Name: ____________________________________ Date: ____________________ HR: _____
Middle Ages in Western Europe, 400 A.D./C.E. – 1500s
Directions:
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Please follow the four steps listed below for each writing prompt. Bring this packet to class each
day, and work on it at home each night for homework this week. You are allowed to type your outlines, but this
is NOT group work. Copied outlines result in a failing grade. This counts as a project grade.
1) Annotate the complex writing prompt by underlining the major topics and circling words you don’t
know.
2) Make a Quick Outline using only your paragraph topics and your main ideas. Be sure to include all
major topics that you underlined in step 1.
3)
​ Create a sentence
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outline that
​ includes specific
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details from class notes, your textbook, and approved
websites. Whenever possible, provide detailed information on the 6 journalistic questions (Who, What,
When, Where, Why, and How) of the topic. (Please leave page numbers and other citations in
parenthesis)
4) Underline all of the new vocabulary words that you use. I want to see your
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vocabulary
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burgeoning! :)
7.33 How did feudalism and manorialism develop in Europe? What role did feudalism and
manorialism play in the medieval European economy? Be sure to discuss the influence of physical
geography, the role of the manor, and the growth of towns.
Outline Format:​ 1 2
​Accuracy​: 1 2 3
​Specific Details​: 1 2 3 4 5
​Score:​ _________/ 10
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7.34 Discuss the conflict and cooperation between the Papacy and European monarchs, including
Charlemagne, Gregory VII, and Emperor Henry IV.
Outline Format:​ 1 2
​Accuracy​: 1 2 3
​Specific Details​: 1 2 3 4 5
​Score:​ _________/ 10
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7.35 Examine the Norman Invasion, Battle of Hastings, and the impact of the reign of William the
Conqueror on England and Northern France.
Outline Format:​ 1 2
​Accuracy​: 1 2 3
​Specific Details​: 1 2 3 4 5
​Score:​ _________/ 10
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7.36 Discuss developments in medieval English law and government. How did these developments
influence the rise of modern democratic thought and representative institutions such as: trial by
jury, the common law, Magna Carta, parliament, habeas corpus, and an independent judiciary.
Outline Format:​ 1 2
​Accuracy​: 1 2 3
​Specific Details​: 1 2 3 4 5
​Score:​ _________/ 10
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7.37 What happened to Christianity and the church after the fall of the western half of the Roman
Empire in 476 C.E.? Be sure to explain how Christianity spread throughout Europe, especially north
of the Alps. You must also discuss the roles played by the early church and by monasteries in
Christianity’s diffusion.
Outline Format:​ 1 2
​Accuracy​: 1 2 3
​Specific Details​: 1 2 3 4 5
​Score:​ _________/ 10
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