The Early Middle Ages

Over the past few weeks, the 6th graders have been learning about the early Middle Ages in social studies.  They learned about how the fall of the Roman Empire led to Medieval times.  They learned about the spread of Christianity throughout Europe and watched a video about how the modern day monks at Mt. Athos live very similarly to how monks lived in the Middle Ages.  They researched and taught mini-lessons about the Vikings and participated in a simulation about the rise and fall of the feudal system.  Today, they played a game to review the different people who were a part of the social hierarchy of feudalism.  They each had the name of a character or group of people attached to their forehead that they could not see and had to ask each other questions to find out who they were and then find the person who matched.  They will take their quiz about the early Middle Ages tomorrow.  Later in the week, the 6th graders will create their own Coat of Arms.

Questions for your 6th grader:

• Was Charlemagne a good ruler?
• Was the feudal system a good way to organize a society?
• Tell me about the monks at Mt. Athos.