UP:SS10.8.16
Vocabulary
- Holy Roman Empire
- Magna Carta
- High Middle Ages
- William the Conqueror
- King John
- Philip II
- jury (grade, trial)
- clergy
- friar
- sacraments
- Dominicans
- Thomas Aquinas
- theology
- Scholasticism
- anti-Semitism
- Crusades
Knowledge
Students know:
- Religious influences on Western Europe in the High Middle Ages, including the changing role of the Catholic Church and the Crusades.
- Political influences on Western Europe in the High Middle Ages, including the changing roles of governmental leaders, the signing of the Magna Carta, and the differing political developments in France, England, and the Holy Roman Empire.
- The ways agriculture improved and the influence this had on the growth of cities and towns.
- How the growth of cities and towns lead to increased trade and the expansion of the middle class.
- Social changes that influenced Western Europe in the High Middle Ages, including the rise of scholasticism.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Understand textual evidence of primary and secondary sources.
- Locate places on a map.
- Describe how geography influenced culture.
- Create a timeline.
- Understand map symbols.
- Identify the effects of religious beliefs and practices on societies.
- Identify how religious beliefs affect government.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- Religion, political developments, and economics led to changes in European society during the High Middle Ages.
