Life in 999: a grim struggle close-reading and study question
a. close-read the text.
1. number the paragraphs
2. circle and look up words and phrases you
understanding a definition, ask me. write the
forget to put a date/title at the top of your page.
phrases you do not know. if you have trouble finding or
on, ask me. write the definitions in your notebook/binder. don't
b. answer the following questions in your notebook/binder:
1. paragraph 1 describes the landscape of europe in
ibes the landscape of europe in 999 a. d. how is it different from the europe of
today, or for that matter, from massachusetts, the u. s., or north am
2. what does the mention of werewolves and bogeymen in paragrapn i te
t werewolves and bogeymen in paragraph 1 tell the reader about the
beliefs of people living in 999?
the prevalent forests were frightening in 999, why were they also necessary for the people
living at that time? (par. 2)
4. summarize the relationship between the “feudal lords” and the peasants. (par. 3,4) na
n om
5. list the hardships people of this era faced. (par. 5)
6. paragraph 7 seems to divide the inhabitants of europe in 999 into three main groups. what are
they? what was the main responsibility of each group?
7. this period in history was, at one time, called the “dark ages." use paragraph 8 and the entire text
to you explain why historians once labeled this era in this way.
8. go back to the boxes and write the main idea or summary of
each section of the text.
me it due tomorrow.