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AP World History Medieval Magazine

Your assignment is to create a Medieval Magazine for Europe, Japan, Africa, and Americas. The Magazine can be typed or handwritten. You will design, write, and edit of the magazine.

The time frame for the newspaper is 600 CE to 1450 CE. The purpose of this assignment is to help you pull all of the information in this unit together in a creative way. Each article should be of historic interest and should include significant and compelling details. Each article must have an accompanying graphic and it must clearly represent the substance of the article. The caption under the graphic must be illustrative of the graphic, and the information must be germane to the article you have written. Each article must be 150-200 Words. Miscellaneous Sections do NOT have a word count, but should be very creative.

The Magazine MUST

1. _______ have a Cover Page with a TITLE of Magazine and IMAGE relating to the Post-Classical Era

2. _______ have a bibliography page at the end of the magazine in MLA format with sources used to create magazine. Use to help you create your page. Your textbook can be used as a source. If you use specific quotes, be sure to use in-text citations.

3. include the following Articles with the exact titles:

▪ Social (5):

o _______“Lady Murasaki Writes Tell All”

o _______ “ Portuguese Slavers Decimate Family Life in West African Towns”

o _______ “European Feudalism: A Reciprocal Arrangement”

o _______ “Women Enjoying the Freedoms of Islam”

o _______ “Women Subjugated in China”

▪ Politics (8):

o _______ “Charlemagne Gets Christmas Present: Crowned Emperor by Pope Leo III”

o _______ “King John Forced to Sign the Magna Carta”

o _______ “Minamoto and Taira Clans at War: Kamakura Shogunate Now in Power”

o _______ “Justinian Codifies the Laws”

o _______ “Autocratic Rule Strengthens Moscow”

o _______ “Mongols Terrorize Asia”

o _______ “Korea Unites”

o _______ “China Reunites Through Song”

▪ Cultural (5):

o _______ “Pope Clement Wishes Crusaders God Speed”

o _______ “Christianity Splits”

o _______ “New Indulgences Create Uproar”

o _______ “Sultan Destroys Hindu Temples in India”

o _______ “Mansa Musa Pilgrimages to Mecca”

▪ Technology (2):

o _______ “New Plow Makes Job Go Faster in Hard Compact Soils of France”

o _______ “Chinese Inventions Propel the East”

▪ Economics (3):

o _______ “Businesses Fail as Mysterious Disease Follows Trade Routes”

o _______ “Slave and Ivory Trade in West Africa Explode”

o _______ “Silk Road Enhances Trade"

4. include the following Miscellaneous Sections:

▪ _______ Obituaries (3): Joan of Arc, William the Conqueror, Empress Wu

▪ _______ Wanted Poster (1): Genghis Khan

▪ _______ Advertisements: Visit Constantinople, Sale on Armor, Civil Service Exam, Dome of the Rock Advertisements should be spread out throughout the magazine.

▪ _______ Travel: Summarize the travels of Ibn Battuta, Zheng He, and Marco Polo through maps

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HELPFUL HINTS:

1. Be sure to proofread

2. Start Early

3. Do NOT Plagiarize

4. Be Creative

5. Include Pictures

6. Format your Magazine to look aesthetically pleasing

7. Take PRIDE in your work!

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