Dai fatti alla Storia - volume 1

Medieval Monarchies in Europe BRAINSTORMING ACTIVITY 2.A Work in pairs and write 3 things you remember about the Middle Ages. What do I remember about the Middle Ages? ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ACTIVITY 2.B Work in pairs and write 3 things you already know about the history of feudal society. What do I already know about the feudal society? ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ACTIVITY 2.C Work in pairs and write 3 things you want to know about the origin of the modern European Monarchies. What do I want to know about the origin of the modern European Monarchies? ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... INPUT ACTIVITY 3.A Before listening look at the following words and translate them into Italian. If necessary use a dictionary. 1. decadence ............ ................ ............................... 2. worsened ............ ................ ............................... 3. spread ............ ................ ............................... 4. ceased ............ ................ ............................... 5. drier ............ ................ ............................... 6. wildwoods ............ ................ ............................... 7. swamplands ............ ................ ............................... 8. arable ............ ................ ............................... 9. plough ............ ................ ............................... 10. mouldboard ............ ................ ............................... 11. mills ............ ................ ............................... 12. grind ............ ................ ............................... 13. fostered ............ ................ ............................... 14. handmade goods ............ ................ ............................... 15. serfs ............ ................ ............................... 16. peasants ............ ................ ............................... 17. harbours ............ ................ ............................... 18. waterway routes ............ ................ ............................... 19. renaissance ............ ................ ............................... 20. bills of exchange ............ ................ ............................... 571 77636R_0000E01_INTE_BAS@0571.pgs 15.09.2021 15:01