What Should I Know for Module 2?
02.01 Medieval Hierarchy Guided Notes
—What were the Middle Ages? (Include your definition.)
—Describe the three ways land was divided during the Middle Ages:
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—What was feudalism? (Define the structure.)
—What are the three ways males could improve their status in the Middle Ages?
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—Did any one person or class hold the most power during the Middle Ages, or did it shift back and forth?
02.02 Rulers and Robes Guided Notes
—Famous rulers of the Early Middle Ages: Be sure to describe their greatest achievements.
—Clovis I:
—Charles Martel:
—Charlemagne:
—The Viking Legacy:
—Alfred the Great:
—Otto I:
—What were some of the roles of the Church? What was the Church in charge of? How did they take care of the population?
—What is the Book of Kells?
—What is scholasticism? (Include your definition.)
—Why were monasteries important? (Include at least 3 reasons.)
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02.03 The Crusades Guided Notes
—What region is known as the “Holy Land” to the monotheistic religions?
—What were the Crusades? (Include your definition.)
—What were the three main causes of the Crusades?
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—What roles did these men play in the Crusades?
—Richard the Lionheart:
—Saladin:
—William of Tyre:
—Peter the Hermit:
—What were three effects of the Crusades?
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02.04 Medieval Arts and Literature Guided Notes
—What was the bubonic plague?
—Who was Giotto?
—Famous books and authors: What was the importance of each of the following books or authors?
—Beowulf:
—Geoffrey Chaucer:
—Dante Alighieri:
—Boccaccio:
—Petrarch:
—Describe the elements of Gothic architecture. What does it look like?
—Describe the following categories of the music of the Middle Ages:
—Gregorian chants:
—Minstrels:
—Troubadours:
02.05 Guilds and a Changing Economy Guided Notes
—Define the aspects of the transition toward the modern economy:
—Urbanization:
—Guilds:
—The middle class:
—Division of labor:
—Monetary system (money system):
—Usury:
—Why would someone join a guild? Include at least two reasons:
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02.06 Developing a National Identity Guided Notes
—Famous leaders of the Late Middle Ages: Be sure to describe their greatest achievements.
—Hugh Capet:
—King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella:
—Joan of Arc:
—What was the Magna Carta?
—Name at least two ways the Magna Carta has influenced modern democracies:
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—What was the Hundred Years’ War?
—What was the Western Schism, and how did the Catholic Church solve the problem?
—Other than freeing Spain and Portugal from the Moors, what was an effect of the Reconquista?
02.07 East Asia Guided Notes
—What does isolationism mean?
—Describe the geography of Japan:
—How was medieval Japan influenced by the following cultures?
—Korea:
—China:
—Describe the literature of medieval Japan:
—Books:
—Poetry:
—Describe the structure of Japan’s government during the Middle Ages:
—Shogun:
—Daimyo:
—Samurai:
—What were Japan’s two main religions during the Middle Ages?
—What impacts did the Mongolian and Christian invasions have on Japan?
—Mongolian:
—Christian:
02.08 Comparative History Eastern and Western Guided Notes
—How was feudalism in Japan similar to feudalism in Europe? Include three ways.
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—How was feudalism in Japan different from feudalism in Europe? Include three ways.
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