European Middle Ages Topics

Research steps for European Middle Ages Topic Groups

Steps:

1. Google Doc: Set up a shared Google Doc for the group. Assign each group member a color. Share your group’s doc on Google Classroom Stream page
   1. Luke Derror
   2. Jason M-L
   3. David Wood
   4. Robyn Metz
2. Brainstorm: As a group create a list of keywords related to your topic in Late and High Middle Ages 1050-1450. Do not stop until you have a considerable list. An example for Medicine might look like:
   1. Bubonic Plague
   2. Bloodletting
      1. Leeches
   3. Medical tools
   4. Surgery
   5. Apothecary (pharmacist in Middle Ages)
   6. Doctors?
3. Research: Search information on databases and reliable internet sites using items from your brainstorming session. Each person should contribute at least 8 items. Below are a few ideas of research sites:
   1. Wikipedia
   2. Arts and the Humanities: Medieval Europe
   3. Gale World History
   4. Encyclopedia Britannica

Example for Medicine

Item

Image

Description/Details

Source

Bubonic Plague

1347-1351. Est. 75 to 200 million people died. Believed to be caused by bacteria....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death

Bloodletting

Common practice in the Middle Ages or many illnesses...

https://www.history.com/news/a-brief-history-of-bloodletting

Example for Government

Peasants Revolts

Peasants revolted against nobles in the late middle ages which caused political disunity

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_revolts_in_late-medieval_Europe

1. Ranking: From your table of items in step 3, rank items as a group that best summarize your topic for the Middle Ages.