Impact of Jews and Merchants on Medieval England

The lesson focuses on understanding the impact of Jewish and merchant migrations on Medieval Britain.
The initial activity involves explaining how images connect to prior learning about migration, utilizing memory.

The activity involves inferring information about Medieval Merchants in Britain from an image.
Students are prompted to write three questions about the image to encourage deeper thinking.
The challenge task involves analyzing how the events depicted in the picture might have changed Britain’s economy.

Migrants, including weavers, merchants, and bankers, arriving in England in the 14th and 15th centuries, significantly impacted the country’s economy.
Migrants from Europe helped transform England from a primary economy to a secondary economy.
Primary Economy: Based on raw materials, from farming, hunting, fishing, and mining.
Secondary Economy: Changes raw materials into manufactured goods, such as using wool to make cloth.

Jews:
- Helped people start businesses by lending them money, becoming essential to England's economic life.
- Many businesses were created and expanded using Jewish-lent money.
- As many Jews could read and write, they became key advisors to businessmen looking to expand their trade abroad.
- A local Jew (Jacob of Oxford) helped found Merton College, a part of Oxford University.
Merchants:
- Weavers and cloth merchants contributed to the economy.
- Lombard Bankers helped finance endeavors.
- Lombard Bankers helped turn London into a major economic hub.

PEEL stands for Point, Evidence, Explain, and Link.
POINT: State the main argument or key impact.
EVIDENCE: Provide specific examples or data to support the point.
EXPLAIN: Elaborate on the evidence and its significance.
LINK: Connect the explanation back to the main point and the overall question.

WWW (What Went Well):
- You have made a clear point.
- You have made a clear PEE.
- You have linked your point to your evidence.
- You have linked your explanation back to the question.
EBI (Even Better If):
- Complete another explained point on how Jews impacted England.
- Use the structure of PEE- rewrite 1 paragraph to show you understand how to do this.
- Give more specific examples of how Jews impacted England.
- Rewrite a paragraph to show this.
- Develop your explanation- explain.
- Use connectives such as this led to, this was caused by, this was similar/different, as a result.
- Rewrite a paragraph to show this or add improvements onto one of your paragraphs.

One difference between the Viking and Norman invasions of England was the reasons behind them.
The Vikings began by raiding England in order to take gold and precious goods before invading and settling for a better life and trade in the mid 800s AD, establishing York as their capital in 866 AD.
The Normans invaded mostly due to a desire for power following the death of Edward the Confessor in 1066 and the subsequent power struggle over the throne.
One difference between the Viking and Norman invasions was how well they mixed with the Anglo Saxons.
The Vikings managed to mix well with the Anglo Saxons, whereas the Normans faced challenges to their new rule and had to take steps to put the Saxons in their place.
One difference between the Viking and Norman invasions of England was in how they actually took over.
The Vikings began by raiding and then eventually invaded, creating the Danelaw in the North and East of England.
The Normans invaded in one year, 1066, without prior raiding.

Level 1 (1-2 Marks):
- Simple or generalized comments are made about a difference (AO2).
- Generalized information about the topic is included (AO1).
Level 2 (3-4 Marks):
- Features of the period are analyzed to explain a difference (AO2).
- Specific information about the topic is added to support the comparison (AO1).