medieval middle ages worksheets

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This picture contains 3 different types of people who lived in the middle ages. Look for two peasants. Look for

one Knight. Look for a Lord and a Lady.

1. Based upon this picture, who do you think was the richest during the middle ages? Who do you think

was the most poor? Who do you think was in the middle? Explain your reasoning based upon the

picture.

2. What types of jobs do you think a peasant did in the Middle Ages?

3. What types of things do you think a Knight did in the middle ages based upon this picture?

4. Based upon this image and your knowledge of how the world works, what do you think a Lord and

Ladies could do that knights and peasants couldn’t do?

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1. Please fill out this pyramid with the Medieval system called “Feudalism”.

1. What is one thing that the Knights do?

2. What is the role of the King in Feudalism?

3. What does a peasant (serf) do in the Feudal class system?

4. What is the role of the Lords & Ladies within the system of Feudalism?

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1. Observations: Make a list of what you see in this cartoon.

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Conclusions: Based upon the picture or prior knowledge:

1. What Feudalism class role do you think the people in the above picture are from?

2. What makes you predict that?

3. Where does the Lord and Lady live?

4. Please fill out this Feudalism Triangle.

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Peasants in medieval times wore such garments as Stockings and tunics for men and women wore long gowns

and wimples to cover their heads. Their outer clothing was not changed very often but their undergarments

where washed regularly. The smells of everyday life, such as wood smoke acted as a deodorant for their

clothing. Peasant women made many of the clothing by spinning wool in to threads.

Observations: Make a list of what you see in this drawing.

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Conclusions: Based upon the picture or prior knowledge:

1. What Feudalism class role do you think the people in the above picture are from?

2. What are 3 different names for someone from this class?

3. What kinds of things did a peasant do in his/her daily life?


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A Medieval monastery was a farm, an inn, a hospital, a

school and a library. The uses of a Medieval

monastery included the following:

� A Medieval monastery received pilgrims and

travelers, at a time when western Europe did

not have hotels.

� A Medieval monastery performed many works

of charity, feeding the hungry, healing the sick

who were brought to their doors, and

distributing their medicines

� A Medieval monastery provided education for

boys who wished to become priests and those

who intended to lead active lives in the world

� A Medieval monastery copied the manuscripts

of classical authors preserving valuable books

that would otherwise have been lost

� A Medieval monastery kept records of the

most striking events of their time and acted as

chroniclers of the medieval history of the

Middle Ages


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Conclusions: Based upon the picture, prior knowledge, and inference:

1. What do you think the Monk in this picture is doing (a hint might be in the reading above)

2. What are three different things that would happen in a Monastery?

3. Monasteries were part of the Catholic religion. What is one way that the

Catholic Church affected people’s lives in the Middle Ages?


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1. What type of Medieval Architecture do you think this is?

2. Why do you think this is that type of architecture?

3. What were the Crusades?


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1. What do you think is happening in this picture?

2. How do you think the people in this picture are feeling (emotions)?

3. How would you feel if half of your classmates died?


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2. Where would you predict that this is taking place?

3. Why do you think the man in the front is covering up his mouth?


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2. Where would you predict that this is taking place?

3. Who provided the Knights for the kings to fight?


In AD330, Constantine moved his capital from Rome to the

Greek city of Byzantium. He wanted the capital of his

empire to be safe from barbarian invasion. Constantine

renamed the city Constantinople, but we refer to the

civilization centered in Constantinople as the Byzantine

Empire.

The Byzantine Empire began to look less like the Roman

Empire as the years passed. The empire covered Greece, the

Balkans, Asia Minor, Syria, and Egypt. By the seventh

century, Greek had completely replaced Latin as the

language of the empire. The Byzantine emperors still

thought of themselves as the successors of Caesar Augustus,

but over the years Roman influence gradually disappeared.

Seljuk Turks began moving into the Byzantine Empire from

Central Asia in the eleventh century. The Turks had recently

become Muslims, and the Byzantine emperor feared they

would soon overpower his Christian empire. He asked the

leader of the Christian church-the Pope-to assist in a holy

war against the Turks. In 1095, Pope Urban II launched the

first of many Crusades, or "wars of the cross." Urban hoped

that in addition to expelling the Turks from the Byzantine

Empire, he would also be able to reclaim the holy city of

Jerusalem from Muslim control. Soldiers from western

Europe left their homes to free the Byzantine Empire of the

"unbelievers." This was the first time many Europeans left

their homes. Their exposure to new and different cultures

was a factor that led to the Renaissance.

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Conclusions: Based upon the reading, picture, prior knowledge, and inference:

1. If this is a map of the Byzantine Empire, what years did the Byzantine Empire last?

2. Name 3 cities that were controlled under the Byzantine Empire (use map).

3. Why were the Crusades unsuccessful?


The Crusades were ultimately unsuccessful because the Turks conquered the Byzantine Empire. The city first called Byzantium and later Constantinople is

now known as Istanbul, Turkey. Turkish has replaced Greek as the language of Asia Minor, and 99.8% of the people in modern Turkey are Muslims.

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