We are beginning our new unit, The Middle Ages.
The historical background reading for this unit is on pp. 74-88.
You must have this section read and notes taken in each of the following categories:
Feudalism's birth, rise, height, and death
Women and Chivalry
Religious Wars
Church and Politics
The Black Death
For each category consider the following: facts given, how this topic may have affected the readers of literature at this time, & how these events may have inspired literature.