1. Cue for Treason
Geoffrey Trease
February 3rd, 2012

2. Genres

6. Vocabulary
cue – anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action: An off-stage door slam was his cue to enter.
treason – 1.the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
2.a violation of allegiance to one's sovereign or to one's state.
3.the betrayal of a trust or confidence; breach of faith; treachery.

7. History Topics Overview
Great Britain
England, Scotland and Wales

9. Map Exercise Draw the Scottish and Welsh Borders
Label the following cities
London
Birmingham
Manchester
Stratford
Liverpool
Plymouth
Cardiff
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Aberdeen
Draw the River Thames

11. Divine Order: The Divine Right of Kings
God
Angels -
King/Queen
Man
Animals
Birds
Fish
Plants
Minerals
Elements

12. Lower Class English Society King Middle Class (Merchants)
(1 person; ultimate rule; amount they worked varied by ruler)
Upper Class (Aristocracy, Gentry)
(A few hundred people; didn’t work much, if at all)
Middle Class (Merchants)
(A growing group of businessmen; worked for profit)
Lower Class
(Everybody else; worked for survival)

13. English Society
King
Aristocracy
Gentry
Merchant Class
Poor/Peasants

14. English Society
King
Aristocracy
Gentry
Merchant Class
Poor/Peasants

15. The Great Chain of Being
MAN
WOMAN
This arrangement is from the Bible.
God made Adam in His image; Eve was made from Adam, and so is one step further removed from God.
The social roles taken on by men and women respectively reflect this.