Middle Ages Europe

Grade 7 Social Studies

Glenelg School of Al Ruwais

• Learn when the Middle Ages were and what were they like

When were they?

• 1066 – 1485

• How long ago was that?• (Answer in your book like this – The Middle Ages were _ _ _ _

years ago)

• How long did they last?• (Answer in your book like this – The Middle Ages lasted for _

_ _ years)

King Charlemagne at court

What happened after the collapse of King Charlemagne’s Empire?

King Divine Right (his rule was above everyone else)

Lord Landowner or noble

Knight Also called a ‘vassal’ once he was given a ‘fief’

Lord The person who gave a ‘fief’ to a vassal

Peasant Farmed the fields of the manor

Serf A peasant who was legally tied to the manor on which they worked

Set up one whole page like this table in your workbook to take notes about life in the Middle Ages

What do you think these people might be doing?

What were 2 differences between knights and peasants?

Manors and Fiefs

Sketch this plan in your book – use pencil to color it

Discussions about the ‘manor plan’

(record the answers in your book)

• Explain why the barn, the blacksmith and the bakery were near the manor house.

• Why do you think there is more ‘common land’ than there is ‘land cultivated for the lord’?

Draw and label the parts of the castle

Who do you think these people are? Describe what you think they are doing.

Activity 2

The feudal system

Which group of people belong where in the pyramid?

Discover the connection between the increase in trade and the

growth of towns

Unit Assessment

• Multi-choice questions• Paragraph answer• Vocabulary test (matching)