Medieval Nations Assignment:
In medieval Europe, several
events point towards similar trends in various nations. Thus, instead of having
you memorize the rulers and important details of every country that we are
studying, each group will focus on one nation more closely.
Your final product will be a poster or a booklet that includes:
An annotated timeline
of rulers and events between the 300s and 1500s
A short biography on
two famous people from that nation, one man and one woman.
A map of the country
An illustrated summary
of what life would be like for someone living in that country.
A handout for the class
listing vocabulary, identifying important events or people, and containing five
major study questions.
This assignment will be due
on Wednesday, November 19th.
You will have time in class
today and Tuesday to complete the assignment; you may need to do some work at
home.
Today. Monday, you need to
accomplish the following:
1.
Make a group of four
people to work with.
2.
Choose a country:
England, France, Spain, or the Holy Roman Empire (Germany and Italy combined).
3.
Decide who will be
responsible for each part, except for the timeline, which you will complete as
a group, in class today.
4.
Complete an annotated
timeline. Use your book to find out important events that occurred in your
country between the 300s and 1500s.
A. Make a list of all of the events; also be sure to
include rulers and the length of their reign.
B. Write a short explanation for each event, if it is
not evident by the title.
C. Place each event on the timeline. Give your timeline
to the most responsible member of your group to save until Friday.
Project Details—Reminder
this is due Wednesday.
Biography instructions:
Choose two famous people
from your nation. You must include one woman and one man. Your book should have
plenty of options for most of the countries, however if you canีt find someone
ask Ms. Harris. Write a paragraph explaining who each person was and what they
are known for. What are the major events in their life? What effect did they
have on your chosen country?
Map:
Using your book or the class
atlases, you must draw a full-page map of your country. Label any rivers,
bodies of water, major mountain ranges, and important cities within that
country (note: if it is mentioned in your history book it is probably an
important city!). Please color
your map.
Summary of Daily Life
For this, you will want to
write a short paragraph about life in your country and draw a picture to
illustrate this. You may want to look at the section on medieval culture, or
feudalism and Manorialism, for some ideas of what to include.
Handout
Create a handout that the
class could use to study from. On it you should include: a list of vocabulary pertaining to your
country, if there is any; identifications of important events or people; and
five major study questions about your country.