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"The Dark Ages" Quiz

Instructions:  Choose 10 questions from any topic heading to answer.  Make sure you write down the question AND the answer, so that I know which ones you have chosen.  You MAY use your notes.  

Dark Ages Video Quiz

The Visigoths

Other than being killed by the Visigoths, what was one of the main ways people died during this first successful siege on the Roman empire? _______________.

A Dark Age

After the Roman empire got sacked, they lost their leadership and with it, their civilization.  What were some outward signs that showed the decay of civilization? 

1.____________________________________________________________________________

2.____________________________________________________________________________

3.____________________________________________________________________________

Clovis

Clovis united his people by choosing what religion? _______________________.

When Clovis conquered cities, instead of killing his captors, he made them soldiers in his army.  What is the advantage of that tactic? _____________________________________________________________________________.

Justinian

Justinian’s greedy ruling led to revolt.  He wanted to flee the land, but his ___________ refused to be so cowardly, convincing him to stay.

1. Mother
2. Wife
3. Sister

Bubonic Plague

Out of every 10 people, how many died from the plague? ________.

What animal carried the plague into the land? __________.

Literacy

To be “literate” means you can read and write.  Who were the most literate individuals of the Dark Ages? ___________________.

Charlemagne

Name three things that made Charlemagne a great leader.

1.___________________________________________________________________________________

2.___________________________________________________________________________________

3.___________________________________________________________________________________

When he was just starting out, Charlemagne shared power with his brother, and then his brother mysteriously died.  Infer what happened to his brother: _____________________________________________________________________________________

Charlemagne’s empire was really huge.  How did he maintain control over all those countries?

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Charlemagne died of ___________    _____________.

The Vikings

The first time they invaded Great Britain, the Vikings wanted their __________.  They took so much of this that the people Britain had literally none left!  The second time they came around, the Vikings wanted to take control of their __________.  

Why was Great Britain so vulnerable to attack? ______________________________________________

Knights

When you pictured knights as a little kid, what kind of images came to your mind?_____________________________________________________________________________________

Now what do you think of them?__________________________________________________________

Coming out of the Dark Ages:

What were some of the signs that people were starting to come out of the Dark Ages (become more civilized again)?________________________________________________________________________

What was a big contributing factor to the people of the Dark Ages being able to get back on their feet again?________________________________________________________________________________

Video on the Dark Ages

Here is the link to the video on the Dark Ages.  You will have to have a Netflix account to watch it at home.  If you do not have an account, please make arrangements to watch it in my classroom either during Powerup or after school.

You MUST skip the following segments of the film because they are inappropriate for 6th graders:
(These numbers show the time remaining of the show, so look on the right-hand side of the time-bar to gauge when to skip forward).
SKIP 1:01:00-59:30, 52:00-51:50, 23:07-22:22, and 15:35-13:05.

Take good notes!  There will be a quiz based on the information from this movie.

The Dark Ages- Netflix

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Knights

Students:  grab a worksheet from the front of the room and get going on it.  Right now you are doing just the "Knights" side. 

Gargoyles

Gargoyles are kind of like a really fancy water-spout for roofs.  They were common in the Middle Ages.  Check out these amazing gargoyles!!

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Stained Glass Windows

In medieval times, religion controlled daily life. Cathedrals were fancy churches. They were built to honor God. Each town wanted their cathedral to be the most beautiful cathedral possible. A new art form was designed - the stained glass window. 

Stained glass windows were made of colored glass. They let in filtered light in many beautiful colors. Each window showed a religious scene. These scenes told a story about the lives of Christ, the Virgin Mary, and the saints. 

Since most people could not read, the use of stained glass windows did more than add light and beauty. The church used them as an effective way to teach people about religion.

In your bell ringer notes, create your own "stained glass" image of something that is important to you.

Charlemagne

What does it mean to be a great leader?  Write 4-6 sentences about that in your bell ringer notes.

Midieval Music

Gregorian Chant

Secular Song- Jig

Beautiful Medieval Music- Play While Working

Cheerful Medieval Music- Play While Working

Listen to these two songs and write what your impressions are about them.  How is the medieval religious song similar/different than the every day song?

Medieval Weapons

In today's warfare, we are concerned with doing away with the enemy in as humane a way as possible.  That means with as little contact and pain as you can.  But in the middle ages, people would often fight each other at extremely close range, using just about any weapon handy!  


In your bell ringer notes, tell me:  would you sign up to be a soldier in medieval times?  Why or why not?

Olde English

Write down these words for your bell ringer.  Can you guess what they mean in Olde English?

durst -

whence - 

whither - 

wit -

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