1. Civilizations from the earliest times have some form of governmental organization that creates order in a society.

Social Structure and Government in Medieval Europe:

1a. What elements of political and social order do you see in the artwork? What other elements of order in medieval life are shown in the image? 

1b. How did the government impact each level of the social pyramid in positive and negative ways? 

1c. What is the feudal system and why did it develop?

1d. How is the feudal system similar and different from the governing systems of the ancient civilizations? 

1e. How and why did governments develop in ancient and medieval societies?

1f. How did governments differ in various locations and nations— European, African, Asian, North and South America?

2.  As ancient and medieval societies grew, the needs and wants of citizens changed. These changes impacted those societies in many ways, influencing the future of those societies.

 Unequal distributions of weath create classes. 

3. Civilizations interact with each other in order to promote and protect their own interests.

When regional and global connections were made among early societies, the world changed in ways that still affect us today.

• How did the interaction of civilizations affect the growth of some of those societies and the demise of others?

• What elements or ideas from early societies that still affect us today?

1. Civilizations from the earliest times have some form of governmental organization that creates order in a society. 

2. As ancient and medieval societies grew, the needs and wants of their citizens changed. Unequal distribution of wealth within a society creates distinct socio-economic classes. 

3. Civilizations interact with each other in order to promote and protect their own interests.

When regional and global connections were made among early societies, the world changed in ways that still affect us today.

Government: 1f. How did governments differ in various locations and nations— European, African, Asian, North and South America?

• What were the systems of government and power? 

• In what ways did the organization of government create order in the society?

Daily life and economics: 2a. What is the impact of how wealth is distributed within a society? 

• How was wealth distributed? 

• How did this impact the classes/people in this society? 

• How did the people get what they wanted and needed? 

Interaction with others: 3a. & 3b. What influenced changed the way people lived, and how did those changes shift global development and ideas? How does controlling resources benefit a society?

• How did this society interact with people within their society and with other societies? (think: trade & war)

• Where can we see an impact this society made on the world today?

Students select a person or society studied to create a virtual Medieval Avenues Interactive Board (slide deck with interactive buttons that are linked to resources such as docs, videos, audio recordings, images, etc.) to share learning around what impact the government, economy, and social structure had on the person or society selected. 

3. Civilizations interact with each other in order to promote and protect their own interests. 

When regional and global connections were made among early societies, the world changed in ways that still affect us today.

1. How was the medieval world similar/different from the ancient world?

2. How were medieval societies similar and different from each other?

3. How do ideas from the medieval era still influence us today?