Jump into the darkness of Europe's Medieval Times through vivid PowerPoints, guided notes, vocabulary, and tons of activities! Students will learn about how the church functioned, how the feudal hierarchy functioned, why feudalism ultimately failed, how the Byzantine Empire thrived, and who was involved in the Crusades! This would fit wonderfully into any World History unit.

Each main concept is broken down into five overarching sections:

Section 1: The Church in the Medieval Times

1. The Church Beliefs powerpoint and guided notes

2. The Church Beliefs Review

3. The Influence of the Church powerpoint and guided notes

4. Vocabulary and answer key

5. Design a Gothic Cathedral

6. Influence of the Church Review

Section 2: Daily Medieval Life

1. Politics in Western Europe powerpoint and guided notes

2. Classes During Feudal Europe powerpoint and guided notes

3. Feudalism vocabulary and answer key

4. Life during Feudal Europe Review

5. Feudalism vocabulary quiz and answers

6. Customs in Medieval Manors powerpoint and guided notes

7. Customs vocabulary and answers key

8. Medieval Crime and Punishment

9. Design Your Own Medieval Manor

10. Customs vocabulary quiz and answer key

Section 3: Decline of Feudalism

1. Political Developments in England powerpoint and guided notes

2. Magna Carta worksheet

3. The Bubonic Plague powerpoint and guided notes

4. The Bubonic Plague map

5. The Plague Warning Poster

6. The Hundred Years’ War powerpoint and guided notes

7. The Hundred Years’ War map and questions

8. Decline of Feudalism vocabulary

Section 4: The Byzantine Empire

1. The Byzantine Empire powerpoint and guided notes

2. Byzantine map and questions

3. Byzantine Empire Postcard

4. Justinian I powerpoint and guided notes

5. Justinian Code: Create your Own Laws

6. Eastern Orthodox Church powerpoint and guided notes

7. The Great Schism powerpoint and guided notes

8. Compare and Contrast Christianity

9. Byzantine vocabulary

Section 5: The Crusades

1. Coat of Arms

2. The Crusades powerpoint and guided notes

3. Crusades vocabulary and answers

4. Crusades review

5. Crusades Recruitment Poster

6. Crusades Vocabulary quiz and answers

7. Attacking and Defending a Medieval castle powerpoint and guided notes

8. Designing a Crusades Castle

9. Mongol Invasion powerpoint and guided note

10. Mongol Invasion Review