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Quarter Two: Quiz 1 Study Guide
European Geography, Modern History, and Contemporary Issues
Focus of Quiz One will be on the political divisions of Europe, Eurasia,
and Northern Asia and the Middle Ages.
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Goal 1: Students will demonstrate the ability to examine the cultural effects of the Middle
Ages and the Renaissance.
Objectives:
Students should be able to:
 identify selected countries and regions of modern Europe, Eurasia, and Northern Asia.
 identify the achievements, contributions and fall of the Byzantine Empire.
 explain the factors that led to the development of Feudalism.
 identify and explain the political, social, and economic aspects of life in Medieval Europe.
 explain the role of the Church during the Middle Ages and how the Crusades impacted the expansion
of Christian Europe.
 describe, explain, and interpret the origins, development, and impact of the European Renaissance.
Assignments and Notes Section:
 Papers from the First Quarter: 1. Pre-Assessment -- Student Evaluation, 2. Parts to a Good Map and
Latitude Zones, 3. Physical Map of Europe/Russia and Eurasia, 4. Europe: Land, Water, Natural
Resources, and Climate, 5. Russia and the Eurasian Republics: Land, Water, Natural Resources,
and Climate, 6. Calculating Time, 7. Ancient Rome: The Fall of Rome
 Article and activity: Ancient Rome – Byzantium - Rome’s Eastern Empire
 Response sheet and color-coded map: Political Divisions of Europe, Eurasia, and Northern Asia
 Mini Quiz on political divisions and regions
 Webs: Charlemagne and the Vikings plus the article, Europe in the Middle Ages: The Vikings
 Article and activity sheet: Europe in the Middle Ages: Feudalism -- A System for Living
 Medieval Life diagram
 Article and activity sheet: Europe in the Middle Ages: Knights -- Myth versus Reality
 Article and activity sheet: Europe in the Middle Ages: The Rise of Cities
 Article: The Great Cathedrals w/ highlights
 Notes: The Influence of Religion on Medieval Society
 Article and web: Europe in the Middle Ages: The Crusades
 Black Death materials:
o Notes on the video
o Article and notes: The Global Impact of the Black Death
o Article and notes: The Black Death, 1348
o Article and notes: England: The Black Death of 1348 to 1350
o Image and notes: Doktor Schnabel von Rom
o Image and notes: St. Sebastian . . .
o Final activity: Directions/Scoring Tool and product
 Article and activity sheet: Europe in the Middle Ages: Kings and Popes
 Article and activity sheet: The Renaissance and Reformation
 Articles, The Renaissance: The Italian City-States and Life in Renaissance Florence and activity
sheet, The Renaissance: Italian City-States and Life
(over)
Key words/people/events:
Constantinople
Charlemagne
Feudalism
Serfs
Chivalry
Clergy
Guild
Black Death
Pilgrims
Magna Carta
Bishop
Leonardo da Vinci
Florence
Medici family
Protestants
Last Supper
Palestine
Bosporus Strait
Vikings
Lords
Fief
Page
Pope
Apprentice
Pope Urban II
Pope Gregory VII
Parliament
Hundred Years’ War
Mono Lisa
Italian city-states
Reformation
Illuminated Manuscripts
The Pieta
Merchants
Crossroads
Bubonic Plague
Vassals
Manor/Manorialism
Squire
Excommunicate
Middle class
Holy Land
King Henry IV
Nation
Renaissance
Michelangelo
Popolo grosso
Martin Luther
Tithe
David
Peasants
Patriarch
Middle Ages
Knights
Medieval
Coat of arms
Cathedral
Crusades
Jerusalem
King John
Joan of Arc
Perspective
Sistine Chapel
Popolo minuto
Indulgences
Vitruvian Man
Gothic