Describing Historical Change
In this task, you will identify an important event from this unit that caused a historical change and explain its
impact on the history of the region in which it occurred.
Recall the four types of historical change you learned about at the beginning of this activity:
• change caused by groups coming together
• change caused by religious disagreements
change caused by trade
• change caused by a strong leader
Part A
Pick one event you studied in this unit that could be classified as an example of one of the changes
listed above. Here are a few events to choose from, or you can pick your own:
• the agricultural revolution
• the Hundred Years' War
the Great Schism
the development of nation states in Europe
• the Mongol invasions in Asia
• the growth and decline of different African civilizations
• the Black Death
In the space provided, identify your event and briefly describe it.