The Big picture: feudalism & the middle ages in Europe

Context is…

Big Picture, Grand Scheme, Circumstances, Settings, Factors.

Your initial impressions…

Middle ages in europe…

Early Middle Ages 500-1000 CE

High Middle Ages1066-1300 CE

Late Middle Ages1300-1500 CE

Middle ages in europe…

Early Middle Ages 500-1000 CEHigh Middle Ages

1066-1300 CELate Middle Ages

1300-1500 CE

Middle ages in europe…

Early Middle Ages 500-1000 CEHigh Middle Ages

1066-1300 CELate Middle Ages

1300-1500 CE

Social and Political Organisation

Middle ages in europe…

Early Middle Ages 500-1000 CEHigh Middle Ages

1066-1300 CELate Middle Ages

1300-1500 CE

Economic Organisation

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Text reading

Early Middle Ages 500-1000 CEHigh Middle Ages

1066-1300 CELate Middle Ages

1300-1500 CE

In a jigsaw, you are part of two groups Your Home Base Group Your Expert Group

Steps1.Get into your Home Base Group. Divide

up reading roles so that everyone goes to a different Expert Group.

2.Leave your Home Base Group, and go find your Expert Group. Do the task. Become an Expert.

3.Come back to your Home Base Group and share what you became an expert in.

JigSaw Reading

Expert Groups:1.Birth of an Idea2.Catholic Church3.Rise of Islam4.Crusades5.Art and Architecture6.Economics and Society

I wonder…

ExplainingHow could you explain why….?What reasons might explain…?What are some alternative explanations for….?

RelatingHow is________ related to _____?What is the relationship between…………………?How does________ depend on__________? Analyzing:How could you break down…….?What are the parts of……?What qualities/characteristics…..?

Applying:How is _______ and example of ….?What practical applications…..?What examples….?How could you use…..?How does this apply to ….?In your life, how would you apply…?

Comparing/ContrastingHow would you compare…?What similarities….?What are the differences between….?How is_____ like _______?How is ____ different from_____? Connecting/AssociatingWhat do you already know about…..?What connection can you make between….?What things do you think of when you think of…..?