Middle Ages Reading Passages

This detailed history reading passage examines the rise of Gothic cathedrals in medieval Europe, focusing on their archi...

This engaging and rigorous world history reading passage examines the reign of Charlemagne, the King of the Franks, who ...

This engaging passage explores the feudal system of medieval Europe, focusing on the roles of lords, knights, and vassal...

This World History reading passage introduces students to Joan of Arc, a remarkable figure from the Middle Ages. The tex...

This engaging history reading passage focuses on the remarkable Viking ships and their role in Norse exploration during ...

This engaging world history reading passage explores the important role of guilds—worker groups that shaped the economy ...

This history reading passage explores the role of medieval guilds in the Middle Ages, focusing on their control over tra...

This engaging world history reading passage examines the Reconquista, the 700-year period during the Middle Ages when Ch...

This passage explores the historical significance of the Magna Carta, focusing on how English barons compelled King John...

This comprehensive history reading passage examines the rivalry and mutual respect between Richard the Lionheart and Sal...

This engaging world history passage explores the rise and fall of the Knights Templar, a powerful military order of the ...

This engaging world history reading passage examines the design, purpose, and daily life within medieval castles. Studen...

This passage offers a rigorous, engaging examination of why the early Middle Ages are often called the 'Dark Ages.' Stud...

This passage explores the Fall of Rome in 476 CE, a pivotal event in world history that led to the end of the Roman Empi...

This comprehensive reading passage explores the Early Middle Ages (500-1000 CE), a transformative period in European his...

This passage offers an in-depth exploration of feudalism, the dominant social and economic system in medieval Europe. St...

This reading passage dives into the structure and daily life on a medieval manor during the Middle Ages. Students discov...

This world history reading passage explores the path to knighthood in medieval Europe, guiding learners through the stag...

This passage explores the daily life of peasants during the Middle Ages, focusing on their roles in farming, the challen...

This engaging world history passage explores the question: Who were the 'Barbarians'? Students will examine how the Roma...

This engaging world history reading passage examines Attila the Hun, a powerful and feared ruler during the Middle Ages....

This educational history reading passage explores the 410 CE sack of Rome by Alaric and the Visigoths, highlighting its ...

This reading passage introduces the Byzantine Empire as the continuation of the Roman Empire in the East after the fall ...

This engaging world history passage explores Constantinople’s role as the greatest city of the Middle Ages. Students wil...

This passage explores the reign of Justinian the Great, emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 527 to 565 CE, and his many...

This comprehensive passage examines the Hagia Sophia, a landmark of Byzantine engineering and art in Istanbul. Designed ...

This rigorous history reading passage for middle school explores Justinian's Plague, the deadly pandemic that struck the...

This passage explores the vital role of the Catholic Church in providing unity, education, and a shared identity across ...

This history reading passage examines the power of the pope during the Middle Ages, focusing on his role as spiritual le...

This world history reading passage focuses on the role of monasteries during the Middle Ages, highlighting the daily rou...

This detailed passage examines how people worshiped during the Middle Ages, focusing on essential religious practices su...

This history reading passage explores how Clovis, king of the Franks, unified his people through military conquest, his ...

Delve into the pivotal role of Charles 'The Hammer' Martel in medieval European history through this informative passage...

This rigorous world history reading passage explores the life and legacy of Charlemagne, a key figure of the Middle Ages...

This passage explores the historic coronation of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day, 800 CE, in Rome. St...

This engaging world history passage explores how Charlemagne, ruler of the Franks, transformed education and learning in...

This engaging world history passage examines how the Treaty of Verdun in 843 CE split Charlemagne's vast Frankish Empire...

This engaging world history reading passage introduces students to the Middle Ages, the period in European history betwe...

This detailed world history reading passage explores the High Middle Ages (1000-1300 CE), a transformative era in Europe...

This rigorous world history reading passage explores the Late Middle Ages (1300-1500 CE), a time marked by the devastati...

This passage examines the social structure of medieval Europe through the lens of the Three Estates: the clergy, nobles,...

This engaging history reading passage explores how Germanic and Roman traditions collided and mixed during the Middle Ag...

This engaging history reading passage explores the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons—Angles, Saxons, and Jutes—in Britain afte...

This passage explores the historical division of England in the late 9th century, when Viking invaders and King Alfred t...

This world history reading passage introduces students to the Vikings, highlighting their roles as traders, explorers, a...

This reading passage explores the history of the Magyars, a group of skilled horsemen from the Eurasian steppes who beca...

This rigorous reading passage delves into the Medieval Islamic World's golden age, when a vast civilization stretched fr...

This passage examines the origins and impact of the Viking raids that began in the late 8th century, focusing especially...

This passage explores Leif Erikson’s historic voyage from Greenland to Vinland (part of North America) around 1000 CE, n...

This world history reading passage explores the founding of the Kievan Rus state by Swedish Vikings, known as the Rus, d...