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Curriculum History Teaching

Teaching “Feudalism”

Color illustration with three human figures of similar size: a White man with a tonsure, a person in armor with a shield, and a White person holding a tool (spade?)

“Feudalism” means different things to medievalists, teachers, historical actors, and state standards. What is a teacher to do?

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Renaissance Practice Questions

Painting of a large plaza with an arched building in the background
The Bellinis' painting of St. Mark in Alexandria is an example of exchange in Brotton's book.

Use an excerpt from an academic history to help students see the complexity of the idea of a European Renaissance