1. LO: To discover what the Medieval World was like in the 11th Century
Homework: Next lesson you will be given a blank
piece of paper (with outlines)
and asked to label/map out Europe in 1095.
Objective is to make sure you have a
geographical (sorry) understanding of
The locations we will be discussing.
Describe a few features of the Medieval World. E-D
Explain the priorities of Medieval powers. C-B
Assess where the balance of power lay. A-A*

2. LO: To discover what the Medieval World was like
in the 11th Century
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the lesson you will be able to…
Describe a few features of the Medieval World. E-D
Explain the priorities of Medieval powers. C-B
Assess where the balance of power lay. A-A*

3. LO: To discover what the Medieval World was like in the 11th Century
Task: Once you are in
And settled…
Write down the last time you…
1. Wore a blazer
2. Rode a horse
3. Saw a windmill or wind turbine
4. Ate a Melon/Apricot/Plumb/Date
5. Used Pepper
6. Used a set square
7. Had some medicine
8. Built a castle
9. Used numbers
10. Looked at your star sign.
Describe a few features of the Medieval World. E-D
Explain the priorities of Medieval powers. C-B
Assess where the balance of power lay. A-A*

4. LO: To discover what the Medieval World was like in the 11th Century
So, what is this part of the course all about?
Unit Y233: The Crusades and the Crusader States
1095–1192
(Non-British study)
1h 30min
50 % of AS course
Exam is on Tues 23 May pm
Why are we studying it?
Relevant to the modern world.
Opportunity to develop as a
historian.
Good tactical choice exam-wise.
It’s interesting!
Describe a few features of the Medieval World. E-D
Explain the priorities of Medieval powers. C-B
Assess where the balance of power lay. A-A*

5. LO: To discover what the Medieval World was like in the 11th Century
What do you think
This is?
Is there anything you
Recognise?
Describe a few features of the Medieval World. E-D
Explain the priorities of Medieval powers. C-B
Assess where the balance of power lay. A-A*

7. LO: To discover what the Medieval World was like in the 11th Century
Describe a few features of the Medieval World. E-D
Explain the priorities of Medieval powers. C-B
Assess where the balance of power lay. A-A*

8. LO: To discover what the Medieval World was like in the 11th Century
Describe a few features of the Medieval World. E-D
Explain the priorities of Medieval powers. C-B
Assess where the balance of power lay. A-A*

9. LO: To discover what the Medieval World was like in the 11th Century
So these maps can
tell you a
Lot about what
Medieval people
Were thinking…
Can you guess?
The “Ebstorfer Mappa Mundi”
Describe a few features of the Medieval World. E-D
Explain the priorities of Medieval powers. C-B
Assess where the balance of power lay. A-A*

10. LO: To discover what the Medieval World was like in the 11th Century
So who were the main movers and shakers in the Medieval World?
Task: On your desks is a map of the world from the latter half of the 11th
Century. Each group has a different empire to become experts on. Then
one person will stay whilst the other acts as an ambassador around the
room. When they return they will need to report back, there are three
key questions…
What is the name of this empire?
Who are the key leaders/what key events have
occurred?
3. Is it in a position of strength in the 11th Century?
Describe a few features of the Medieval World. E-D
Explain the priorities of Medieval powers. C-B
Assess where the balance of power lay. A-A*

11. LO: To discover what the Medieval World was like in the 11th Century
Muslim Empire
Muhammed 610 AD
Jerusalem taken 638
Fatimids
Abbasids
Shia (Ali)v Sunni
(Traditionalist)
So who are the key players?
The Byzantine Empire
Born out of the Roman Empire
Moved East
Constantinople (Byzantium/now Istanbul)
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Immovable ladder 1757
Jerusalem lost
Holy Roman Empire
Last vestiges of Rome in the West
Charlemagne 800
Sacrum Romanum Imperium
Holy Roman Emperor Otto I
Modern day Germany.
The Normans
Vikings!
Territory in England, France, Sicily
Castles, Knights and Feudalism.
Describe a few features of the Medieval World. E-D
Explain the priorities of Medieval powers. C-B
Assess where the balance of power lay. A-A*

12. LO: To discover what the Medieval World was like in the 11th Century
So who is in a position of
Strength?
Who is in a position of
Weakness?
Describe a few features of the Medieval World. E-D
Explain the priorities of Medieval powers. C-B
Assess where the balance of power lay. A-A*