Ernst Robert Curtius. European Literature and Te Latin Middle Ages
European Middle Ages
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From the Fall of Rome to the Renaissance
*European Middle Ages
Every students dream – a time of little learning, just fighting and farming.
*It all begins in 476 CE – the city of Rome falls to
Germanic Barbarians
*The Middle AgesBetween ancient times and
modern times.
*Europe turns darkThe Dark Ages 476-
1000CE
*The Catholic Church survives.
*The Holy Roman Empire
* The High Middle Ages 1000-1300
Feudalism develops and life centers on the manor
*Late Middle Ages 1300-1450
Feudalism declines; towns develop
*Two units in one…
*Simulate how Rome fell in the west*Simulate and research European
feudal roles*Examine the Holy Roman Empire
and Charlamagne*Meet the Vikings*Visit a medieval manor*Simulate the Crusades and 100
years War and see the impact of the Black Death.*Re-enact the signing of the Magna
Carta
Two Tests, two vocab quizzes and two European map quizzes…..---The reasons and rise of Feudalism in Medieval Europe--The reasons for the decline and fall of Feudalism in Medieval Europe
*What do you already know?
Check out the targets for the first unit: The Rise of Feudalism and see what you know.
*Learn Vocab 1Play pictionary with classmates using the
White Boards
Let’s do one together as a class.
* I have picked a word on the back side of paper. Raise
your hand when you know
what it is.