This lesson focuses on a key moment in the history of Kievan Rus.
Namely, the Mongol invasion, which was triggered by Batu Khan’s conquest of various Kievan cities in 1240.
Students are introduced to an historical interpretation in the form of Nikolai Karamzin’s claim that the Mongol invasion caused the ‘fragile, embryonic democracy’ of Kievan Rus to be replaced by a long-lasting autocracy.
Thereafter, students are tasked with working out how convincing this interpretation is: just how decisive was the Mongol invasion, and what were its most important consequences?
Students complete a guided reading activity, before they develop their understanding of the historical skill of consequence by making links and connections between different types of consequences.
A final activity challenges them to respond to the historian Karamzin, explaining how far they agree with his assessment of the Mongol invasion.
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