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The Middle Ages

The Middle Ages. 9 th Grade Social Studies Fall 2013 Unit 1. The Big Picture. Weak rulers and the decline of central authority led to a feudal system in which local lords with large estates assumed power. This led to struggles over power with the Catholic Church.

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The Middle Ages

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  1. The Middle Ages 9th Grade Social Studies Fall 2013 Unit 1

  2. The Big Picture • Weak rulers and the decline of central authority led to a feudal system in which local lords with large estates assumed power. • This led to struggles over power with the Catholic Church. • During the Middle Ages the church was a unifying force and shaped people's beliefs and guided their daily lives. • The feudal system declined as agriculture, trade, finance, towns, and universities developed in the late Middle Ages.

  3. Why we study this unit: • The rights and duties of the feudal relationships helped shape today's forms of representative government. • Today, many religious leaders still voice their opinion on political issues. • The changes in medieval society laid the foundations for modern Europe and the beginning of the Renaissance.

  4. Essential Questions: • What duties and obligations were central to the feudal system? • How did the manorial system govern the medieval economy? • How did the church play a vital role in medieval life? • What led to the decline of Feudalism?

  5. Units: • Last Unit: ----------- • Current Unit: The Middle Ages • Next Unit: The Renaissance

  6. Academic Odd Day - Learning Activity/Assessment • 8/26: Western Civilization notes/map • 8/28: Nacirema Reading and Qs • 8/28: Timeline of Western Civ. • 9/3: Pretest • 9/5: Online Book Activity • 9/5: Feudalism and the Power of the Church Qs

  7. Academic – Odd Days • 9/9: Rome & Charlemagne notes • 9/9: Section 3 Quiz • 9/9: Feudal Structure Activity • 9/9: Loyalty Response

  8. Academic Even Day Learning Activity/Assessment • 8/27: Western Civilization notes/map • 8/29: Nacirema Reading and Qs • 8/29: Timeline of Western Civ. • 9/4: Pretest • 9/6: Online Book Activity • 9/6: Feudalism and the Power of the Church Qs

  9. Academic – Even Days • 9/10: Rome & Charlemagne notes • 9/10: Section 3 Quiz • 9/10: Feudal Structure Activity

  10. Honors – Odd Day • 8/26: Western Civilization notes/map • 8/26: Nacirema Reading and Qs • 8/28: Pretest • 8/28: Timeline of Western Civ. • 9/3: Online Book Activity • 9/5: Western Civ. Themes ppt • 9/5: Western Civ. Writing Activity • 9/5: Feudalism and the Power of the Church Qs

  11. Honors – Odd Day • 9/9: Rome & Charlemagne notes • 9/9: Section 3 Quiz • 9/9: Feudal Structure Activity • 9/9: Loyalty Response

  12. Honors – Even Day • 8/27: Western Civilization notes/map • 8/27: Nacirema Reading and Qs • 8/29: Pretest • 8/29: Timeline of Western Civ. • 9/4: Online Book Activity • 9/6: Western Civ. Themes ppt • 9/6: Western Civ. Writing Activity • 9/6: Feudalism and the Power of the Church Qs

  13. Honors – Even Day • 9/10: Rome & Charlemagne notes • 9/10: Section 3 Quiz • 9/10: Feudal Structure Activity

  14. Terms – Feudal & Manor Systems (13.3) • Knights • Fief • Vassal • Feudal system • Fealty • Manor system • Serfs • Lords

  15. Terms – Power of the Church (13.5) • Piety • Henry IV • Gregory VII • Leo IX • Excommunication • Sacraments • salvation

  16. Terms – Crusades (14.1) • Holy Land • Jerusalem • Crusade • Muslims • Christians

  17. Terms – Trade and Towns (14.2) • Hanseatic League • Credit • Apprentice • Journeymen • Guilds

  18. 1. What duties and obligations were central to the feudal system? • The feudal system was the political and social structure that provided protection. • Only nobles were required to perform feudal duties. • A lord granted a fief to a vassal in exchange for military service. • In return, a vassal had to provide their lord with knights, pay ransom money, and provide housing and food upon a visit.

  19. 2. How did the manorial system govern the medieval economy? • The manor was the basic economic unit and represented the lord’s wealth and power. • The goal of the lord was to make his manor self-sufficient. • The lord was obligated to protect the peasants and serfs on his manor. • In return, they provided the labor and worked the manor land.

  20. 3. How did the church play a vital role in medieval life? The pope claimed authority over all secular rulers (kings) and used the threat of excommunication to maintain their power. The Church administered the sacraments (church rituals), which were necessary to obtain salvation (heaven). In daily life, the church provided social welfare for the poor, represented the only educated group in society, and contributed to agriculture and trading.

  21. 4. What led to the decline of feudalism? • After the Crusades, trade increased and led to the development of towns and cities. • Merchants obtained charters from the kings in order to run their own towns and avoid paying taxes to the feudal lords • Peasants left the manor to find jobs in the newly formed towns. • People began to use coins instead of labor to pay rent and buy goods.

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