Medieval Europe

Today, we being our studies of Medieval Europe.  Over the next few weeks (because we have to throw Spring Break into the middle of it!), we will look at how the world changed after the Fall of Rome and got a little darker.... well, maybe not.

This unit will cover Chapters 7 and 8 in the textbook.  Vocabulary can be found on Quizlet or in the textbook.  Notes are available online (Honors) or on paper (Standard).  There will be assessment questions at the end of each section, and other reading passages that will go into certain topics we will be covering.  There is not a Prezi for this unit.  We will be using PowerPoints, which will only be made available for those absent and to study by when each class has completely finished that section.

You will be learning about feudalism, knights and castles, the Black Death, the Crusades, and just how difficult life was during this time in Western Europe.  We will also see how it evolved into what became the Renaissance and the dawn of worldwide exploration.