Textbook Chapters
Oxford 8.1 The birth of the modern world.
Oxford 8.2 The where and when of the medieval world.
Oxford 8.3 Key features of the medieval world.
Timeline showing where historians place the Middle Ages
What If You Lived During the Middle Ages?
Have you ever been curious about Medieval life? Would you travel back in time if you could? Do you think you would enjoy it? How long would you last? Hear ye, hear ye! The Middle Ages sucked! After 200 years of peace and prosperity under 'Pax Romana,' the Roman Empire fell into crisis and decline. Thus began the Middle Ages, more commonly known as the Dark Ages; beginning towards the end of the 5th century and lasting until the start of the Renaissance in the 14th century.
SOURCE: What If, posted on YouTube (2019), Duration: 7:01mins, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydXi-KiMv7o&feature=youtu.be
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Source Analysis: The end of the Roman Empire
SOURCE 1: Map of the ‘barbarian’ invasions of the Roman Empire showing the major incursions from 100 to 500 CE.
SOURCE 2: A map of Europe in 500 CE
Source Analysis: Medieval Maps
SOURCE: https://spark.adobe.com/page/kjZ1g/
SOURCE: http://www.medievalages.net/2013/08/normandy-short-history/normandy-map/
Extension: The Age of Discovery
SOURCE: History Animation Channel, posted on Youtube (2019) Duration: 5:23 Mins, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nItN2c6gZ4
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The Age of Discovery, when European explorers uncovered whole new worlds, is well known, but what prompted this unprecedented push into the unknown? This animated video explores how spices provided the initial impetus for exploration and how one naughty dutchman opened the door for European colonial empires in Africa and Asia.
SOURCE: Real History on Youtube (2019) Duration 24:21 mins URL: https://youtu.be/3rb0HEtYaHw