Understanding Western Society: A History, Volume One

NOTE: LaunchPad material that does not appear in the print book – guided reading exercises, assessment tools, all of the documents from Sources for Western Society – has been indicated on this table of contents as shown. Each chapter in LaunchPad also comes with a wealth of additional documents, Key Terms Flashcards, Map Quizzes, Timeline Activities, and much more, all of which can be easily integrated and assigned.

Preface
Versions and Supplements
Maps, Figures, and Tables

Chapter 1
Origins to 1200 B.C.E.
Guided Reading Exercise LaunchPad
What do we mean by “the West” and “Western civilization”?
 Describing the West
  What Is Civilization?
How did early human societies develop and create new technologies and cultural forms?
From the First Hominids to the Paleolithic Era
 Picturing the Past: Paleolithic Venus Figures
Quiz for Picturing the Past LaunchPad
Planting Crops
Implications of Agriculture
Trade and Cross-Cultural Connections
What kind of civilization did the Sumerians develop in Mesopotamia?
Environment and Mesopotamian Development
The Invention of Writing and the First Schools
Religion in Mesopotamia
Sumerian Politics and Society
How did the Akkadian and Old Babylonian empires develop in Mesopotamia?
The Akkadians and the Babylonians
Life Under Hammurabi
Cultural Exchange in the Fertile Crescent
How did the Egyptians create a prosperous and long-lasting society?
The Nile and the God-King
Egyptian Religion
Egyptian Society and Work
Egyptian Family Life
 Picturing the Past: Egyptian Home Life
 Quiz for Picturing the Past LaunchPad
The Hyksos and New Kingdom Revival
 Mapping the Past: Empires and Migrations in the Eastern Mediterranean
 Individuals in Society: Hatshepsut and Nefertiti
Conflict and Cooperation with the Hittites
Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Learning Curve LaunchPad
Chapter 1 Study Guide
 Online Document Project: Hatshepsut: Depicting a Goddess-King LaunchPad
  Document 1-1: Hatshepsut's Early Life as Described in Inscriptions at Deir el-Bahri, ca. 1479-1458 B.C.E. LaunchPad
  Document 1-2: Three Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el-Bahri, ca. 1479-1458 B.C.E. LaunchPad
  Document 1-3: Herbert Winlock, Lecture on the Deir el-Bahri Excavations, 1942 LaunchPad
  Essay Assignment for Hatshepsut: Depicting a Goddess-King LaunchPad
  Quiz for Hatshepsut: Depicting a Goddess-King

Documents from Sources for Western Society, Chapter 1 LaunchPad
  Introduction to the Documents LaunchPad
  Document 1-1:  The Battle Between Marduk and Tiamat (ca. 2000–1000 B.C.E.) LaunchPad
  Document 1-2: The Epic of Gilgamesh (ca. 2750 B.C.E.) LaunchPad
  Document 1-3: The Code of Hammurabi (ca. 1780 B.C.E.) LaunchPad
  Document 1-4: The Egyptian Book of the Dead (ca. 1780 B.C.E.) LaunchPad
  Document 1-5: Letters Between a Sumerian King and His Prime Minister (ca. 2000–1700 B.C.E.) LaunchPad
  Sources in Conversation: The Great and Terrible Power of the Gods LaunchPad
  Document 1-6: Akhenaten, The Hymn to Aton (ca. 1350 B.C.E.) LaunchPad
  Document 1-7: Lamentation Over the Destruction of Sumer and Ur (ca. 2000 - 1700 B.C.E.) LaunchPad
  Comparative and Discussion Questions LaunchPad
  Quiz for Sources for Western Society, Chapter 1 LaunchPad
Chapter 1 Summative Quiz LaunchPad

Chapter 2
Small Kingdoms and Mighty Empires in the Near East, 1200–550 B.C.E.
Guided Reading Exercise LaunchPad
How did iron technology shape new states after 1200 B.C.E?
Iron Technology
The Decline of Egypt and the Emergence of Kush
The Rise of Phoenicia
How did the Hebrews create an enduring religious tradition?
The Hebrew State
The Jewish Religion
Hebrew Family and Society
What explains the rise and fall of the Assyrians?
Assyria’s Long Road to Power
 Mapping the Past: The Assyrian and Persian Empires
Assyrian Rule and Culture
 Picturing the Past: Assyrians Besiege a City
 Quiz for Picturing the Past LaunchPad
The Neo-Babylonian Empire
How did the Persians consolidate their extensive empire?
Consolidation of the Persian Empire
 Individuals in Society: Cyrus the Great
Persian Religion
Persian Art and Culture
Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Learning Curve LaunchPad
Chapter 2 Study Guide

Online Document Project: Cyrus the Great: Building on a Ruler's Greatness LaunchPad
  Document 2-1: The Tomb of Darius the Great, ca. 500 B.C.E. LaunchPad
  Document 2-2: Exodus and Deuteronomy (ca. 950–450 B.C.E.) LaunchPad
  Document 2-3: Persepolis: A Capital of All Countries, ca. 550 -330 B.C.E. LaunchPad
  Essay Assignment for Cyrus the Great: Building on a Ruler's Greatness LaunchPad
  Quiz for Cyrus the Great: Building on a Ruler's Greatness LaunchPad

Documents from Sources for Western Society, Chapter 2 LaunchPad
  Introduction to the Documents LaunchPad
  Document 2-1: Book of Genesis (ca. 950–450 B.C.E.) LaunchPad
  Document 2-2: Exodus and Deuteronomy (ca. 950–450 B.C.E.) LaunchPad
  Document 2-3: Assyrian Kings Proclaim Their Greatness (ca. 1220–1070 B.C.E.) LaunchPad
  Sources in Coversation: The Legacy of Cyrus LaunchPad
  Document 2-4: Cyrus and Persia, Ruling an Empire (ca. 550 B.C.E.) LaunchPad
  Document 2-5: Book of Isaiah: Blessings for Cyrus (ca. 550 B.C.E.) LaunchPad
  Document 2-6: Zoroaster, Gatha 30: Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds (ca. 600 B.C.E.) LaunchPad
  Comparative and Discussion Questions LaunchPad
  Quiz for Sources for Western Society, Chapter 2 LaunchPad
Chapter 2 Summative Quiz LaunchPad

Chapter  3
The Development of Greek Society and Culture, ca. 3000–338 B.C.E.
Guided Reading Exercise for Chapter 3 LaunchPad
How did the geography of Greece shape its earliest kingdoms?
Geography and Settlement
The Minoans
The Mycenaeans
Homer, Hesiod, and the Epic
What was the role of the polis in Greek society?
Organization of the Polis
Governing Structures
Overseas Expansion
The Growth of Sparta
The Evolution of Athens
What were the causes and consequences of the major wars of the classical period?
The Persian Wars
Growth of the Athenian Empire
The Peloponnesian War
Mapping the Past: The Peloponnesian War, 431–404 B.C.E.
The Struggle for Dominance
Phillip II and Macedonian Supremacy
What were the lasting cultural and intellectual achievements of the classical period?
Athenian Arts in the Age of Pericles
 Picturing the Past: The Acropolis of Athens
 Quiz for Picturing the Past LaunchPad
Households and Work
Gender and Sexuality
Individuals in Society: Aspasia
Public and Personal Religion   
The Flowering of Philosophy
Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Learning Curve LaunchPad
Chapter 3 Study Guide
Online Document Project: Aspasia: Gender Roles in Classical Athens LaunchPad
  Document 3-1: Artistic Depictions of Women in Classical Greece LaunchPad
  Document 3-2: Greek Men’s Commentary on Greek Women LaunchPad
  Document 3-3: Plato's Republic: On the Education of Women, ca. 380 B.C.E. LaunchPad
  Essay Assignment for Aspasia: Gender Roles in Classical Athens LaunchPad
  Quiz for Aspasia: Gender Roles in Classical Athens LaunchPad

Documents from Sources for Western Society, Chapter 3 LaunchPad
  Introduction to the Documents LaunchPad
  Document 3-1: Homer, The Odyssey: Odysseus and the Sirens (ca. 800 B.C.E.) LaunchPad
  Document 3-2: Hesiod, Works and Days (ca. 800 B.C.E.) LaunchPad
  Document 3-3: Sophocles, Antigone (441 B.C.E.) LaunchPad
  Sources in Conversation: Political Philosophy LaunchPad
  Document 3-4: Thucydides, The History of the Peloponnesian War: Pericles’ Funeral Oration (ca. 400 B.C.E.) LaunchPad
  Document 3-5: Plato, The Republic: The Allegory of the Cave (ca. 360 B.C.E.) LaunchPad
  Document 3-6: Aristotle, Politics: Democracy (ca. 340 B.C.E.) LaunchPad
  Comparative and Discussion Questions LaunchPad
  Quiz for Sources for Western Society, Chapter 3 LaunchPad
Chapter 3 Summative Quiz LaunchPad

Chapter 4
Life in the Hellenistic World, 336–30 B.C.E.
Guided Reading Exercise LaunchPad
How and why did Alexander the Great create an empire?
Military Campaigns
The Political Legacy
How did Greek ideas and traditions spread?
Urban Life
 Mapping the Past: The Hellenistic World, ca. 263 B.C.E.
Greeks in Hellenistic Cities
Greeks and Non-Greeks
What new economic connections were created in the Hellenistic period?
Agriculture and Industry
Commerce
How did religion and philosophy shape everyday life in the Hellenistic world?
Religion and Magic
Hellenism and the Jews
Philosophy and the People
How did science and medicine serve the needs of Hellenistic society?
Science
 Individuals in Society: Archimedes, Scientist and Inventor
Medicine
Picturing the Past: Physician with Young Patient LaunchPad
 Quiz for Picturing the Past LaunchPad
Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Learning Curve LaunchPad
Chapter 4 Study Guide
Online Document Project: Alexander's Conquests: Causes and Consequences LaunchPad
  Document 4-1: Mass Weddings at Susa: From Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander, Second Century C.E. LaunchPad
  Document 4-2: Polybius on Historical Causes, ca. 140 B.C.E. LaunchPad
  Document 4-3: Demetrius of Phalerum on the Fall of the Persian Empire, ca. 140 B.C.E. LaunchPad
  Document 4-4: Plutarch on the Early Years of Alexander's Reign, ca. 100 C.E. LaunchPad
  Document 4-5: Alexander's Conquests from a Jewish Perspective, ca. 125 B.C.E. LaunchPad
  Document 4-6: The Alexander Mosaic LaunchPad
  Essay Assignment for Alexander's Conquests: Causes and Consequences LaunchPad
  Quiz for Alexander's Conquests: Causes and Consequences LaunchPad

Documents from Sources for Western Society, Chapter 4 LaunchPad
  Introduction to the Documents LaunchPad
  Document 4-1: Ephippus of Olynthus, On the Burial of Alexander and Hephaestion: Ephippus of Olynthus Remembers Alexander the Great (ca. 323 B.C.E.) LaunchPad
  Document 4-2: Plutarch, Life of Cleomenes III (75 C.E.) LaunchPad
  Sources in Conversation: Living the Good Life LaunchPad
  Document 4-3: Diogenes Laertius, The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers: Diogenes of Sinope, the Cynic (ca. 300–200 B.C.E.) LaunchPad
  Document 4-4: Epicurus, The Principal Doctrines of Epicureanism (ca. 306 B.C.E.) LaunchPad
  Document 4-5: Epictetus, Encheiridion, or The Manual (ca. 100 C.E.) LaunchPad
  Document 4-6: Polybius, A Greek Historian Describes Byzantium’s Contribution to Regional Trade (ca. 170–118 B.C.E.) LaunchPad
  Comparative and Discussion Questions LaunchPad
  Quiz for Sources for Western Society, Chapter 4 LaunchPad
Chapter 4 Summative Quiz LaunchPad

Chapter 5
The Rise of Rome, ca. 1000–27 B.C.E.
Guided Reading Exercise LaunchPad
How did the Romans become the dominant power in Italy?
 Picturing the Past: The Temple of Hercules Victory
 Quiz for Picturing the Past LaunchPad
The Geography of Italy
The Etruscans
The Founding of Rome
The Roman Conquest of Italy
What were the key institutions of the Roman Republic?
The Roman State
Social Conflict in Rome
How did the Romans build a Mediterranean empire?
The Punic Wars
 Mapping the Past: Roman Expansion During the Republic, ca. 282-44 B.C.E.
Rome Turns East
How did expansion affect Roman society and culture?
Roman Families
Greek Influence on Roman Culture
Opposing Views: Cato the Elder and Scipio Aemilianus
What led to the fall of the Roman Republic?
Reforms for Poor and Landless Citizens
Political Violence
Civil War
 Individuals in Society: Queen Cleopatra
Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Learning Curve LaunchPad
Chapter 5 Study Guide
Online Document Project: Queen Cleopatra: Depicting the Queen and the Politics of the Late Republic LaunchPad
  Document 5-1: Cleopatra of Egypt: From History to Myth LaunchPad
  Document 5-2: Plutarch's Life of Antony, ca. 100 C.E. LaunchPad
  Document 5-3: Octavian Vilifies Antony and Cleopatra, ca. 200 C.E. LaunchPad
  Document 5-4: Strabo's Geography, ca. 7-24 C.E. LaunchPad
  Essay Assignment for Queen Cleopatra: Depicting the Queen and the Politics of the Late Republic LaunchPad
  Quiz for Queen Cleopatra: Depicting the Queen and the Politics of the Late Republic LaunchPad

Documents from Sources for Western Society, Chapter 5 LaunchPad
  Introduction to the Documents LaunchPad
  Document 5-1: Livy, The Rape of Lucretia (ca. 27–25 B.C.E.) LaunchPad
  Document 5-2: Plutarch's Life of Antony, ca. 100 C.E. LaunchPad
  Document 5-3: The Law of the Twelve Tables (449 B.C.E.) LaunchPad
  Document 5-4: Seneca, The Sounds of a Roman Bath (ca. 50 C.E.) LaunchPad
  Sources in Conversation: Political Unrest in Rome LaunchPad
  Document 5-5: Appian of Alexandria, The Civil Wars (ca. 100 C.E.) LaunchPad
  Document 5-6: Plutarch, On Julius Caesar, a Man of Unlimited Ambition (ca. 44 B.C.E.) LaunchPad
  Comparative and Discussion Questions LaunchPad
  Quiz for Sources for Western Society, Chapter 5 LaunchPad
Chapter 5 Summative Quiz LaunchPad

Chapter 6
The Roman Empire, 27 B.C.E.–284 C.E.
Guided Reading Exercise LaunchPad
How did Augustus create a foundation for the Roman Empire?
The Principate
Roman Expansion
The Flowering of Latin Literature
Marriage and Morality
 Picturing the Past: Ara Pacis
 Quiz for Picturing the Past LaunchPad
How did the Roman state develop after Augustus?
The Julio-Claudians and the Flavians
The Age of the “Five Good Emperors”
 Individuals in Society: Bithus, a Soldier in the Roman Army
What was life like in the city of Rome, and what was it like in the provinces?
Life in Imperial Rome
Approaches to Urban Problems
Popular Entertainment
Prosperity in the Roman Provinces
Trade and Commerce
 Mapping the Past: Production and Trade in the Pax Romana, ca. 27 B.C.E.-180 C.E.
How did Christianity grow into a major religious movement?
Factors Behind the Rise of Christianity
The Life and Teachings of Jesus
The Spread of Christianity
The Growing Acceptance and Evolution of Christianity
What explains the chaos of the third century C.E.?
Civil Wars and Military Commanders
Turmoil in Economic Life
Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Learning Curve LaunchPad
Chapter 6 Study Guide
Online Document Project: Bithus, a Soldier in the Roman Army: Army and Empire LaunchPad
  Document 6-1: Julius Caesar, The Gallic War, 50 B.C.E. LaunchPad
  Document 6-2: Titus Flavius Josephus, The Jewish War, ca. 75 C.E. LaunchPad
  Document 6-3: Vegetius, Epitome of Military Science, ca. 380-390 C.E.LaunchPad
  Essay Assignment for Bithus, a Soldier in the Roman Army: Army and Empire LaunchPad
  Quiz for Bithus, a Soldier in the Roman Army: Army and Empire LaunchPad

Documents from Sources for Western Society, Chapter 6 LaunchPad
  Introduction to the Documents LaunchPad
  Document 6-1: Tacitus, Germania (ca. 100 C.E.) LaunchPad
  Document 6-2: Apuleius, The Golden Ass: The Veneration of Isis (ca. 170 C.E.) LaunchPad
  Sources in Conversation: Jews, Christians, and the Hebrew Law LaunchPad
  Document 6-3: The Gospel According to Matthew: The Sermon on the Mount (28 C.E.) LaunchPad
  Document 6-4: Paul of Tarsus, Epistle to the Galatians (ca. 50–60 C.E.) LaunchPad
  Document 6-5: The Alexamenos Graffito (ca. 100 C.E.) LaunchPad
  Comparative and Discussion Questions LaunchPad
  Quiz for Sources for Western Society, Chapter 6 LaunchPad
  Chapter 6 Summative Quiz LaunchPad

Chapter 7
Late Antiquity, 250–600
Guided Reading Exercise LaunchPad
How did Diocletian and Constantine try to reform the empire?
Political Measures
Economic Issues
The Acceptance of Christianity
How did the Christian Church become a major force in Europe?
The Church and Its Leaders
The Development of Christian Monasticism
Monastery Life
Christianity and Classical Culture
Christian Notions of Gender and Sexuality
Saint Augustine on Human Nature, Will, and Sin
What were the key characteristics of barbarian society?
Village and Family Life
Tribes and Hierarchies
Customary and Written Law
Celtic and Germanic Religion
What were some of the causes and consequences of the barbarian migrations?
 Mapping the Past: The Barbarian Migrations
Celtic and Germanic People in Gaul and Britain
Visigoths and Huns
 Picturing the Past: Battle Between Romans and Goths
 Quiz for Picturing the Past LaunchPad
Germanic Kingdoms and the End of the Roman Empire
How did the church convert barbarian peoples to Christianity?
Missionaries’ Actions
The Process of Conversion
How did the Byzantine Empire preserve the legacy of Rome?
Sources for Byzantine Strength
The Law Code of Justinian
Byzantine Intellectual Life
 Individuals in Society: Theodora
The Orthodox Church
Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Learning Curve LaunchPad
Chapter 7 Study Guide
Online Document Project: Theodora of Constantinople: The Demonization of an Empress LaunchPad
  Document 7-1: Procopius, The Moral Decline of Byzantine Women, ca. 550 LaunchPad
  Document 7-2: Procopius, The Marriage of Justinian and Theodora, ca. 550 LaunchPad
  Document 7-3: Contrasting Views on Corruption in the Provinces, 535 LaunchPad
  Essay Assignment for Theodora of Constantinople: The Demonization of an Empress LaunchPad
  Quiz for Theodora of Constantinople: The Demonization of an Empress LaunchPad
Documents from Sources for Western Society, Chapter 7 LaunchPad
  Introduction to the Documents LaunchPad
  Document 7-1: Saint Ambrose of Milan, Emperor Theodosius Brought to Heel (390) LaunchPad
  Document 7-2: Saint Benedict of Nursia, The Rule of Saint Benedict (529) LaunchPad
  Document 7-3: Saint Augustine, City of God: The Two Cities (413–426) LaunchPad
  Document 7-4: The Law of the Salian Franks (ca. 500–600) LaunchPad
  Sources in Conversation: The Rebirth of the Roman Empire in the East LaunchPad
  Document 7-5: Emperor Justinian, The Institutes of Justinian (529–533) LaunchPad
  Document 7-6: Procopius of Caesarea, The Secret History (ca. 550) LaunchPad
  Quiz for Sources for Western Society, Chapter 7 LaunchPad
Chapter 7 Summative Quiz LaunchPad

Chapter 8
Europe in the Early Middle Ages, 600–1000
Guided Reading Exercise LaunchPad
What were the origins and early impact of Islam?
The Arabs
The Prophet Muhammad
The Teachings and Expansion of Islam
Sunni and Shi’a Divisions
Life in Muslim Spain
Muslim-Christian Relations
Cross-Cultural Influences in Science and Medicine
How did the Franks build and govern a European empire?
The Merovingians
The Rise of the Carolingians
The Warrior-Ruler Charlemagne
Carolingian Government and Society
 Picturing the Past: Charlemagne and His Wife
 Quiz for Picturing the Past LaunchPad
The Imperial Coronation of Charlemagne
What were the significant intellectual and cultural changes in Charlemagne’s era?
The Carolingian Renaissance
Northumbrian Learning and Writing
Individuals in Society: The Venerable Bede
What were the consequences of the ninth-century invasions and migrations?
 Mapping the Past: Invasions and Migrations of the Ninth Century
Vikings in Western Europe
Slavs and Vikings in Eastern Europe
Magyars and Muslims
How did internal conflict and outside threats shape European development?
Decentralization and the Origins of “Feudalism”
Manorialism, Serfdom, and the Slave Trade
Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Learning Curve LaunchPad
Chapter 8 Study Guide
Online Document Project: The Venerable Bede: Renaissance Men of the Early Middle Ages LaunchPad
  Document 8-1: Bede, The Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation, ca. 731 LaunchPad
  Document 8-2: Alcuin, The Bishops, Kings, and Saints of York, ca. 817-836 LaunchPad
  Essay Assignment for The Venerable Bede: Renaissance Men of the Early Middle Ages LaunchPad
  Quiz for The Venerable Bede: Renaissance Men of the Early Middle Ages LaunchPad

Documents from Sources for Western Society, Chapter 8 LaunchPad
  Introduction to the Documents LaunchPad
  Document 8-1: Ibn Abd-El-Hakem, The Conquest of Spain (ca. 870) LaunchPad
  Sources in Conversation: Conquest and Conversion LaunchPad
  Document 8-2: Willibald, Saint Boniface Destroys the Oak of Thor (ca. 750) LaunchPad
  Document 8-3: Charlemagne, Capitulary for Saxony (ca. 775–790) LaunchPad
  Document 8-4: Charlemagne, General Capitulary for the Missi (802) LaunchPad
  Document 8-5: The Song of Roland (ca. 1100–1300) LaunchPad
  Comparative and Discussion Questions LaunchPad
  Quiz for Sources for Western Society, Chapter 8 LaunchPad
Chapter 8 Summative Quiz LaunchPad

Chapter 9
State and Church in the High Middle Ages, 1000–1300
Guided Reading Exercise LaunchPad
How did monarchs try to centralize political power?
England
France
Central Europe
Italy
The Iberian Peninsula
How did the administration of law evolve in this period?
Local Laws and Royal Courts
The Magna Carta
Law in Everyday Life
What were the political and social roles of nobles?
Origins and Status of the Nobility
Training, Marriage, and Inheritance
Power and Responsibility 
How did the papacy reform the church?
The Gregorian Reforms
Emperor Versus Pope
Criticism and Heresy
The Popes and Church Law
What roles did monks, nuns, and friars play in medieval society?
Monastic Revival
Life in Convents and Monasteries
 Individuals in Society: Hildegard of Bingen
The Friars
What were the causes, course, and consequences of the Crusades?
 Picturing the Past: The Capture of Jerusalem in 1099
 Quiz for Picturing the Past LaunchPad
Background and Motives of the Crusades
 Mapping the Past: The Crusades
The Course of the Crusades
Consequences of the Crusades
The Expansion of Christianity
Christendom
Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Learning Curve LaunchPad
Chapter 9 Study Guide
Online Document Project: Hildegard of Bingen: The Voice of the Living Light LaunchPad
  Document 9-1: Hildegard to Bernard of Clairvaux, ca. 1146-1147 LaunchPad
  Document 9-2: Hildegard to Pope Eugenius III, ca. 1146-1147 LaunchPad
  Document 9-3: Hildegard to the Prelates at Mainz, 1178 LaunchPad
  Essay Assignment for Hildegard of Bingen: The Voice of the Living Light LaunchPad
  Quiz for Hildegard of Bingen: The Voice of the Living Light LaunchPad

Documents from Sources for Western Society, Chapter 9 LaunchPad
  Introduction to the Documents LaunchPad
  Document 9-1: Duke William of Aquitaine, On the Foundation of Cluny (909) LaunchPad
  Document 9-2: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: William the Conqueror and the Domesday Book (1086) LaunchPad
  Document 9-3: King John of England, From Magna Carta: The Great Charter of Liberties (1215) LaunchPad
  Document 9-4: Pope Gregory VII and Emperor Henry IV, Mutual Recriminations: The Investiture Controversy Begins (1076) LaunchPad
  Document 9-5: Robert the Monk of Rheims, Urban II at the Council of Clermont (ca. 1120) LaunchPad
  Sources in Conversation: The Response to Urban II's Call for Holy War LaunchPad
  Document 9-6: Guibert of Nogent/Anna Comnena, Peter the Hermit and the “People’s Crusade” (ca. 1108–1148) LaunchPad
  Document 9-7: Anonymous of Mainz, The Slaughter of the Jews (ca. 1096) LaunchPad
  Comparative and Discussion Questions LaunchPad
  Quiz for Sources for Western Society, Chapter 9 LaunchPad
Chapter 9 Summative Quiz LaunchPad

Chapter 10
Life in Villages and Cities of the High Middle Ages, 1000–1300
Guided Reading Exercise LaunchPad
What was village life like in medieval Europe?
Slavery, Serfdom, and Upward Mobility
The Manor
Work
Home Life
Childbirth and Child Abandonment
How did religion shape everyday life in the High Middle Ages?
Christian Life in Medieval Villages
Saints and Sacraments
Muslims and Jews
Rituals of Marriage and Birth
Death and the Afterlife
What led to Europe’s economic growth and reurbanization?
 Mapping the Past: European Population Density, ca. 1300
The Rise of Towns
Merchant and Craft Guilds
The Revival of Long-Distance Trade
Business Procedures
The Commercial Revolution
 Individuals in Society: Francesco Datini
What was life like in medieval cities?
City Life
Servants and the Poor
Popular Entertainment
How did universities serve the needs of medieval society?
Origins
Legal and Medical Training
 Picturing the Past: Healthy Living
 Quiz for Picturing the Past LaunchPad
Theology and Philosophy
University Students
How did literature and architecture express medieval values?
Vernacular Literature and Drama
Churches and Cathedrals
Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Learning Curve LaunchPad
Chapter 10 Study Guide
Online Document Project: Life in Medieval Towns: Merchant and Craft Guilds LaunchPad
  Document 10-1: Museum of London, Medieval London Gallery LaunchPad
  Document 10-2: Dispute Between the Master Saddlers of London and Their Journeymen, 1399 LaunchPad
  Document 10-3: Guild Seals and Banners, ca. 1250-1350 LaunchPad
  Document 10-4: Ordinances of the Dyers of Bristol, 1407 LaunchPad
  Document 10-5: A Contract of Apprenticeship, 1248 LaunchPad
  Document 10-6: Woodcuts Showing Merchants and Craftsmen, ca. 1200 LaunchPad
  Essay Assignment for Life in Medieval Towns: Merchant and Craft Guilds LaunchPad
 Quiz for Life in Medieval Towns: Merchant and Craft Guilds LaunchPad

Documents from Sources for Western Society, Chapter 10 LaunchPad
  Introduction to the Documents LaunchPad
  Document 10-1: Manorial Records of Bernehorne (1307) LaunchPad
  Document 10-2: On Laborers: A Dialogue Between Teacher and Student (ca. 1000) LaunchPad
  Sources in Conversation: Living and Working in a Medieval City LaunchPad
  Document 10-3: The Charter of the Laon Commune (ca. 1100–1120) LaunchPad
  Document 10-4: The Ordinances of London’s Leatherworkers (1346) LaunchPad
  Document 10-5: The Commune of Florence, A Sumptuary Law: Restrictions on Dress (1373) LaunchPad
  Document 10-6: Saint Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica: Proof of the Existence of God (1268) LaunchPad
  Document 10-7: Jacques de Vitry, The Virgin Mary Saves a Monk and His Lover (ca. 1200) LaunchPad
  Comparative and Discussion Questions LaunchPad
  Quiz for Sources for Western Society, Chapter 10 LaunchPad
Chapter 10 Summative Quiz LaunchPad