Week 4: Sept. 6-10, 2k21

Monday -- Labor Day -- No School

Tuesday & Wednesday -- Rosh Hashanah -- No School

Day 1 & 2 

In Class:  Finish any "Roman stuff" and then dive right on into the Middle Ages!  Just look at how awful the artwork was from 476-1300.  Ugh! I much rather prefer the Renaissance!  In order to get to the Renaissance though, we need to learn about the Middle Ages!

Middle Ages Doc!

Central Q's for this Unit! -- Answering these Q's in your Journal & 

We will go over on Day 2 of next week -- Sept. 14/15.

1. What is feudalism?

2. Why did Europe resort to feudalism after the fall of the Roman Empire?

3. Who were the different members of the social hierarchy in Europe? You can draw a pyramid or a chart to answer this Q if you would like.

4. Who was Charlemagne & what were his three biggest contributions to his kingdom? (opinionated based on the reading!)

5. Who were the three main groups of invaders to Western Europe during the Middle Ages?

6. Who was William the Conqueror and how did he change Europe? - Mr. Barry loves William the Conqueror :)

7. What was life like on a manor and in a castle?

8. How did one become a Knight?

9. What was life like for a 7th grader?...I mean a serf. 

10. Draw a pyramid and put the social hierarchy of the Catholic Church from bottom to top & what did the Church provide the people during the Middle Ages?

11. List are the Seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church?

12. What was the purpose of the Crusades & after reading about the Crusades, who were the winners & losers?

13. What was the purpose of the illuminated manuscript?

14. How did a teenage girl save Feudal France? :)