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The Crusades: A Clash of Cultures is a quick slideshow lesson about the crusades, focusing on how THE EUROPEANS, BYZANTINES, PALESTINIAN JEWS, and ARABIC MUSLIMS were effected by the Crusades. Pairs well with the Crusades Webquest Poster Project!

This activity follows the G in the GRAPES acronym for social studies. Focusing on Medieval Europe, this task outlines the specific areas of the middle ages as well as their topography, focusing on how the landscape influenced the rise of feudalism.

This activity follows the E in the GRAPES acronym for social studies. Focusing on Medieval Europe, this task focuses on hands on experiences with trade economy. Students break into guilds, participate in trading in a medieval market, and discussing how different events influence pricing and trading.

This activity follows the G in the GRAPES acronym for social studies. Focusing on Medieval Europe, this task requires students to work in groups, dissect and summarize a reading, create a poster and visuals, and share out with the class.

A wonderful bundle of resources to go along with the Medieval Ages GRAPES slides in my shop. These activities offer a variety of hands on experiences coupled with individual tasks to assess students on their comprehension of the Medieval Ages. Each activity can take anywhere from 40-50 minutes depending on your group. Excellent for teaching a mini unit, overview, or review of the Medieval ages!

This activity follows the S in the GRAPES acronym for social studies. Focusing on Medieval Europe, this task requires students to understand the daily life of a townsperson in the middle ages. They will use their knowledge from the given passage to write a letter to a friend about their daily life!

This activity follows the P in the GRAPES acronym for social studies. Focusing on Medieval Europe, this task focuses on the political landscape at the time, emphasizing feudalism and the role of the church. This is in worksheet form with an article for a no prep activity!

This activity follows the R in the GRAPES acronym for social studies. Focusing on Medieval Europe, this task focuses on the role of monasteries during the medieval ages through interactive group activities including making a monastery!

Want all the activities AND the slide lessons too? Look no further! Enjoy minimal prep with an entire Medieval unit planned and ready to use!

1,000 years of human history is a lot to cover! Use these GRAPES slides to approach the Medieval Ages in an organized, easily comprehended way! Pair with the Medieval Tasks activities for an easy mini unit!