Wichita falls ISD
World History
Lesson Planner
Middle Ages in Europe : 3.1 Essential Elements
Time Frame: 10 Min
Objectives
Skills: The student will be able to…
 Students will understand specific expectations taught in the UNIT by analyzing an “Essential
Elements” handout.
Lesson Information
Activities
 Provide each student with an “Essential
Elements” Handout.
 Explain that each unit will include a similar
handout that clarifies unit objectives. Students
are expected to review and study all Essential
Element Handouts throughout the course.
 Emphasize that the handout is especially helpful
for test review and study
 Hand out the Vocabulary Assignment (terms for
each topic must be completed by the day each
topic is presented)
Additional Information
Materials/Resources
TEKS
N/A
Vocabulary
N/A
Notes from Council
Essential Elements Handout
Parent Resources
 Students will bring home an Essential Elements Handout that familiarizes them with the structure of course
material. Although it is not a syllabus, it will help them identify information essential to the unit.
Wichita Falls ISD (2013-2014)
Wichita falls ISD
World History
Lesson Planner
Middle Ages in Europe: 3.2 Fall of Rome
Time Frame: 50 mins
Objectives
Skills: The student will be able to…
 Describe the process of the decline of Rome and the impact of the event on the formation of
Medieval Europe.
Lesson Information
Activities
 Assign students vocabulary sheet
 Unit 3 Power Point
 Assign students the Fall of Rome Activity
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Students will complete the Pre-AP/IB
writing activity
- Compare issues attributed to the fall of
Rome to situations in contemporary USA
Additional Information
Materials/Resources
 Prentice Hall World History: Connections to
Today Pgs 147-151
 Vocabulary Sheet
 Unit 3 Power Point
 Fall of Rome Activity

Pre AP/IB Writing Activity
Parent Resources
 www.phschool.com
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Vocabulary
 Inflation
Notes from Council
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Mercenary
TEKS
WH.1C
WH.3B
Wichita falls ISD
World History
Lesson Planner
Middle Ages in Europe: 3.3 Rise of Europe
Time Frame: 4 Days
Objectives
Skills: The student will be able to…
 Describe the impact of the Christian church on the formation of Europe during the middle ages.
Explain the role of feudalism and manoralism.
Lesson Information
Activities
 Assign students vocabulary sheet
 Unit 3 Power Point
 Charlemagne Eulogy Activity
 Feudalism and Manoralism Activity
 Medieval Church Activity
 Medieval Economics Activity
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Students will complete the Pre-AP/IB
writing activity
- Describe the actions of St. Benedict
Additional Information
Materials/Resources
 Prentice Hall World History: Connections to
Today Pgs 183-201
 Vocabulary Sheet
 Charlegmagne Eulogy Activity
 Feudalism and Activity
 Medieval Economics Activity (Guilds)
 New Ways of Doing Business
 Medieval Church Activity

Pre AP/IB Writing Activity
Parent Resources
 www.phschool.com
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Vocabulary
 Medieval
 Frontier
 Missi Dominici
 Curriculum
 Feudalism
 Vassal
 Troubadour
 Manor
 Serf
 Sacrament
 Tithe
 Secular
 Papal Supremacy
 Partnership
 Bill of Exchange
 Tenant Farmer
 Middle Class
Notes from Council
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TEKS
WH.4A
WH.4B
WH.4C
WH.16A
WH.20C
WH.23A
WH.23B
WH.29F
Feudal Contract
Fief
Knight
Tournament
Chivalry
Canon Law
Excommunication
Interdict
Simony
Friar
Anti-Semitism
Charter
Capital
Usury
Guild
Apprentice
Journeymen
Wichita falls ISD
World History
Lesson Planner
Middle Ages in Europe: 3.4 The High Middle Ages
Time Frame: 9 Days
Objectives
Skills: The student will be able to…
 Explain the origins of modern European nations and describe how the Crusades, Black Death,
Hundred Years war and the Great Schism contributed to the end of medieval Europe.
Lesson Information
Activities
 Assign students vocabulary sheet
 Unit 3 Powerpoint
 King John Activity
 Black Death Activity
 Hundred Years War Activity
 Justinian Activity
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Students will complete the Pre-AP/IB
writing activity
- Analyze and Describe the reasons for
fighting in the Crusades
Additional Information
Materials/Resources
 Prentice Hall World History: Connections to
Today Pgs 206-218
 Vocabulary Sheet
 King John Activity
 Black Death Activity
 Hundred Years War Activity
 Justinian Activity

Pre AP/IB Writing Activity
Parent Resources
 www.phschool.com
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Vocabulary
 Exchequer
 Common Law
 Jury
 Law Investiture
 Annul
 Crusade
 Schism
 Levy
 Religious Toleration
 Scholasticism
 Steppe
 Boyar
Notes from Council
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TEKS
WH.4G
WH.16A
WH.20B
WH.29F
Vernacular
Epic
Flying Buttress
Illumination
Epidemic
Inflation
Longbow
Autocrat
Patriarch
Icon
Czar