Middle Ages

Days 1-3: Introduction to the European Middle Ages and Feudalism

• Read Chapter 13.1 / notes / quiz
• Complete Map of Europe
• Crash Course -- The Dark Ages
• Read Chapter 13.2 / notes and class discussion

Day 4

• Review Feudalism in the Middle Ages
• Examine the life of a peasant by watching the following short documentary entitled Medieval Lives -- Peasant
• Assignment: Chapter 13.3 Reading and Notes

Day 5

• Discuss content of Chapter 13.3 -- Age of Chivalry (see notes in slideshow from beginning of the unit)
• View Medieval Lives -- Knights

Day 6: Middle Ages Quiz #2 -- Hexagon Activity

Days 7-10 Medieval Research Project and Presentations

Day 11: The Crusades

• Read and take notes -- Chapter 14.1
• Overview of the Crusades -- Crash Course Video

Day 12:

• Presentation and in class notes discussion on the Crusades

Day 13:

• Review Chapter 14, Section 1
• Assignment: Read/Notes Chapter 14.2

Day 14:

• Notes / Discussion -- The Formation of Western Europe / England and France Develop
• Analysis of the ideas in the Magna Carta

Day 15:

• Read/Notes Chapter 14.4 (Great Schism/Black Death/Hundred Years' War)
• Videoclip -- Black Death

Day 16:

• Notes/Class Discussion -- 14.4
• Review for Middle Ages Exam

Day 17:

Middle Ages Exam