April 25 and 26

Monday: We began our unit on the Renaissance. Students worked on a fill-in notes page about the changes going on in Europe before the Renaissance, and then began a map of Renaissance Europe.

Tuesday: Students worked to illustrate the changes going on in Europe right before the Renaissance and did a webquest about the city of Florence.

April 11

Students finished and turned in their animated maps of the spread of the plague. With any extra time available students could have worked on tonight's homework (reading guide 321-323 and matching). The unit test, and the second packet for this unit will both be Friday.

Here is the study guide:
Study Guide: Feudal Europe and the Middle Ages
The unit test for our study of the Middle Ages will be on Friday, April 15. While you can make, and use note cards to study, you will NOT be allowed to use note-cards on this test.

Terms to know:

Crusades (327),Jerusalem (327-330),Pope(322),Middle Ages(291)
Religious Orders (324),Clergy(321), Sacraments(321),University (324-325)Clovis(294),Charlemagne(294),Manor(299),Monasteries (295)
Feudalism(296),Trebuchet(web q.),The Plague(333-334),Serf/Lord (297)
Vassal(ppt),Guild(302),Justinian(video),Byzantium(video)
Franks(294),Catholic(321-25),Monks(324),Seljuk Turks(327)
Pope Urban II(video), Visigoths(video),Kurtis Blow

Potential short answer questions:

1. Explain the role and significance of the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages.
2. Explain the political system of Feudalism and why it emerged.
3. When, Where, Why and for What reasons were the Crusades fought?
4. The Middle Ages are also called the Dark Ages. Be able to explain why they were considered “dark.”
5. Be able to draw a diagram of a Medieval Manor.

Map:
Origins and spread of the Bubonic Plague, Constantinople
Jerusalem, Muslim/Christian Lands during time of the Crusades
Mediterranean Sea, Routes take by Christian Warriors during the Crusades
Rome

March 31, April 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8

March 31 and April 1: Students worked on a webquest about medieval castle life, and had class time to complete a reading guide (pp. 300-302)

April 4 - 8: Plague Week
All week long students have been working on creating an animated map of the spread of the Bubonic plague. There has been no homework this week, and there will be none this weekend. We'll have our unit test next Friday and I'll collect the packet at that time as well. Here is a list of assignments so far:

1. The Plague (periods 3, 4, and 5 only)
2. Stages of the Bubonic Plague
3. Population Graph 500-1500
4. The Plague II
5. Spread of the Plague Map
6. The Plague III
7. Population Graph Questions