Everything you ever wanted to know about Medieval Europe, including: geography of medieval Europe; the Spread of Christianity; the Rise of Feudalism; Popes vs. Kings; English Law and Constitution—Common Law, the Magna Carta, Parliament; the Crusades; the Black Death (it was as scary as it sounds!); the Roman Catholic Church (it was as much about politics as it was about religion); and the Reconquista.
"The Middle Ages—Europe covers 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.
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 and 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.
Table of Contents
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| INTRODUCTION | |
| #1 Graphic Organizer | How are you connected to Medieval Europe? |
| #2 Timeline | Timeline: The Middle Ages - 500-1500 |
| #3 Game | A board game: Medieval Europe |
| #4 Game | Other games using Medieval Europe |
| 1. THE GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE | |
| #5 Mapping | Europe |
| #6 Lecture | Barbarian warriors invented feudalism |
| #7 Mapping | Europe was perfect for farming! |
| #8 Mapping | England |
| #9 Game | The geography of Europe and The Bell Game |
| #10 Internet | Homework: The geographyu of Europe |
| #11 Internet | Homework: Barbarian Kingdoms |
| #12 Mapping | Draw your mental map of Europe! |
| #13 Game | The ABCs of Europe’s geography |
| #14 Game | Can you speak European? |
| 2. THE SPREAD OF CHRISTIANITY | |
| #15 Lecture | Missionaries spread Christianity throughout northern Europe |
| #16 Lecture | The Monastery |
| #17 Group Analysis | Life is like a rock group |
| #18 Group Analysis | Life is like a rock group |
| #19 Graphic Organizer | Monasteries: Who, what, where, when, why and how? |
| 3. FEUDALISM | |
| 1. THE RISE OF FEUDALISM | |
| #20 Lecture | Charlemagne |
| #21 Graphic Organizer | Charlemagne: Who, what, where, when, why and how? |
| #22 Group Analysis | Life is like a rock group |
| #23 Group Analysis | Life is like a rock group |
| #24 Lecture | William the Conqueror |
| #25 Graphic Organizer | The Norman Invasion: Who, what, where, when, why and how? |
| 2. THE DEFINITION OF FEUDALISM | |
| #26 Lecture | What was feudalism? |
| #27 Lecture | The Castle |
| #28 Student project | The Life of a Knight |
| #29 Lecture | The Code of Chivalry |
| #30 Lecture | Medieval Literature glorified the Knight |
| #31 Group Analysis | Life is like a rock group |
| #32 Group Analysis | Life is like a rock group |
| #33 Graphic Organizer | The Knight: Who, what, where, when, why and how? |
| #34 Game | The ABCs of Feudalism |
| #35 Game | Can you talk like a knight? |
| 3. LIFE ON THE MANOR | |
| #36 Lecture | Life on the manor |
| #37 Student project w/ chart | Who benefitted from feudalism? |
| #38 Internet | What was life like on the medieval manor? |
| #39 Group Analysis | w/ transparency Does your name come from Medieval Europe? |
| #40 Internet | If you lived in medieval Europe, what would change in your daily life? |
| #41 Group Analysis | Life is like a rock group |
| #42 Group Analysis | Life is like a rock group |
| #43 Graphic Organizer | The Manor: Who, what, where, when, why and how? |
| #44 Game | The ABCs of Manorialism |
| #45 Game | Can you talk like a nobleman? |
| 4. THE RISE OF TOWNS | |
| #46 Lecture | The growth of towns |
| #47 Graphic Organizer | Towns: Who, what, where, when, why and how? |
| #48 Lecture | w/ questions Medieval Towns |
| #49 Lecture | Life in a medieval town |
| #50 Lecture | Medieval Townspeople |
| #51 Lecture | The Guilds |
| #52 Graphic Organizer | The Guilds: Who, what, where, when, why and how? |
| #53 Internet | Homework: Towns & Guilds |
| #54 Group Analysis | Life is like a rock group |
| #55 Group Analysis | Life is like a rock group |
| #56 Game | The ABCs of Medeival Towns |
| #57 Game | Can you talk like a Burgher? |
| 4. THE POPE | |
| #58 Lecture | Kings cooperated with Popes |
| #59 Lecture | Charlemagne cooperated with the Church |
| #60 Lecture | Kings clashed with Popes |
| #61 Game | How the Church enforced its laws and The Bell Game |
| #62 Game | The Great Race |
| #63 Game | A Living Chess Game |
| #64 Group Analysis | Life is like a rock group |
| #65 Graphic Organizer | The Pope: Who, what, where, when, why and how? |
| #66 Game | The ABCs of the Pope |
| #67 Game | Can you talk like the Pope? |
| 5. ENGLISH LAW & CONSTITUTION | |
| 1. COMMON LAW | |
| #68 Lecture | Common Law, 1154 |
| #69 Internet | Homework: Medieval Justice |
| #70 Game | Legal Practices |
| #71 Game | The Great Race |
| #72 Writing Activity | Eleanor of Aquitaine |
| #73 Game | The ABCs of English Law |
| #74 Game | Can you talk like a Judge? |
| 2. THE MAGNA CARTA | |
| #75 Lecture | The Magna Carta |
| #76 A Story | Bad King John, 1215 |
| #77 Document | The Magna Carta, 1215 |
| #78 Group Analysis | The Magna Carta |
| #79 Group Analysis | The Magna Carta |
| #80 Student project | Make a mobile |
| #81 Game | Don’t look up! |
| #82 Document | What say the reeds at Runnymede? |
| #83 Student project | Bad King John: A song in Hip Hop |
| #84 Internet | Political Cartoons: No one is above the law |
| #85 Graphic Organizer | The Magna Carta: Who, what, where, when, why and how? |
| #86 Group Analysis | Life is like a rock group |
| #87 Writing Activity | How to write a speech |
| #88 Writing Activity | Expressive Essay: I am King John |
| #89 Writing Activity | Narrative Essay: I am King John |
| #90 Writing Activity | Informative Essay: I am King John |
| #91 Writing Activity | Persuasive Essay: I am King John |
| #92 Document | The Declaration of Independence |
| #93 A list | A list of grievances |
| #94 Game | Seven Principles |
| #95 Game | The Great Race |
| #96 Graphic Organizer | Seven Principles in the Magna Carta |
| #97 Game | The ABCs of the Magna Carta |
| #98 Game | Can you talk about the Magna Carta |
| 3. PARLIAMENT | |
| #99 Lecture | Where we are headed... |
| #100 Lecture | The English Parliament |
| #101 Lecture | London |
| #102 Graphic Organizer | Parliament |
| #103 Game | Three Branches |
| #104 Game | The Great Race |
| #105 Graphic Organizer | Parliament: Who, what, where, when, why and how? |
| #106 Group Analysis | Life is like a rock group |
| #107 Group Analysis | Life is like a rock group |
| #108 Game | The ABCs of Parliament |
| #109 Game | Can you speak in the House of Lords? |
| 6. THE CRUSADES | |
| #110 Lecture | What were the Crusades? |
| #111 Chart/Transparency | The Crusades: Causes & Effects |
| #112 Mapping | The Crusades |
| #113 Internet | The Crusades |
| #114 Group Analysis | Life is like a rock group |
| #115 Group Analysis | Life is like a rock group |
| #116 Graphic Organizer | The Crusades: Who, what, where, when, why and how? |
| #117 Game | The ABCs of Crusades |
| #118 Game | Can you talk like a Crusader? |
| 7. THE BLACK DEATH | |
| #119 Mapping | The Black Death |
| #120 Graphic Organizer | The Black Death: Who, what, where, when, why and how? |
| #121 Game | The ABCs of the Black Death |
| #122 Game | Can you talk like an apothecary? |
| 8. THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH | |
| #123 Lecture | The Catholic Church |
| #124 Lecture | Medieval Religion |
| #125 Lecture | Medieval Politics |
| #126 Internet | Ddaily life in and around the cathedral |
| #127 Graphic Organizer | The Catholic Church: Its impact on religion |
| #128 Lecture | Medieval Architecture |
| #129 Lecture | Medieval Art |
| #130 Lecture | Medieval Music |
| #131 Lecture | Medieval Drama |
| #132 Lecture | Medieval Literature |
| #133 Lecture | The Divine Comedy |
| #134 Lecture | The Canterbury Tales |
| #135 Graphic Organizer | The Catholic Church: Its impact on the arts |
| #136 Lecture | Medieval Universities |
| #137 Lecture | Dominican monks were University professors |
| #138 Lecture | St. Thomas Aquinas |
| #139 Group Analysis | Life is like a rock group |
| #140 Group Analysis | Life is like a rock group |
| #141 Graphic Organizer | The University: Who, what, wher,e when, why and how? |
| #142 Game | The ABCs of the Catholic Church |
| #143 Game | Can you speak Latin? |
| 9. THE RECONQUISTA | |
| #144 Lecture | Medieval Spain |
| #145 Group Analysis | Life is like a rock group |
| #146 Group Analysis | Life is like a rock group |
| #147 Internet | Nobody ever expects the Spanish Inquisition... |
| #148 Graphic Organizer | The Reconquista: Who, what, where, when, why and how? |
| #149 Game | The ABCs of the Reconquista |
| #150 Game | Can you speak Spanish? |
| 10. THE RISE OF KINGS | |
| #151 Lecture | The 100 Years’ War: 1337-1453 |
| #152 Lecture | Nationalism |
| #153 Lecture | w/ group analysis Legends: Expressions of nationalism |
| #154 Lecture | A strong monarchy |
| #155 Transparency | Strong monarchs |
| #156 Transparency | Who wanted a powerful King? |
| #157 Transparency | Why feudalism ended |
| #158 Graphic Organizer | Nations & Nationalism: Who, what, where, when, why and how? |
| #159 Game | The ABCs of Monarchy |
| #160 Game | Can you talk like a powerful king? |
| 11. A MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL | |
| #161 Student activity | The Medieval Festival |
| #162 Group Analysis | Clothing |
| #163 Lecture | Where were clothes invented? |
| #164 Internet | The Middle Ages: Name that Guy! |
| #165 Internet | Medieval Cartoons |
| #166 Student activity | The Five Senses |
| #167 Game | Mars/Venus |
| #168 Game | Rank the famous people |
| #169 Group Analysis | What if your school were run by Charlemagne? |
| #170 Group Analysis | Screaming Headlines |
| #171 Game | Honk if you hate history! |
| #172 Game | Stump the teacher! |
| #173 Game | The Last Man Standing... |
| Test | 1364 questions |
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