October 4, 2016
Introduction to Chapter 2 - The High Middle Ages
We discussed the Bayeux Tapestry - Who, Where, When, What and Why?
Once William the Conqueror defeated King Harold, he decided to institute "Feudalism" in England.
Read the introduction to Chapter 2 - pages 44-47 as a class
Completed a worksheet about feudalism
Feudal Simulation - Queen Kaity gave out parcels of land (fiefs) to Lord Mack and Lord Joe who then swore oaths of allegiance to her and in turn, their knights (vassals) swore oaths of allegiance to them. Thankfully, the serfs had harvested some food for the occasion. Once the knights had collected the nobility's share and the clergy had collected their share, there was a bit left over for the serfs to feed themselves and their families. Hopefully everyone got the idea of how feudalism worked :)
We completed the Feudal pyramid.
Finished off with some Canadian trivia.
Thanks to everyone for participating in the feudal simulation!
