F period dominates! Pictures and video will be up soon.
Here is the video for tomorrow; more later. Thank yew for all of your efforts. Today, we discussed the four main reasons for the eventual "rise of Europe", which included the four connected topics of AGRICULTURE, TRADE, MIDDLE CLASS, and CITIES.
Additionally, there will be a map check next week, which will cover the crusades. You need to make a bulleted list for Thursday that includes the name of all twelve chosen Crusades, plus the location of each (or at least the targeted location)
On Monday, we began discovering some of the reasons that Western Europe emerged from the "Dark Ages" and chaos of the early medieval period to become world powers by the year 1500. Despite being small kingdoms initially, nations such as France, Spain, and England eventually grew so powerful that they were able to colonize around the world.
Be sure to read Chapter 8.4, there will be a quiz on that material before the vacation. Nice work on the take-home open response, some very interesting connections were made by you guys. (We will be playing Chess Attack next week in class to determine our champion)
I will post the class averages on the tests by the end of the week. Based on the results, it seems most of you were comfortable with the 45 question version; very few of you chose the 30 question version. Today we began reviewing the chapter by using the powerpoint above. It might be beneficial if you print this out for tomorrow, and see how easy it can be to do a little preparation ahead of time when it comes to taking down notes.
Don't forget about the map check. CCA is also posted. Knights: a lot of gear Whether you realize it or not, we have had a few examples of medieval warfare recently despite not going outside today for the archery demonstration. 1. Higgins Armory presentation: The focus was on the evolution of armor and weaponry during the Middle Ages. Typically, only a noble/knight could afford the entire package, which would include customized armor and a mount. Most feudal armies had few knights/cavalry, and were made up primarily of cheap, poorly trained, poorly equipped peasant infantry (foot soldiers). Chainmail was flexible, but knights eventually began to rely on plate armor to completely protect them while riding their horse into a battle. 2. Ulfbehrt video: The Ulfbehrt was made of technologically superior material that must have been expensive, and therefore used by only the upper class Viking warriors who could afford it. It could pierce chainmail, and was flexible enough to withstand the violence of hand-to-hand combat. 3. Today in class: Medieval armies, like other parts of feudal society, showed the hierarchy of the system. Peasant infantry would be called upon to protect the fiefdom or kingdom, and were expected to be led/protected by the upper class knights/lords. |
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