Middle Ages - Added Credit

Middle Ages – Added Credit

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The People – 7 points There was 3 groups of people in the Middle Ages:  Lords & Nobles (the wealthy people)  The peasants/serfs (the common people)  The Church (Clergy) The lives of all 3 were very different. Which one would you like to be? How do you think one looked at the other? This is your task for the unit. Select one of the above and write a 3 paragraph essay:  1st Paragraph – describe your life as a member of one of the 3 groups above  2nd Paragraph – describe how your life (as a member of one of the group you chose in Paragraph 1) is better or worse  3rd Paragraph – compare your life as a modern day American to a member of the group you chose in Paragraph 1 Use: http://worldhistory.mrdonn.org/middleages.html & the additional reading from Mr. Wyde MAPPING MIDDLE AGES MAJOR OCCURANCES – 7 Points On the Eurasian (Europe and Asia) map draw the routes of the following. Use the colors in parenthesis for you legend. Marco Polo (red) Trade Routes for Venice, Genoese, & Overland (blue) Black Death (green) For Marco Polo’s route, read the article “On the Road with Marco Polo” (get a copy from Mr. Wyde) and do the interactive exercise at: http://edsitement.neh.gov/M_Polo_flash_page.asp This will help you draw Marco Polo’s route. For the trade routes use: http://www.ucalgary.ca/HIST/tutor/imagemid/hanseatic.gif For the Black Death use: http://www.ucalgary.ca/HIST/tutor/imagemid/blackdeath.gif