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Classifying the Middle Ages
Directions: Cut out each fact box below and then paste it in the correct period.
Early Middle Ages
Late Middle Ages
High Middle Ages
The Crusades began,
Europe shifted into a
The Book of Kells, an
sending knights and
warmer climate and land
illuminated manuscript of
pilgrims to Jerusalem
became easier to farm
the Bible was created
Europe shifted into a
Instead of ruling large
The Great Famine
cooler climate and the land
areas, people had a more
occurred lasting from 1315
became harder to farm
local form of government
to 1322
William the Conqueror
People dumped garbage
Monasteries began to pop
became the King of
and waste into the narrow
up across Europe and the
England
city streets
British Isles
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Answer Key
Classifying the Middle Ages
Directions: Cut out each fact box below and then paste it in the correct period.
Early Middle Ages
Late Middle Ages
High Middle Ages
Instead of ruling large
Europe shifted into a
The Crusades began,
areas, people had a more
cooler climate and the land
sending knights and
local form of government
became harder to farm
pilgrims to Jerusalem
The Book of Kells, an
People dumped garbage
Europe shifted into a
illuminated manuscript of
and waste into the narrow
warmer climate and land
the Bible was created
city streets
became easier to farm
Monasteries began to pop
The Great Famine
William the Conqueror
up across Europe and the
occurred lasting from 1315
became the King of
British Isles
to 1322
England
www.historyforkids.net