Havo 1: Early Middle Ages - lesson 2

• Geschiedenis
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Farmers, lords & monks

Lesson 2

Start of the lesson

Phone in locker

Chewing gum in bin

Book, notebook, laptop & Plenda on table

Menu of the day

Plenda

Intro

The feudal system

Break

Choice

Plenda

Learn key words C4S2

Submit via Teams: learning questions 3 + 4 from Early Middle Ages

Lord of the manor

Free farmer

Serf

Had to pay rent every year

Had to defend the manor

Was not allowed to move home without permission

Had to help fight if there was a war

Was allowed to use the land of the lord

Learning questions last lesson

We're going to answer learning question 1 together --> then you're going to answer learning question 2

Goal

You understand how Europe was governed in the Early Middle Ages

Intro

I have a problem: I'm king of a country that's too large for me to govern on my own

• I don't have money to pay people
• What should I do?

New rulers in Europe

Let's read together on page 23

After that: do exercises 4

Finished --> work on learning questions

Break

The feudal system

The feudal system

Do exercise 7

Finished? --> work on the learning question

Fun fact: which of these sentences is NOT true about Charlemagne?

1. His parents were related
2. He could not read or write
3. He died before he was 50 years old
4. He had at least 18 children

Most powerful

Least powerful

Feudal lord

Knight

Vassal

Score the goal: how was Europe governed during the Early Middle Ages?

Changes after Charlemagne

You have a choice:

• Read text & discuss with me
• Do exercises 4, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13
  
• Make a map of the empire of Charlemagne and show how it falls apart