The Breakdown of Medieval Society Quiz - Answer Key

1. Please enter the room quietly and make note of the daily objective, class work and homework in your agendas. Will the person responsible for retrieving the journals for your table please do so.

2. The Breakdown of Medieval Society Quiz - Answer Key 1) The ______________________ began in the East and killed one third of all Europeans. 2) Even though they didn’t start the plague the Jews were made into _________________________. 3) Serfs began to demand ________________________ for their labor. 4) The plague was spread by _____________________ that lived on the back of rats. 5) The end of the _____________________system was the most important effect of the plague. BUBONIC PLAGUE SCAPEGOATS WAGES/PAY FLEAS FEUDAL

3. Person responsible for the journals: 1) Get a compare and contrast map worksheet for everyone at your table. 2) Get ONE (1) Medieval Newspaper rubric for your table.

4. List of Catholic Leaders: Pope Gregory I Queen Isabella Benedict of Nursia King Ferdinand St. Patrick Pope Gregory VII St. Boniface Pope Gregory IX Charlemagne Joan of Arc Pope Leo III Pope Urban II

5. Use your journals and the information in your textbook create a Circle Map. Select a Catholic leader during the Middle Ages and create a map for them. Catholic Leader

6. Now choose a different leader and do the same for him. Catholic Leader

7. Compare and Contrast Differences Similarities Differences Christian Leader 1 Christian Leader 2 Combine your findings

8. Medieval Newspaper Directions: Choose one of the events that we discussed during the Medieval Unit and create a news article about it with the people at your table. Must Have: 1) News Paper Name 2) Headline 3) Picture of Event 4) Article must be no less than three paragraphs long. It also must include facts, dates and quotes about your specific event. Ideas: The crowing of Charlemagne. The building of a cathedral. Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV. The Religious Crusades. Jews at Strasbourg. The Reconquista. The spread of the Black Death. How to become a knight.

9. Example: DARK AGES TRIBUNE (Title of News Paper) JOAN OF ARC BURNED AT THE STAKE (Headline) (Picture) MUST be in color. By: Mr. Radford The final verdict for the trial of Joan of Arc was decided today. It was ruled that the heretic and French war hero Joan of Arc was to be burned at the stake. "It was a horrible day for all of France." Said a peasant woman just outside of Paris. "She got what was coming to her." said an English priest. When she was a young peasant girl, Joan said that she heard voices from heaven that she claimed put her on a knight's crusade to defeat the invasions by the English. She dressed as a knight and joined the French army against the British. "She was the pride of France." Said a French noblewoman. Even though Joan successfully lead the French against the English forces she was captured and put on trail. The verdict was delivered this morning that Joan was to be put to death by being burned alive. Reports indicate this is why women are afraid of being burned to death as their worst fear. (By Line - who wrote it) (Article) *Does NOT need to be typed. *Must have two quotes.

10. Points for this project: 1 Points - Title of News Paper. 1 Points - Headline 3 Points - COLORED picture. 5 Points - Article Article MUST HAVE: 1) Correct facts and dates. 2) Must be three paragraphs long. 3) Must include two quotes about topic.