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Post date: Feb 11, 2013 8:31:30 PM
Day 12: Project Due
Day 11: Primary Sources of the Middle Ages
Homework: Finish worksheet
Day 10: The Black Death
Day 8/9: Review and Test
Day 7: Political and Social Changes
PPT
Homework: P 462 #1b, 2a, 3a, 3b, 3c
Day 5: The Crusades
PPT
Homework: P427 #7, then write a paragraph based on your points
Study for Quiz
Unit
Day 1: Film Study
Homework: Read p 384-389 and take notes
Primary Sources:
Getty Museum: Images of the Black Death
Selected excerpts attached below
The Discovery of America by Leif Ericsson
Getty Museum: Illuminated Manuscripts
Getty Museum: Images of Violence in Medieval Works
Secondary Sources:
Why did Medieval Doctors wear funny suits? Mental Floss: "Anatomy of 14th Century Bubonic Plague Hazmat suits" by Bryan Dugan.
An article on the primary weapon of siege before gunpowder, the trebuchet: Scientific America: "The Trebuchet" by Paul Chevedden et al.
How did people fight in the Middle Ages? The author argues that what we think is usually wrong: History Today: "The Myths of Medieval Warfare" by Sean McGlynn.
Do people still die from the Bubonic Plague? Nautilus: "Bring Out Your (Very Infrequent) Dead!" by Eli Chen.
On Pepin and Charles Martel: Famous Men of the Middle Ages: "Charles Martel and Pepin" by John Henry.
Crusader king: FreeRepublic: "Catholic, Crusader, Leper, King" by Michael Whitcraft.
A Catholic perspective on the Crusades: patheos: "What is Your Middle Schooler be taught about the Crusades?" by Thomas L. McDonald.
Don't get sick! The Atlantic: "Avoiding the Black Plague Today" by Iulia Flip.
On the Medieval violence: HistoryToday: "Game of Thrones, the Norman Conquest and Political Violence" by Marc Morris.
On being burned alive: LordsandLadies.org: "Burned at the Stake" by Siteseeters, Ltd.
On the Maiden: Crisis: "St. Joan of Arc: A Guide for Every Age" by Christopher Check.
The Crusades, good or bad? IntercollegiateReview: "You Thought the Crusades Were Evil... Until You Read This" by Paul F. Crawford.
The Launch of the 2nd Crusade: HistoryToday: "Soldiers of the Second Crusade Leave From Devon" by Richard Cavendish.
Triumph or fiasco? CatholicAnswers: "Liberating Jerusalem - The Success of the First Crusade" by Steve Weidenkopf.
Pretty cool house: Smithsonian: "The Colosseum was a Housing Complex in Medieval Times" by Mary Beth Griggs.
The basis of of our government? HistoryToday: "The Meaning of the Magna Carta since 1215" by Ralph Turner.
Christianity in the world: HistoryToday: "Christianity's Forgotten World" by Phillip Jenkins.
Multimedia:
Crash Course: The Dark Ages 12:08
Crash Course: the Crusades 11:33
HSW: Feudalism 5:09
Black Death Song 3:22
RealCatholicTV: The Crusades 31:30
100 Years War Map 1:01
Joan of Arc - the Battle of Orleans 9:22
Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris, France 2:20
The Moving of Ethnic Groups (Interactive)
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