John Adams

"Children are our best natural resource..."
--Herbert Hoover

Saturday, September 10, 2022

Week 5: Sept. 12-16, 2k22

Fun Flick...The first four minutes!


We are reading some of this Unit Doc together & there will be times where you are asked to read & answer the Q's on your own!

Central Q’s for the Unit -- Journal Q’s
  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?

  4. Who was Charlemagne & what were his biggest contributions to his kingdom?

  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?

  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. Do you think their role in society was important? Why/why not? Why were so many people in Europe serfs?

  10. What was the social hierarchy of the Catholic Church & what did the Church provide during the Middle Ages?

  11. What 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? :)

  15. What are some similarities between Medieval Europe & Medieval Japan?