Introduction
A Quest for Understanding Medieval Europe
Essential Questions: What caused Feudalism to fall? What role did the church play in government during Medieval Europe?
Task
Part One: Complete the six listed tasks in order using the research links provided. Write answers in your Social Studies composition book. Title this section WebQuest Medieval Europe. You may work with a partner.
Part Two: After you finish the task for "Who Were the leaders and how was the Church Structured," you may explore the rest of the links in any order you please. You should learn about three more topics on Europe's Middle Ages. List the topics you study and write three to four facts about each. Pay attention to which topics interest you and circle the topic that interests you the most. Topics you might want to explore: serfs, Black Plague (Black Death, Bubonic Plague), Crusades, castles, seiges, kings and queens, Christianity, jousts, cathedrals, and knights.
Process
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Part one starts here: |
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1. Use this link to answer these questions. Write the questions and answers in your Social Studies composition book. a) What did some people at the time think caused the disease? b) When did the Black Death take place? c) What animal carried the Black Death and transferred it to humans? d) If you caught the Black Death today would you die from it?
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2. Use this link to answer these questions. Write the questions and answers in your Social Studies composition book. a) Who fought each other during the Hundred Years War? b) How long did the Hundred Years War last? c) What did the war do to Feudal lands in France? |
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3. Make two column notes - divide your page with a vertical line. On the left, write the title Christian Church in the Middle Ages then write a summary about the Christian church using the information from the link above. On the right, write the title Church's Power in Europe's Medieval Society then write at least three details about the Church’s power from the information gathered on the above link. |
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4. In your composition book draw a Venn Diagram. Title one side Medieval Popes, the other side Kings. Use the above link to find your information. More information can be found here: Popes Vs. Kings |
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5. In your composition book, explain the role of pope in the Catholic Church. |
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6. In your composition book, draw a circle map showing the structure of the Catholic Church's leaders. Include monks, abbots, bishops, cardinals, and pope. |
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Medieval Castle - Could you live in one?
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Videos from Great Lakes Medieval Faire about the Middle Ages
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Evaluation
| CATEGORY | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Notes | Notes are recorded and organized in an extremely neat and orderly fashion. | Notes are recorded legibly and are somewhat organized. | Notes are recorded. | Notes are recorded only with peer/teacher assistance and reminders. | |
| Diagrams & Illustrations | Diagrams and illustrations are neat, accurate and add to the reader\'s understanding of the topic. | Diagrams and illustrations are accurate and add to the reader\'s understanding of the topic. | Diagrams and illustrations are neat and accurate and sometimes add to the reader\'s understanding of the topic. | Diagrams and illustrations are not accurate OR do not add to the reader\'s understanding of the topic. | |
| Graphic Organizer | Graphic organizer or outline has been completed and shows clear, logical relationships between all topics and subtopics. | Graphic organizer or outline has been completed and shows clear, logical relationships between most topics and subtopics. | Graphic organizer or outline has been started and includes some topics and subtopics. | Graphic organizer or outline has not been attempted. | |
| Amount of Information | All topics are addressed and all questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each. | All topics are addressed and most questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each. | All topics are addressed, and most questions answered with 1 sentence about each. | One or more topics were not addressed. |