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Medieval Women

Driving Question: How did the experiences of women in medieval Europe and Song China differ?

The collapse and restructuring of societies affects the lives of all people living within them. However, not all people experience these types of changes in the same ways. For women in particular, periods of transition could produce great opportunity and great risk. In this lesson, we’ll examine the lives of women living in Europe and China around the same time, seeking differences and commonalities.

  1. Understand the experiences of different women in medieval Europe and Song China.
  2. Use historical comparison skills to examine how women in medieval Europe and Song China were different and what they shared in common.
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