Middle Ages

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...

Students complete a 3 part interview to review King Henry VIII and his reign. The first part has 5 questions for students to review factual parts of Henry's reign. In the second part students "interview" him right after his coronation (5 questions and...

Students complete a 3 part interview to review Ferdinand of Aragon, Isabella of Castille, and their time as Spain's monarchs. They first answer 5 questions to review factual parts of their time on the throne, then they interview the king and queen after...

Students will review complete 2-3 maps to review most of World History including: Early Civilizations, the Mongolian Empire, the Ottomans and Safavids, the Renaissance, the Protestant Reformation, the European Exploration, Triangular Trade, the...