SOCIAL STUDIES GRADE SIX

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SOCIAL STUDIESGRADE SIX MIDDLE AGES
Black Plague
Influence of the fall of Rome
Europe
Content Vocabulary monarchy
manorialism Medieval page fief
squire Feudalism charge peasants
manor lord knight serf vassal Pope Crusade
s Black Plague heraldry tapestry illumination
Geography
History
Middle Ages
Feudal economy
Economics
Life in castles
Government
Culture
Feudalism
Manorialism
Role of the church
Social pyramid

• Essential Understandings/Learning Goals
• European society and culture were redefined
  during the Middle Ages.
• The development and spread of feudalism and
  manorialism affected the government, economy, and
  culture of Europe in the Middle Ages.
• The Black Plague originated in Asia, spread
  through North Africa and Europe, and affected
  daily life in Medieval Europe.
• People of Medieval Europe used various forms of
  visual arts, dance, theater, myths, literature,
  and music to express their beliefs, sense of
  identity, and philosophical ideas.