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Classifying the Middle Ages

Directions: Cut out each fact box below and then paste it in the correct period.

High Middle Ages Late Middle Ages Early Middle Ages

The Crusades began,

sending knights and

pilgrims to Jerusalem

The Great Famine

occurred lasting from 1315

to 1322

People dumped garbage

and waste into the narrow

city streets

William the Conqueror

became the King of

England

The Book of Kells, an

illuminated manuscript of

the Bible was created

Europe shifted into a

warmer climate and land

became easier to farm

Monasteries began to pop

up across Europe and the

British Isles

Europe shifted into a

cooler climate and the land

became harder to farm

Instead of ruling large

areas, people had a more

local form of government

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Answer Key

Classifying the Middle Ages

Directions: Cut out each fact box below and then paste it in the correct period.

High Middle Ages Late Middle Ages Early Middle Ages

The Crusades began,

sending knights and

pilgrims to Jerusalem

The Great Famine

occurred lasting from 1315

to 1322

People dumped garbage

and waste into the narrow

city streets

William the Conqueror

became the King of

England

The Book of Kells, an

illuminated manuscript of

the Bible was created

Europe shifted into a

warmer climate and land

became easier to farm

Monasteries began to pop

up across Europe and the

British Isles

Europe shifted into a

cooler climate and the land

became harder to farm

Instead of ruling large

areas, people had a more

local form of government