Name Class Date Unit 1 Europe During Medieval
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Name: ________ Class: ________ Date: ________ Unit 1: Europe During Medieval Times – Geography Challenge Directions: Read “Setting the Stage” and refer to the maps on pages 2 and 3 in your textbook in order to complete the Unit 1 Geography Challenge. Shading and Labeling: 1. With a BLUE COLORED PENCIL, SHADE the following bodies of water: q Atlantic Ocean q Mediterranean Sea q Baltic Sea q Black Sea q North Sea 2. With a BLUE MARKER, TRACE and LABEL the following rivers: q Seine q Thames q Elbe q Tiber q Danube 3. With a GREEN COLORED PENCIL, SHADE and LABEL the Holy Roman Empire. 4. With a YELLOW COLORED PENCIL, SHADE and LABEL the Byzantine Empire. 5. With a BROWN COLORED PENCIL, DRAW and COLOR a series of brown triangles to represent the following mountain ranges. Be sure to LABEL the mountain ranges. q The Alps q The Carpathian Mountains q The Balkan Mountains 6. With a BLACK COLORED PENCIL, DRAW a black dot to mark the location of the following cities. Be sure to LABEL the cities. q Hamburg q Constantinople 7. LABEL the following islands: q Ireland q England q Corsica q Sardinia q Sicily questions continue on the back
Directions: Please answer the following questions in complete sentences. 8. Why do you think large cities developed on rivers during medieval times? 9. Suppose invaders from northern Africa and the Middle East attacked western Europe. What body of water would they have crossed to reach lands in western Europe? 10. Describe what would likely be the quickest, most efficient route that a trader from Constantinople could use to reach the city of Hamburg. 11. The Roman Empire and the Holy Roman Empire are two DIFFERENT empires that existed at two DIFFERENT times in history; the Roman Empire ended around 476 C. E. whereas the Holy Roman Empire began around 800 C. E. The Roman Empire controlled all of the land around the Mediterranean Sea, including the present-day countries of Spain, France, and England, and as far east as the Carpathian Mountains and the Black Sea. Generally speaking, what part of Europe did the Holy Roman Empire occupy, and how did the land areas controlled by the two empires differ?
