Mrs. Connors' Classroom

1.) Bell Work for 11-15-18:

1. Which was most responsible for the spread of the bubonic plague to Europe?

a.) invaders

b.) Crusaders

c.) trade routes

d.) French soldiers

• List 3 effects of the plague (p. 401).

Hint: what happened to manorialism & fedualism?

2.) Students work on Middle Ages Review Sheet for tomorrow’s TEST & ask questions about the content as needed.

• Kings gave land to lords in exchange for military service & loyalty. Fiefs are the land grants given to lords. Knights served & protected lords.
• Use your Bubble Map to explain the life of a peasant. What did they do? What was it like? Was it easy? Details help!
• Better farming technology + better weather = more agricultural productivity
• Christians: fighting for Jesus/God to get the Holy Land; Muslims: defending the Holy Land that was already theirs.
• tension between Christians and Muslims
• Use your notes on The Age of Chivalry! Age 7 started training, age 14 squire serving other knights, age 21 full knight; answer ALL of the questions
• trade routes (This was Bell Work!)
• the manorial & feudal systems began to fall/crumble, towns fell, trade diminished, etc (This was Bell Work!)
• People felt like they couldn’t trust them because they were unable to help them during the plague & because they felt like they were lied to about the Crusades

ASSIGNMENTS DUE Friday, November 16th, 2018:

• Middle Ages Vocabulary Booklet
• Plague WS (with partner)
• Middle Ages Review Sheet for bonus points
• Participation Sheet (25 SUMMATIVE points)

1.) Bell Work for 11-14-18:

p. 401 If the Plague Struck America Today…

Interpreting Charts #1 & #2

2.) Students completed their partner worksheet on the plague.

2nd hour: Plague Bubble Map with video & Tree Map notes

REMINDER:

Middle Ages TEST on Friday the 16th!

ALL assignments are due Friday as well!

1.) Bell Work for 11-13-18

page 400 The Bubonic Plague; read & answer the Connect to Today Questions #1 & #2

2.) SAT SLOT quiz on Saladin article using our SLOT booklets

3.) Begin The Plague Worksheet with a partner after quiz.

1.) Bell Work for 11-12-18:

What did each side believe they were fighting for during the Crusades?

Explain in your own words.

Answer:

• Christians: believed they were fighting the Crusades in the name of Jesus to take back the place of his birth from infidels
• Muslims: believed they were defending land that was theirs. From their perspective, Christians were brutal invaders.

2.) Took notes on (some of) the causes & effects of the Crusades.

Causes:

• Muslim Turks take control over the Holy Land of Jerusalem in 1071 CE
• Muslim Turks threaten Constantinople & the Byzantine Empire in 1090s
• Byzantine Emperor asks Catholic Pope in Rome for help

Effects:

• Trade between Europe & Asia increases; medicine, knowledge, spices, silk, etc…
• Feudalism weakens
• Kings become more powerful through the control of large numbers of knights
• Tensions between Christian, Muslims, & Jews grew
• Pope’s power declines & religious intolerance grows; Church takes the blame

3.) Completed the Four Square on Saladin SAT SLOT article for the QUIZ TOMORROW.

1.) Bell Work for 11-09-18:

• Begin reading your SAT SLOT booklet article “Saladin and the Crusaders Fight Over Jerusalem”.
• Read with the purpose of identifying words you do not know in order to define them.
• Locate & underline the author’s claim in the article.

2.) Discuss the SAT SLOT article vocabulary & read through article as a class.

Words we identified as a class to definte:

• Saladin: sultan (king) of Egypt & Syria
• negotiated: obtain or bring about by discussion
• graciously: in a courteous, kind, and pleasant manner
• crucified: criticize someone relentlessly; nail someone to a cross to die (like Jesus)
• Crusade: Christians fighting with Muslims over the Holy Land

3.) CrashCourse video on The Crusades

Answer these questions while watching the video:

• What were some of the reasons for the First Crusade?
• What were some of the outcomes of the First Crusade?
• What are the lasting outcomes and impact of the Crusades on both Europe and the Middle East?

Note: 2nd hour needs to finish this assignment for homework

1.) Bell Work for 11-08-18:

p. 368 Analyzing Primary Sources #1 & #2

2.) Discussed the life of a noblewoman & a peasant in the Middle Ages

3.) Finished taking notes on The Age of Chivalry

1.) Bell Work for 11-07-18:

How was a Middle Ages manor self-sufficient? Provide examples.

(self-sufficient: needing no outside help in satisfying one’s basic needs, especially with regard to the production of food)

2.) The Age of Chivalry

• Each table will be assigned a reading from the textbook. p. 364-369 (see below)
• Read the passage with the purpose of summarizing 2-3 key points from the passage to share as notes with the class.
• We will share out our section summaries tomorrow in class so everyone will have notes on all 7 sections.

a.) Knights: Warriors & Technology of Warfare Change

b.) Warrior’s Role

c.) Knighthood & Code of Chivalry

d.) Knight’s Training

e.) Brutal Reality of Warfare

f.) Literature & Epic Poetry

g.) Love Poems & Songs

1.) Bell Work for 11-05-18:

Using p. 361 draw the hierarchy of social classes in the Middle Ages.

Be sure to label each section.

Was it easy to move from social class to another social class? Explain your answer.

2.) Take notes on feudalism during lecture.

3.) Create a Peasants Bubble Map on the life of a peasant during the Middle Ages while taking notes.

Reminder: NO SCHOOL TOMORROW. Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 is an election day so the schools are closed.

1.) Bell Work for 11-02-18:

p. 361 #1 & #2 Connect to Today

2.) Some classes completed yesterday’s video & questions.

3.) Work on Middle Ages Vocabulary Booklets.

Middle Ages Vocabulary

• feudalism p. 54
• vassal p. 360
• manor p. 360
• fief p. 360
• serf p. 360
• chivalry p. 365
• crusade p. 382
• Inquisition p. 384
• bubonic plague p. 399
• Great Schism p. 399

REMINDER: There is NO SCHOOL on Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 for students. GO VOTE!

1.) Bell Work for 11-01-18:

Create a Circle Thinking Map about the Middle Ages.

Map Guiding Question: What do we know about the Middle Ages?

Frame Guiding Question: What sources did you use for this information?

2.) Middle Ages video on Khan Academy with questions.