Unit 8 - Middle Ages

What will we be learning about?

Chapter 18 Medieval Europe- p 516 - 550

Standards- 6.1a, 6.1b, 6.4b, 6.4c, 6.6a, 6.6d, 6.7b

EQ - Why does conflict develop?

Lesson 1 - The Early Middle Ages pgs. 516-523

How did geography shape life in Europe after the fall of Rome?

How did Germanic groups build kingdoms in Western Europe?

How did the Catholic Church Influence life in early medieval Europe?

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EQ - What are the characteristics that define a culture?

Lesson 2 - The Rise of Towns pgs. 524-531

How did Europeans try to bring order to their society after the fall of Charlemagne’s empire?

How did most Europeans live and work during the Middle Ages?

How did the lives of freemen and serfs differ?

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Bonus Middle Ages Topics

LEQ - What was the Black Death?

How did the Black Plague affect Europe?