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Medieval Europe in the Library
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HOW DO YOU FIND INFORMATION IN THE LIBRARY? There are many wonderful online sources of information; but don't forget to look in a book! Books are well-organized and easy to use.
ENCYCLOPEDIAS - Look up people by LAST NAME. Use ONE WORD to look up things or events.
BOOKS - Non-fiction books are full of the information you need. Use the CALL NUMBERS below:
STANDARD: CALL NUMBER:
1. GEOGRAPHY OF Place EUROPE:
Describe its location, land, waterways, vegetation, & climate.
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909 911 912
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Explain the ways of life in Medieval Europe.
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391 394 728.8 940.1 942
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2. SPREAD OF CHRISTIANITY:
Describe the spread of Christianity north of the placeAlps.
Explain how the early church & monasteries helped it spread after the placeWestern Roman Empire fell.
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200 909
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200 937 940.1
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3. FEUDALISM:
Describe the development of feudalism, the hierarchy of society it created, and how it affected trade.
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920WAG 940.1
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Explain the role of the manor and growth of towns.
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940.1
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4. POPE VS. KING:
Explain the conflict and cooperation between the popes and kings during medieval times
(ex. King Charlemagne & Pope Leo III / Pope Gregory VII & Emperor Henry IV).
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200 909.07 921CHA
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5. ENGLISH LAW & DEMOCRACY:
Describe the following developments in law: Magna Carta, parliament, & habeas corpus.
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942 942.03 942.1
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How were these developments important in the rise of democracy?
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6. CRUSADES:
Discuss the causes and course of the religious Crusades.
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909.07 920ZOH 921SAL 940.1
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Describe the effects of the Crusades on the Christian, Muslim and Jewish populations in placeEurope.
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909.07 921SUL 940.1
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7. BLACK DEATH:
Map the spread of the bubonic plague from Central Asia to country-regionChina, the Middle East, and placeEurope.
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614.4 940.1
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Describe its impact on worldwide population.
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8. placePlaceNameCATHOLIC PlaceTypeCHURCH:
Explain the importance of the Catholic Church as a political (role of clergy in government), intellectual (founding of universities), and aesthetic (art) institution?
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200 745.4 746.3 909
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9. RECONQUISTA (RECONQUEST):
Explain the decline of Muslim rule in the placeIberian Peninsula that concluded with the Reconquest.
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920MEL 921ISA 946 946.03
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Explain the rise of Spanish and Portuguese kingdoms.
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946
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