Name:
Medieval Europe
Essential Questions & Learning Objectives:
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Explain how feudalism and Manorialism brought order and safety to medieval Europe?
Explain the role of the Roman Catholic Church in medieval society.
Explain why and how towns grew in medieval Europe.
Describe some changes that occurred during the High Middle Ages.
Describe some of the effects of the bubonic plague during the Middle Ages.
Explain how the power of the English monarchy was established and later led to the Hundred Years War.
Vocabulary:
Apprentice
Chivalry
Fief
Baptism
Flying buttress
Barter
Chronicle
Clergy
Bubonic Plague
Common Law
Calvary
Cathedral
Feudalism
Frescoes
Habeas corpus
Heresy
Holy Land
Infidel
Knight
Legend
Heir
Magna Carta
Gargoyles
Guild
Martyr
Mass
Manorialism
Pagan
Pandemic
Pilgrim
Relic
Relief
Model Parliament
Monarchy
Morality
Roman Catholic Church
Saint
Serf
Siege
Surplus
Tithe
Vassal / Vernacular
People: Constantine, Justinian I, Charlemagne, William the Conqueror, Pope Gregory VII, Henry IV, King
John, King Edward I, Joan of Arc, Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots,
Date
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Oct. 30
Mon.
Nov 3
Fri. Nov
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Tues.
Nov 11
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Nov 13
Mon.
Nov 17
Fri. Nov
21
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Nov 25
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Fri. Dec.
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Class Description
Review Roman Legacy – What they left us
Menu Given
Geography Game – www.sheppardsoftware.com
Feudal System Role Play
Begin work on Feudal System Category
Complete and check Feudal System Category
Review of the Roman Catholic Church
Work on Religion Category
Complete and check Religion Category
Review of Daily Life
Work on Daily Life Category
Complete and check Daily Life Category
Review of Magna Carta
Work on Magna Carta Category
Complete and check Magna Carta Category
Review of Black Death
Work on Black Death Category
Continue work on Black Death Category
Complete and check Black Death Category
Review of Hundred Years’ War
Work on Hundred Year’s War Category
Complete and check Hundred Years’ War Category
Final checks of any made-up categories
Work on People Category
Review of Constantinople.
Begin RAFT Presentations
Final presentations of People RAFTs.
Final Unit Assessment
To Do
Make a plan for completing the Menu
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Work on Feudal System Category for HW
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Work on Religion Category for HW
Work on Daily Life Category for HW
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Work on Magna Carta Category for HW
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Work on Black Death Category for HW
Work on Hundred Year’s War Category for HW
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Work on People Category for HW
Work on People Category for HW
o RAFT presentations begin
Final presentation day and unit assessment!
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Guidelines for Medieval Europe Game Show Menu:
You must choose at least one activity from each topic area.
You may not do more than two activities in any one-topic area for credit. (You are, of course, welcome to do more
than two for your own investigation.)
o Grading will be ongoing, so turn in products as you complete them.
o All free-choice proposals must be turned in and approved prior to working on that free choice.
o You must get a total of 120 points to complete this unit. You can earn extra credit of up to 210 points.
o Completing an activity does not mean you will get all the points for the activity, it needs to be completed correctly,
neatly, and fully.
o Class time will be given daily for these activities; any incomplete activities in class will become homework. The last
activities in the People category will be completely done as homework, you may work ahead on it.
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Medieval Europe Vocabulary
Word
Apprentice
Baptism
Barter
Bubonic
Plague
Calvary
Cathedral
Chivalry
Chronicle
Clergy
Common Law
Definition
One who works for an expert to learn skills
A religious ceremony to officially enter the Christian (or at the time Roman Catholic) community
Transactions not involving money
Disease that mainly affects rodents, though people can also be infected.
Soldiers on horseback
A large, important church; the seat of the bishop
The medieval knight’s code of ideal behavior, including bravery, loyalty, and respect for women
An account of historical events
Priests and others in religions services
A body of rulings made by judges or very old traditional laws that become part of a nation’s legal
system
Feudalism
The economic and political system that developed in Europe during the Middle Ages
Frescoes
Paintings on fresh, moist plaster
Fief
A parcel of land given by a feudal lord to a vassal
Flying buttress Stone support jutting from a wall that bears a building’s weight, allowing great height and thin walls
Gargoyles
Grotesque stone creatures
Guild
An association of merchants or craftsmen which protected its members and their businesses
Habeas
The legal concept that an accused person cannot be held in jail indefinitely without being charged
Corpus
with a crime
Heir
One who inherits titles and property after another’s death
Heresy
An idea or belief at odds with established religious beliefs
Holy Land
Israel/Palestine where Bible events occurred
Infidel
Someone with opposing religions beliefs (the term has been mostly used by Christians and Muslims about each other)
Knight
A medieval soldier of high rank
Legend
A story presented as history but is unlikely to be completely true
Magna Carta A written legal agreement signed in 1215 that limited the English monarch’s power
Martyr
One who dies for a cause, usually religious
Mass
Roman Catholic church service
Manorialism Economic system in which a lord provided land to serfs in exchange for labor.
Model Parliament A governing body created by King Edward I that included some commoners, Church officials, and
nobles
Monarchy
Government ruled by a king or queen
Morality
Standards of good conduct
Pagan
One with no religion
Pandemic
A global epidemic or outbreak of a disease
Pilgrim
Someone who goes on a journey to a holy place for religious reasons
Relic
An object of religious importance
Relief
Sculptured from rising out from a flat background
Roman Catholic
The Christian church headed by the pope in Rome
Church
Saint
Serf
Siege
Surplus
Tithe
Vassal
Vernacular
One officially recognized by the Catholic Church as holy and able to speak to God and so prayed
to for help
A peasant bound to the land and under the control of the landholding lord
Surrounding of a town or fortress by an army to starve people in order to capture it
Extra that is not needed
Ten percent of a person’s yearly income or produce paid to the church
A person who receives land from a feudal lord in exchange for loyalty and military service
Common, everyday language
Medieval Europe
Feudalism
o Draw a graphic
organizer depicting the
hierarchy of both social
classes and the church
in Medieval Europe and
complete provided
worksheet. . (10pts)
o Create a poster
comparing and
contrasting the
hierarchy of both social
classes and the church
in Medieval Europe and
complete provided
worksheet. . (25pts)
o Write a summary
analyzing why the use
of Feudalism made
sense and worked well
in Medieval Europe for
maintaining control.
(30pts)
Free Choice
(prior approval)
Religion
o Read pg92-93 in the
HHS book and answer
in complete sentences
the questions 1 & 2 on
page 93. Then read
and answer the
questions 1-4 on
pg112. (10pts)
o Read and answer the
questions on pg95 (1 &
explain why) and pg99
(1-5). (20pts)
Daily Life
o Answer the
questions on the
teacher provided
worksheet about
general daily life in
Medieval Europe.
(15pts)
Magna Carta
o Write a brief, original
summary of what the
Magna Carta was and
what happened as an
affect of it being signed.
(15pts)
Black Death
o Complete the
chart questions
on pg76 of the
HHS book about
the Black Death.
(10pts)
Hundred Years’ War
o Complete the
worksheet with
questions and
mapping on the
Hundred Years War.
(10pts)
People
o Write and present a
RAFT for one
Medieval European
character using the
instructions sheet
provided. (15pts)
o Create a poster
comparing and
contrasting the day
in the life of a high
and lower class
person of your
choice. (25pts)
o Create a mind map
explaining the causes
that led to the Magna
Carta being signed and
the effects that
happened after it was
signed. (25pts)
o Complete the
Activity Time on
pg77 of the HHS
book about the
Black Death.
(20pts)
o Write a and present
RAFT for one
Medieval European
character using the
instructions sheet
provided and display
it on a poster. (25pts)
o Complete the Activity
Time on pg119 in the
HHS book. Requires
general knowledge of
the unit 4 which you
can read or skim
through. (30pts)
o Complete the
Activity Time on
pg84-85 of the
HHS book. (30pts)
o Write a play
dialogue/script of what
happened in the
Meadow of Runnymede
with King John and the
angry nobles. (30pts)
o Investigate the
cause of the
Black Death as an
FBI Agent.
(30pts)
o Complete the Activity
Time on pg82 of the
HHS book and
explain how the
Hundred Years War
affected the stability of
the Feudal system.
(20pts)
o Create a class
presentation (power
point) explaining what
the Hundred Years’
War was and the
impact it had. (30pts)
Free Choice
(prior approval)
Free Choice
(prior approval)
Free Choice
(prior approval)
Free Choice
(prior approval)
Free Choice
(prior approval)
o Write and present
RAFT for one
Medieval European
character using the
instructions sheet
provided and present
it with a Power Point.
(30pts)
Free Choice
(prior approval)
Level
10-15
points
20-25
points
30
points
25-50
points
Free Choice Explanation: You may fill out a proposal form explaining a different activity or option for learning about the title subject for any of the above options. The proposal form must be
turned in before the day of the proposed activity.
People Category: This category is to be done completely for homework. Please work ahead on this at home and do not wait until the last minute. Presentations for this category will happen
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 3rd & FRIDAY DECEMBER 5TH + final unit assessment will be Friday Dec. 5th.
History Final Unit 1 RAFT Project
Role
Audience
Format
Topic
For this People Category you will be writing a R.A.F.T. that will put you back in the Middle Ages where you will take on the role
of a character from that timer period and will recount your life.
TIME TO GET CREATIVE!
Roles to choose from (choose 1):
Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne Constantine
Justinian I
William the Conqueror
Pope Gregory VII
Henry IV
King John
Edward I
Joan of Arc
Queen Elizabeth I Mary Queen of Scots Your proposal?
Audience (your choice, choose 1):
- Another character from the list
- Writing to themselves from the future to their past self
- To students in a 7th grade history class who will read about them later in life
- To a newspaper reporter
- Another creative idea you come up with of whom they could write to that you get approval of
from the teacher first
Format:
- Letter
- News report
- Poem
- Biography
- Vignette/Personal Narrative
- Informational or persuasive piece
Topic: Completely your choice. Examples:
- What life is like for me / What it’s like to be me
- Why I did what I did/am doing
- Why you should support me/believe me/be sorry for me/like me/dislike me
- What I should be remembered for
- What I would do differently if I could
In addition to writing a R.A.F.T. you will be responsible for turning your R.A.F.T. into a poster display
that you will present to the class in a formal presentation.
Other Important Instructions
• To do your best on this project you will need to take a lot of initiative and work hard on your own to do
your best.
• You should stay in close contact with me via email, asking questions and checking for my responses.
• I will accept everything early and will critique what you turn in early to give back to you for
review/improvements before the final due date.
• My class will be open after school Tuesdays to work on the R.A.F.T.
• Your written R.A.F.T. should be at least 3 paragraphs long (more if you are trying to do your best work).
• Your final poster should be well illustrated and can have brief descriptions of what your life would have
been like and with bold excerpts from your written R.A.F.T.
• Your presentation should be 2-3 minutes long. You should provide a brief explanation of your R.A.F.T.
and of the pictures chosen to illustrate your poster.
• Any other questions ASK! Or email [email protected]