Middle Ages

This mini lesson on Genghis Khan is a 19 slide PowerPoint (also included as a PDF) with built in discussion questions and a timeline activity. Students will get an overview of how Genghis came to power, what he accomplished while in power, and his legacy...

This Tudors activities bundle covers Henry VIII and his wives, Henry's reign, Queen Elizabeth I, and the Tower of London. There is an overview power point and various activities such as trading cards, cubes, timelines, interview activities, an image and...

Students will learn about Henry VIII, his six wives, and the reign of his children King Edward, Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth I with this presentation and note guide. Topics covered include how Henry came to the throne, his marriages, his wives' fates,...

Students will review a semester of Medieval History by creating a travel guide booklet representing what they learned during the semester. The file includes a thorough explanation of what students must address, a sample selection of items to cover, a...

Students will learn about, or review, the Crusades with a compare and contrast primary source analysis (20 questions), a primary source analysis with 5 creative tasks (discussing how a town crier could motivate them to join up, creating a museum exhibit,...

Students will learn about the Black Death (Plague) by reading a primary source with 17 questions and 5 creative tasks (creating a museum exhibit, making "Warning: Plague Here" signs, discussing how people would rebuild their town and lives after such...

Students will read a brief overview of the lead up to the Crusades and determine if 6 statements refer to Europe or the Middle East before the Crusades. They will then read an overview of the impact of the Crusades and complete a matching activity to...

Students will complete 4 maps to review Medieval Europe's political and physical geography. There are 85 labels across the 4 maps covering events, battles, boundaries of various dynasties, where key documents were signed, political and physical...

Students will complete 4 maps to review the political and physical geography related to the Ottoman Empire and the Rise of the Safavids from World History. There are 65 labels across the first three maps (some repeat for reinforcement) and 2 additional...

Students review what they learned about the people, acts, events, and more of the reign of King Henry VIII, his wives, King Edward VI, Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth I by making trading cards, a cube, or both! Both options balance academic requirements...

This mini lesson is an extended power point on the Inquisition. Topics include but are not limited to: the Inquisition's origins, methods of torture and death, the effects of the Inquisition on questioners and heretics, and Galileo's experience as a...

Students complete a 3 part interview activity to review Queen Elizabeth I and her reign. The first part has 5 questions for students to review factual parts of Elizabeth's reign. In the second part students "interview" her right after her coronation (5...