The Middle Ages
Essential Question
What makes cultures and civilizations different from each other? What happens to power when civilizations and cultures interact?
What makes cultures and civilizations different from each other? What happens to power when civilizations and cultures interact?
Students will know:
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Enduring Understandings
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Students will be able to:
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Key vocabulary & concepts:
General: institutions, feudalism, social hierarchy, political systems, aristocracy, regent, imperialism, matrilineal/patrilineal, dynasty Europe: monarch/royalty, lords/nobles, knights, vassals, serfs, peasants, clergy, fief, chivalry, fealty, tithe, Magna Carta, crusades, enclosure, The Plague, 100 Years War, guild Africa: sheikh, caliph, sultan, griot, clan, Songhi, Ghana, Mali Asia: samurai, bushido, shinto, shogun, seppuko, Marco Polo, Kublai Kahn, Mongol, Silk Road |
Below are links to the Power Point Presentations on each of the Cultures we will study.
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Assignments:
1. Text-based Socratic seminar about the core values that organized various societies
2. Write a 500 word essay in MLA format that answers one of the Essential Questions above.
3. Plan a trade mission: What products are you selling? What products are you seeking? How will you get to your destination(s)? What will be your schedule? What will you need for provisions on your trip? What obstacles do you expect to encounter along the way?
4. Read at least three books about the Middle Ages and write a 250 word critical analysis.
5. Learn the countries of Asia.
5. End of unit test
1. Text-based Socratic seminar about the core values that organized various societies
2. Write a 500 word essay in MLA format that answers one of the Essential Questions above.
3. Plan a trade mission: What products are you selling? What products are you seeking? How will you get to your destination(s)? What will be your schedule? What will you need for provisions on your trip? What obstacles do you expect to encounter along the way?
4. Read at least three books about the Middle Ages and write a 250 word critical analysis.
5. Learn the countries of Asia.
5. End of unit test
Below are some resources you can explore:
What was life like during this time period? Check out this site by the Annenberg Foundation. Click here
Visit The Finer Times to learn about monasteries during the Middle Ages. Click here
The Medieval Period: Some Important Points. Click Here
What was life like during this time period? Check out this site by the Annenberg Foundation. Click here
Visit The Finer Times to learn about monasteries during the Middle Ages. Click here
The Medieval Period: Some Important Points. Click Here
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