Over break read 8.1 and 8.2

Over break please take a look at 8.1 & 8.2. These sections talk about the reestablishment of centralized monarchies across Europe, and their relationships with the Catholic Church.

You don't need to do an assignment but please read closely and take appropriate notes.

ENJOY BREAK!

Church Readings - Please look at tonight

Church readings can be found HERE. Don't do the questions, they're just there to guide your reading tonight.

7.4 Homework DUE Friday

Please read 7.4 (also read The Cantebury Tales on page 237) and do the following:
*Take whatever notes you need

Answer these questions:
1) What led to the expansion of trade routes?
2) Describe the 3 changes of the commercial revolution
3) How might the emergence (creation) of a middle class threaten feudal society?
4) Why were guilds important in town life?
5) What were two effects of the agricultural revolution on the Middle Ages?
6) Cantebury Tales Question #2 - What qualities do the knight and the plowman have in common? How do they show these qualities?

Listen to a podcast for extra credit...

Visit this link to listen to a podcast about knights, knighthood, and the development of chivalry.

For extra credit, you should write a 2 paragraph summary about the information in the podcast, and list 3 new things that you learned.

Read 7.2 and 7.3

Please read 7.2 and 7.3 before Thursday. You do not need to do any of the questions, but you should take notes to help your understanding of the information.

Homework for 3/15

You have two sets of documents - One about feudalism, and the feudal contracts, and one about chivalry (code of conduct for knights). Read the Feudalism documents first, and the Chivalry documents second.

If you've lost your copies you can find them here:
Feudalism Documents
Chivalry Documents

7.1 Textbook Work