Date Due:
Medieval Manuscript
I.
Cover Sheet: Title, Student Name, Date and Period.
II.
Contents: (1 page)
A. Pick a famous person or topic during the Middle Ages in Europe.
1. Why is this person famous? Or why is this topic important?
2. Where and when was this person born? Or where and when did the
event take place?
3. What did you learn about this person or topic that was interesting?
B. Include a map, pictures, drawings, and timeline related to this person or topic.
III.
Extra Credit: Include an illuminated letter, or a stain-glass window picture, make
sure to type your report, use Old English letters for all capital letters, and make
your manuscript look old.
*GRADE WILL BE BASED ON NEATNESS AND COMPLETENESS!
FAMOUS PEOPLE AND TOPICS (PICK ONE ONLY):
THE FRANKS
CLOVIS
CHARLEMAGNE
THE VIKINGS
ERIC THE RED
LEIF ERICSON
FEUDALISM
THE IRISH
ST. PATRICK
THE ANGLO-SAXONS
ALFRED THE GREAT
MEDIEVAL KNIGHTS
CASTLES
CHATEDRALS
POPE GREGORY VII
EMPEROR HENRY IV
FRANCIS OF ASSISI
THE CRUSADES
POPE URBAN II
SALADIN
RICHARD THE LION-HEARTED
INQUISITION
THE BLACK DEATH
HUNDRED YEARS’ WAR
JOAN OF ARC
WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR
KING JOHN OF ENGLAND
MAGNA CARTA
ROBIN HOOD
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH