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Join this Medieval History course for a comprehensive overview of the European Middle Ages that helps your student understand and make connections with history and today. (If you have younger students, this course fits perfectly with the Homeschool Connections Grade School Unit Study Program for grades 3-6.)
Total classes: 12
Prerequisite: None, but MS Ancient World Part Two recommended
Suggested grade level: 6th to 8th
Suggested credit: 1 semester of Medieval or World History. For a full year, follow with Medieval Ingenuity: Medicine, Invention, and Technology in the Middle Ages in the spring.
Special Notes: If you have younger students, this course fits perfectly with the Homeschool Connections Grade School Unit Study Program for grades 3-6.
Description
Middle School Medieval History provides a comprehensive overview of the European Middle Ages. Beginning with the Fall of Rome in the 5th century, this course will guide students through the formative events of the Middle Ages up until the dawn of the Renaissance. The course will cover important political developments, as well as cultural trends, literature, and interesting personalities of the period. Special consideration will be given to the influence of the Catholic Church on the formation of medieval life.
Outline
Class 1: The Early Middle Ages
Class 2: Byzantium & Islam
Class 3: Merovingians and Carolingians
Class 4: The Norsemen
Class 5: Medieval Christianity
Class 6: The Feudal Age
Class 7: The Crusades
Class 8: Towns and Merchants
Class 9: Pilgrims and Mendicants
Class 10: Medieval Education
Class 11: The Latter Middle Ages
Class 12: The Close of the Middle Ages
Materials and Homework
Course Materials:
● The Book of the Middle Ages by Dorothy Mills (ISBN: 978-1-61538-114-2, available from Memoria Press https://www.memoriapress.com/curriculum/classical-studies/book-of-the-middle-ages/),
● The Book of the Middle Ages Student Guide by Matthew Anderson (ISBN: 1615382569), and
● The Book of the Middle Ages Teacher Guide by Matthew Anderson (ISBN: 1615382577). The entire set can be purchased for $39.95 from Memoria Press (https://www.memoriapress.com/curriculum/classical-studies/book-middle-ages/)
● Note Memoria Press also offers digital versions of all of these books at a much lower price than the printed editions.
Homework: Homework will consist of weekly reading from the textbook, self-graded weekly work out of the student book, and quarterly automated online quizzes. Expect to spend approximately two hours outside of class time reading and doing the homework
Important Dates
Class Dates: Tuesdays, September 3 to December 3, 2024 (No class Oct. 22 & Nov. 26)
Starting Time: 10:00 AM Eastern (9:00 Central; 8:00 Mountain; 7:00 Pacific)
Duration: 45 minutes
