e [linked page under construction]:

Determine the extent to which the Byzantine Empire influenced the Islamic world and western Europe.