A.P.W.H. - Name__________________________________ _____
Date________________
Unit 2 Project
MEDIEVAL HISTORY MAKERS
PART 1 – TRADING CARDS: (50 Points each / 100 Total Points): Create a trading card for each
famous person assigned to you. The information for your card will come from both the textbook and
other research (other published books, magazine articles, and internet sources). Your completed card
must be typed and laminated)
Each trading card must include all of the following information (as a minimum):
FRONT: VISUAL DEPICTION (10 Points per card)
An accurate picture or drawing of the individual.
Full Name and Nickname (ie: Suleiman was also known as the Lawgiver or Magnificent)
Known Lifespan (ie: Born -11 Feb 1235 Death -27 July 1299)
Place of Birth and Death
BACK: BIOGRAPHICAL NARRATIVE (25 Points per card)
Write a brief biographical narrative covering all of the following (as a minimum):
o Full name/Nickname, Place and Date of Birth and Death
o Overview of Person’s Early/Family Life (Social Status, Education, Training, etc.)
o Overview of Rise to Prominence and/or Power
o Overview of Professional Relationships (Partners, Alliances, Rulers, Enemies, etc.)
o Overview of Greatest Accomplishments/Achievements and/or Failures
o Extra Credit: Famous Quote attributed to your famous person & why it is important
FRONT
NAME/NICKNAME
LIFESPAN
BACK
BIOGRAPHY
- Name/Nickname
- Place/Date of Birth
- Place/Date of Death
- Early/Family Life
- Education/Training
- Relationships
- Accomplishments
- Famous Quote(s)
PART 2: COMPARE & CONTRAST ESSAY (100 Total points) – Write a standard AP Compare
and Contrast Essay on your two famous Medieval History Makers based on the prompt provided.
During the Middle Ages (between the 10th-14th Centuries), there were numerous Medieval men and
women who had an impact on changing the known world. Based on your research, compare and
contrast your two Medieval people, their accomplishments and the impact they had on the world.
What similarities and differences exist between them? How did their interactions with each other and
accomplishments change the world at the time and what long term impact did they have on the future?
A.P.W.H. - Name__________________________________ _____
Date________________
PART 3: BIBLIOGRAPHY (15 points per card) – The project must include a properly formatted
bibliography using either MLA or APA format and including at least two sources from each of the
following categories.
1. PUBLISHED BOOK SOURCES (Books specifically about your person by historians)
2. INTERNET/WEB SOURCES (Verifiable educational/historical sites on your person)
3. OTHER ACCEPTABLE SOURCES (Primary documents; Magazine articles; Textbooks;
Encyclopedias; Dictionaries)
Unit 2 Project
MEDIEVAL HISTORY MAKERS
TRADING CARD RUBRIC
5-6
Text and graphics are
neat and clear and easy
to locate. All parts
completed thoroughly
and according to guide.
3-4
Text and graphics
are clear. Meets
basic requirements.
(Laminated)
2
Most text and
graphics are neat and
clear. May be difficult
to locate information.
(Not Laminated)
1
Text and graphics
are not neat and
information is
difficult to locate.
(Not Laminated)
Format
Included all five
minimum elements of
Biography & Visual
Depiction. (Included
Personal Quotes)
Included 3-4 of all
five required
elements of
Biography & Visual
Depiction
Included only 2 of
the five required
elements of
Biography & Visual
Depiction
Included only 1 of
the five required
elements of
Biography &
Visual Depiction
Evidence
Employed sufficient
and well-chosen
evidence to
demonstrate research
and understanding
about famous person.
Employed basic
evidence to show
knowledge about
famous person.
Lacked some key /
essential facts
Provides some basic
evidence to show
knowledge and
understanding about
famous person. Lacks
Significant facts
essential to biography
Provides little or
no evidence to
demonstrate how
and why famous
person was
historically
important.
Creativity
Design is creative,
colorful and well
executed. Choice of
sequence and position
enhanced presentation
Most of the design
is presented in a
creative manner.
Presentation lacks
professional
appearance
Parts of the design
are creative are clear.
However, some
elements were
difficult to locate and
/ or understand.
Design is not
original, neat or
clear. Sequence and
positioning is
poorly executed.
Conventions
Uses appropriate
grammar and spells
correctly throughout.
Uses appropriate
grammar and
spelling most of the
time.
Made grammatical
and spelling errors
that distract but do
not compromise the
meaning.
Made several
grammatical and
spelling errors that
compromise the
meaning.
Construction/
Process
A.P.W.H. - Name__________________________________ _____
Date________________
MEDIEVAL HISTORY MAKERS
FOUNDERS OF THE RUS
1. Ivan III and Yaroslav the Wise
2. Priness Olga and Prince Vladimir
FAMOUS MONGOL RULERS
3. Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan
4. Batu Khan and Hulagu Khan
FAMOUS AFRICAN RULERS
5. Sundiata and Mansa Musa
FAMOUS EXPLORERS
6. Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta
FAMOUS GERMANIC RULERS
7. King Clovis and Charles Martel (Charles the Hammer)
8. Charlemagne and Otto the Great
FAMOUS MEDIEVAL ENEMIES & ALLIES
9. King Rollo (of the Vikings) and King Charles the Simple (of France)
10. King Richard I (of England) and Prince John Lackland (of England)
11. King John Lackland (of England) and King Philip II “Augustus” (of France)
LEADERS DURING THE NORMAN CONQUEST
12. Harold Godwinson and William the Conqueror
LEADERS OF THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR
13. King Edward III (of England) and Edward “The Black Prince of Wales”
14. King Charles VII (of France) and Joan of Arc (Jean d’Arc)
POWERFUL MEDIEVAL WOMEN
15. Eleanor of Aquitaine and Joan of Arc (Jean d’Arc)
RIVALRIES BETWEEN RULERS and POPES
16. Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV versus Pope Gregory VII
17. Holy Roman Emperor Henry V versus Pope Calixtus II
18. King Philip IV (of France) versus Pope Boniface VIII
LEADERS OF THE CRUSADES
19.
20.
21.
22.
King Richard I “The Lionheart” (of England) and Saladin
King Philip II “Augustus” (of France) and Emperor Frederick I (Barbarossa)
King Louis VII (of France) and Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine
King Baldwin IV (of Jerusalem) and Queen Sibylla (of Jerusalem)
GREAT NOMADIC LEADERS
23. Genghis Khan and Timur the Lame (“Timberlame’)