HW #6-3

THEMATIC ESSAY

DIRECTIONS: Write a well-organized essay, complete with an introductory and closing paragraph, that answers the following. Be sure to include a thesis statement in the introduction.

THEME: THE BREAKDOWN OF FEUDALISM

It was in the latter part of the Middle Ages that the system of Feudalism and its corresponding social structure began to break down.  Some of the major causes of this breakdown include the Black Plague, the Crusades and the Hundred Years War.  As a result, a new system, that of Capitalism, began to emerge in Western Europe.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Explain, in a thorough manner, how the above historical events led to the breakdown of Feudalism.

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DRAFT/OUTLINE

	EXPLAIN HOW THE HISTORICAL EVENTS LED TO THE BREAKDOWN OF THE SYSTEM OF FEUDALISM
THE BLACK PLAGUE
THE CRUSADES