The Middle Ages

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The Middle Ages

• Ms. Hunt
• Unit 2- The First Global Age
• RMS IB 2013-2014

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The Middle AgesLook at the image of the Bayuex
Tapestry. What does this image suggest about
life in Europe during the Middle Ages?
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The Middle Ages

• Also called the Medieval Period
• time between the fall of the Roman Empire and the
  beginning of the modern era
• The collapse of the Roman Empire made people feel
  nervous and fearful. Why?
• No strong central government
• No army to protect them
• No common culture or belief system to unite them

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Rise and Fall of Medieval Society

• Rise Factors
• Charlemagne- controlled most of France and
  Germany
• Strong Military Leader
• Used the church to strengthen his empire
• Uniting the culture
• Ruled for 14 years
• After Charlemagnes death-
• Empire is divided into small kingdoms
• Europe turned to feudalism- a system that created
  a new social structure

• Fall Factors
• Germanic Tribes had no tradition of central
  government
• Decline in trade
• Loss of cities
• People moved to the country to farm
• Literacy disappeared
• Constant conflict and warfare
• Huns, Moors, Vikings

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The Black Death
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The Black Death

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vrZy6XilXDZQ

After viewing the video, answer the following
questions 1. Think about where it originated,
its effects, the impact it had on society. 2.
How did the Black Death effect the economic,
cultural, and political systems of Europe? 3.
Predict- How did the Black Death led to a time of
change?
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Feudal Society

• After reviewing the pyramid and the video clip
  discuss the following with your partner
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vtIfDhHIy-Wo
• What can you learn from the pyramid about which
  rank of people is the greatest in number? Why
  might that be important to note?
• How might people of one rank feel about people in
  another rank?
• Explain how events in Europe contributed to the
  rise of feudalism.

King
Nobles/ Church Officials
Knights
Peasants
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Create a Fuedal Society Display

• Think about it- Brainstorm other ways to present
  the information shown in the European Feudalism
  Pyramid.
• Would an illustrated encyclopedia entry work? A
  collage? Other ideas
• Your Task- Create an alternative display
  appropriate for the presentation of the content.
• The Feudal Society Display should be created on
  the notebook page directly following your Guided
  Notes on The Middle Ages.
• Helpful hints-
• Be sure that your display represents the
  population size of each group.
• Your display should be COLORFUL, CORRECT, and
  CREATIVE
• Use your reflection options sheet for ideas if
  needed
• Reflection How and why did Feudalism develop in
  Europe?