Medieval Europe
Chapter 9 - The Early Middle Ages - pp. 227 - 255
Standards:
HSS 7.6.1 - Study the geography of Europe and the Eurasian land mass, including their location, topography,
waterways, vegetation, and climate and their relationship to ways of life in Medieval Europe.
HSS 7.6.2 - Describe the spread of Christianity north of the Alps and the roles played by the early church and
by monasteries in its diffusion after the fall of the western half of the Roman Empire.
HSS 7.6.3 - Understand the development of feudalism, its role in the medieval European economy, the way in
which it was influenced by physical geography (the role of the manor and the growth of towns), and how
feudal relationships provided the foundation of political order.
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Section 1 - Geography of Europe
Main Ideas:
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The Big Idea:
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Key Terms:
- Eurasia
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- topography
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Section 1 Assessment:
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- Compare and Contrast - How is southern Europe’s climate like or unlike the
climate in Hermosa Beach?
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- Describe - Where do most people in southern Europe live?
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- Draw Conclusions - Do you think Europe’s major farming regions are in the
north or the south? Why?
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- Elaborate - How might the region’s climate affect how people live in Scandinavia?
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Categorizing - Complete the table below to list the landforms, climates, and
vegetation of northern Europe, southern Europe, and Scandinavia.
Landforms
Climates
Vegetation
Northern Europe
Southern Europe
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Scandinavia
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Section 2 - Europe after the Fall of Rome
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The Big Idea:
Key Terms and People:
- Middle Ages
- medieval
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- monks
- monasteries
- Benedict
- Charlemagne
- Look at the map on page 235 in your textbook. What rivers served as the eastern
boundaries for the spread of Christianity in Europe?
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- Using the legend, name the centers of Christianity in Britain?
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Section 2 Assessment:
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- How are monks and monasteries related?
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- Why did missionaries travel to northern Europe?
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- Why do you think monks followed such strict rules?
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- What do you think Charlemagne’s greatest accomplishment was? Why?
- What areas of Europe did the Vikings raid?
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- Why were people in Europe so frightened of Viking raids?
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7. - Summarizing - List two rules that monks had to follow inside the monastery and three
contributions that the monks made on the outside to society.
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Inside: _________________, ___________________
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Outside: _________________, __________________, _________________
8. - How were medieval monks and missionaries different?
9. - After reading the Primary Source on p. 236, explain why you think Benedictine monks were
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only allowed a few simple possessions.
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Section 3: Feudalism and Manor Life pp. 242-247
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Key Terms and People
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- knights
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- vassal
- feudalism
- William the Conqueror
- manor
- serfs
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- Eleanor of Aquitaine
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Section 3 Assessment:
1. Nobles who gave land in return for military service were called ________________
A.Knights!
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B. Lords!
C. Serfs!!
D. Kings
2. Which of the following duties did a vassal owe his lord? ____________________
A.Land!!
B. Military Service!
C. Servants!
D. Horses
3. Elaborate Do you think knights or lords benefited more from feudalism? Why?
4. How did William the Conqueror help spread feudalism ?
5. Describe a typical manor.
6. Why do you think many peasants left their farms for cities? Would there be any
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advantage staying in the feudal system?
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Section 4: Feudal Societies pp. 248-251
Main Ideas:
The Big Idea:
Key Terms:
- chivalry
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- haiku
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Section 4 Assessment:
1. In your own words, describe chivalry.
2. What were three characteristics shared by knights and samurai?
3. What might be some reasons that the feudal system developed in Europe as well as
in Japan?
4. What religion were most people in medieval Europe? What religions influenced
most people in Japan?
5. How were the subjects of haiku different from medieval European poems?
6. In your opinion, were European and Japanese societies more similar to or
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different from each other? Explain your answer.
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Chapter 9 Standards Review:
Reviewing Vocabulary, Terms, and People
Write each word defined below, circling each letter that is marked by a star. Then write the words
these letters spell.
1. *____ ____ ____ ____ ____ - religious men who lived in isolated communities
2. *____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ of Aquitaine--one of the most powerful women of
the Middle Ages
3. ____ ____ ____ *____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ - a political system in which land is
given for military service
4. ____ ____ *____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ - a code of behavior that knights had to
follow
5. ____ *____ ____ ____ ____ - farm workers who were tied to the land they worked.
6. *____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ - someone who received land in exchange for military
service
7. ____ *____ ____ ____ ____ - a large estate
8. ____ ____ ____ ____ *____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ - Frankish king who
created a huge empire
Comprehension and Critical Thinking
9. Identify - What region of Europe has the best land for farming?
10.Analyze - How have rivers and seas influenced life in Europe?
11. Evaluate -Based on its geography, in which part of Europe would you want to live? Why would
you want to live there?
12.Identify - What two groups of people were largely responsible for the northern spread of
Christianity?
13. Compare - In what way was the empire of the Franks under Charlemagne like the Roman
Empire?
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14. Describe - What were women’s lives like during the Middle Ages?
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15. Analyze - How did knights and lords try to make their manors self-sufficient?
16. Elaborate - How was feudalism related to medieval Europe’s economic system?
17.Elaborate - Why do you think people wrote about knights and samurai in literature?
Reviewing Themes:
18. Religion - Do you think religion helped to unify or divide Europeans in the Middle Ages?
Why?
19. Society and Culture - Do you think religion or government had more influence on medieval
societies? Why
Standards Assessment:
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Person B:
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Obligations to Person B!!
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* Provide Protection
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* Provide Land!!
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Obligations to Person A
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* Provide Loyalty
* Provide Military
Service
20. In this diagram, Person B is probably a
A. Lord
B. Vassal
C. Serf
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D.Peasant
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21. One thing that continued to grow and spread across Europe after the fall of the Roman
Empire was
A. Christianity
B. Roman Culture
C. Bushido
D.Republican Government
22. Why would feudalism have taken hold more strongly in northern Europe than in southern
Europe?
A. Fewer geographic barriers protected northern Europeans from invasion by enemies
B. Southern Europeans were more interested in fishing than in farming
C. A larger number of towns grew up along the rivers of northern Europe
D.Most people in southern Europe lived along the region’s long coastlines
23. Which of these descriptions does not apply to feudalism as it developed in Europe?
A. Increasing power of kings
C. Clearly defined roles in society
B. Powerful nobles
D. Duties and obligations
24. One way in which society developed differently in Europe and Japan was in
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A.The relationship between lords and vassals
B. The duties and obligations in each system
C. The themes of their art and literature
D.The behavior of knights and samurais
Connecting with Past Learnings:
25. Charlemagne was a brilliant warrior and a strong king. The achievements of which ancient
figure have the least in common with those of Charlemagne?
A. Julius Caesar
C. Aristotle
B. Alexander the Great
D. Shi Huangdi
26. Serfs were tied to the land on which they worked. A serf in medieval Europe held a place in
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society that was most like
A. A Brahman in ancient India
C. A Christian in ancient Rome
B. A peasant in ancient China
D. A trader in ancient Egypt
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