Historical Assignments   

Tasks:

 I. Use the following resources and write a short entry on each subject in your Middle Ages journal.

    A. William the Conqueror and the Battle of Hastings

    Text page 75

    B. Feudalism

    http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/feudal.html

    C. Women's Role in the Middle Ages

   http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/morefeud.html

    D. Chivalry and Courtly Love

   http://www.slider.com/enc/11000/chivalry.htm

    E. Crusades and St. Thomas à Becket

   Text pages 83-85

    F. The Magna Carta

   http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/morefeud.html

    G.100 Year's War--A change in national consciousness

   Text page 86

    H. The Black Death

   http://www.oocities.org/julia09/blackdeath.html

 II. Compare your entries with those of the other students in your Middle Ages literary group. Revise your entries as needed.

III. After a class discussion of your findings, each group should write a short essay on the effects of the historical background of the Middle Ages on the literary world of the time. This essay should be organized, interesting and should include inferences made from your research on each of the topics. No essay should exceed two typed pages in length.

IV. Proceed to Middle Ages Literature to continue your trip.