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Overview of topics covered:
• Geography of medieval Europe
• The Spread of Christianity
• The Rise of Feudalism
• Popes v. Kings
• English Law and Constitution: Common Law, the Magna Carta, Parliament
• The Crusades
• The Black Death
• The Roman Catholic Church
• The Reconquista

The Test
1,364 questions
This is the mother of all tests on Medieval Europe.

Simple to use
One book for the whole class.
No learning curve: Lessons are ready to reproduce.

Saves time
All the facts are included:
There is no need to use a textbook or reference books.
Your students will zip through the worksheets.
Each lesson is 20 minutes in and out. Perfect for block scheduling.

1. The Topics
The geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of medieval Europe.

GEOGRAPHY
How the natural setting shaped life in medieval Europe. Eurasia, Great European Plain, British Isles, English Channel, Scandinavia, Mediterranean Sea, Iberian Peninsula. Navigable rivers.

SPREAD OF CHRISTIANITY
After the fall of Rome, the Christian church was the only institution left standing. How monasteries spread Christianity to northern Europe. Monasteries, missionaries, St. Augustine, Archbishop of Canterbury.

FEUDALISM
Feudal relationships provided the foundation of political order. Manorialism became the economic system. Charlemagne, vassalage, feudal contract, fief, fiefdom, code of chivalry.
William the Conqueror, Norman Conquest, Battle of Hasting, Bayeux Tapestry, 1066.
The Manor: Manorialism, serfdom, domain, desmesne.
The rise of Towns: Castle towns, charters, guilds, apprentices, master craftsmen.

POPES & KINGS
Conflict and cooperation between the Papacy and European monarchs
The rise of monarchy and strong central government: Charlemagne, Gregory VII, Emperor Henry IV.
The Divine Right of Kings. Coronation. No separation of Church and State.
The Papacy punished kings with excommunication, interdiction, and deposition.
Rise of nationalism: The King became the symbol of the nation during the Hundred Years’ War.
Joan of Arc, King Arthur, Knights of the Round Table.

THE MAGNA CARTA
Constitutional practices, the rise of modern democratic thought, and representative institutions: King John, 1215, tyranny, Runnymede, Constitutional government, Parliament, absolute monarchy, balance of power, limited government, the rule of law, “no taxation without representation,” private property, power of the purse.
The English court system: Henry II, Common Law, circuit courts, trial by jury, habeas corpus, no aritrary arrest, independent judiciary. Scholasticism, Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica, Natural Law.

THE CRUSADES
The causes and results. Impact on the Christian, Muslim, and Jewish populations in Europe. Results: International trade between Europe and the Middle East. Pope Urban II, Richard the Lion-hearted, Saladin.

THE BLACK DEATH
The bubonic plague: Central Asia to China, the Middle East, and Europe. Its impact on global population.

THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
A political, intellectual, and aesthetic institution: Universities, clergy, religious orders, and Latin. Iberian Peninsula, Ferdinand and Isabella, the Reconquista in Spain, the Spanish Inquisition, expulsion of the Jews.

2. The Lessons
The worksheets are . . . Designed to involve students at the moment and on the day of the state test. Chock full of facts: Using reasoning, students manipulate the facts. Action-packed: Students perform what they know in front of the class! Homework on the internet: We provide the website, the questions, and the answers.

1. Limited Government
2. The Rule of Law
3. Balance of Power
4. Power of the Purse
5. Private Property
6. Due Process
7. Judgment by Your Peers

3. The Test
Students HEAR the test - long before they take it! Our test is tough: If your students can do well on our test, the state test should be a breeze.