Unit 5: The Middle Ages

Learning Targets:

1. Illustrate how the feudal system worked

2. Compare and contrast the Germanic political and legal systems to that of Ancient Rome

3. Evaluate the role of the Church in the Middle Ages

4. Argue that changing politics, social classes, and economics are interrelated

Essential Questions:

1. How were the Middle Ages a "new" age?

2. How did the Middle Ages advance to create the Renaissance?

Resources and Assignments:

• PPT: The Middle Ages
• Medieval Identifications
• Medieval Castle Layout: The Different Rooms and Areas of a Typical Castle
• Activity: Medieval Castle Builder
• Handout: The Growth of Religious Orders/Profile of a Medieval Man
• Reading: The Growth of Religious Orders/Profile of a Medieval Man
• Handout: Causes and Course of the Crusades
• Reading: Causes and Course of the Crusades
• Handout: Bill of Rights
• Reading: Bill of Rights vs. The Magna Carta

Review:

• Test Review: Middle Ages
• Catchphrase