1. LIFE IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE World History

2. STINGER 1.What vocabulary do you need to know to understand the map? 2.What is the purpose of the map? 3.What information does the map provide? 4.Identify at least 2 patterns in the map. 5.Explain why the patterns might exist. 6.How are the Vikings unique from previous peoples we have studied according to the map? 7.What seems to be limiting the movement of the Magyars? 8.What seems to be stopping the advancement of Muslim forces into Western Europe?

3. EARLY WESTERN EUROPEAN EMPIRES Western Europe was unique in that agriculture took much longer to develop in the areas prone to very cold winters, therefore, populations were small and loyalties were based on family ties and kinship rather than good governance or public behaviors. How are the empires to the left unique from those of the Mediterranean, Asia, Eurasia, and Africa? How does church influence seem to be affecting the map?

4. THE EMPIRE OF CHARLEMAGNE How did Charlemagne unite Western Europe? What would you suspect the cultural outcome of this unification to be? How has this unification affected the long term development of World History?

5. MANORIAL SYSTEM 1.How does the manorial system reflect modern types of farming? 2.Do you foresee any problems in the sharing of commons areas? 3.What other types of economic production are occurring on the manor? 4.How will this system lay the basis for the development of capitalism?

6. THE FEUDAL SYSTEM 1.What does the king owe to his lords and vassals? 2.What do the lords and vassals owe to the king? 3.What do lords and vassals owe to the serfs and peasants? 4.What do serfs and peasants owe to the lords and vassals? 5.What is the role of skilled artisans? Why? 6.How does this system of contractual relationship influence John Locke and Thomas Hobbes’ theories of governance via social contract?

7. ANOTHER LOOK How does this graphic compare to the last graphic?

8. YET ANOTHER LOOK How does the contractual nature of these relationships influence the development of individual rights and capitalism?

9. MEDIEVAL ROLE-PLAY I am going to give you a card DO NOT TURN IT OVER OR LOOK AT IT Tape it to your head. Wander around the room treating people according to the station in life indicated on the card. After five minutes, you should be able to guess your character

10. ASSIGNMENT/EXIT TICKET Write a diary for your character. Your diary should address the following: What did you do during your day? How did you contribute to economic production? How did the church influence your beliefs or behaviors? What is your political position?