MIDDLE AGES Part 1 Name____________________By signing my name I affirm that this is my own work. I have not copied from anyone or let anyone copy from me.

A. CELTS: Go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/celts/ This website is absolutely hilarious, but it is full of accurate information about the Celts. Go to the “fact file”. Read each topic. For each topic, write the 2 most interesting and significant facts you learned about that topic. USE COMPLETE SENTENCES

1) Who are the Celts?a.

b.

2) The evidence-a.

b.

3) Homes a.

b.

4) Metalworka.

b.

5) Clothes & appearance

a.

b.

6) Warriors

a.

b.

7. Religion and beliefa.

b.

8. Roman Rule: a.

b.

Go to Stories and Games. Go through and play each game and story. For each, write the 3 most important, interesting and significant things you learned about the topic.

1) In the round housea. b. c.

2) Build a hillforta.

b. c.

3) Design a torca. b.

c. 4) A tale of weaving

a. b.c.

5) Dream for a Druida.b.c.

6) The smartest warriora.b.c.

7) The war chariota.b.c.

8) Romans rulea.b.c.

A. Take the Celtic Quiz. What was your score? ___________.

B. VIKINGS : Go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/vikings/

WHO WERE THE VIKINGS

1. What does the word “Viking” mean? From what lands did the Vikings come?

2. When was the “Viking Age” in European history?

3. What group of people lived in Southern Britain when the Vikings began their raids?

4. In what year did Vikings 1st attack Britain?

5. What did the English call the Vikings?

6. What kind of religion did the Vikings follow at this time?

7. What were the areas in northern and eastern Britain where Vikings settled called?

FAMILY LIFE

8. If a man was named Karl, and his father’s name was Eric, what was Karl’s “last” name?

VIKINGS AT SEA

9. What were the ships they used for raiding and war called?

10. Of what material were the sails made? What shape were they

11. What propelled a Viking ship when the wind was wrong?

VIKING RAIDS

12. What did Vikings raid in 793AD?

13. Why did Vikings raid isolated lonely places at first?

14. What did the Vikings do in 865AD?

15. How many Viking ships invaded England in 892AD?

VIKING TOWNS

16. What English city did the Vikings take in 866? What was its Viking name?

VIKINGS AT HOME

17. Where did most Vikings live?

18. Of what materials were their homes built

19. Of what materials were their clothing made?

20. What did they use for a toilet?

BELIEFS AND STORIES

21. Viking Gods: Name

a. The most popular Viking god of thunder and storms? _________________________

b. The trickster god?______________________________________________________________

c. The goddess of love & fertility____________________________________________________

d. The ruler of the Viking gods?_____________________________________________________

e. Which appeals to you most? Why?________________________________________________

22. Where did dead heroes go?____________________________

23. Where did humans live? ______________ Where did the gods live?__________

24. What did the Valkyries do?________________________________

TRADE & EXPLORATION

25. Why did many Viking traders carry scales?

26. When did Vikings sail to Iceland?

27. Who first sailed to Greenland?

28. According to this source, who discovered America? Who was the leader of the first group to land in America?

VIKING SETTLEMENTS

29. What was a “Thing”?

30. How were Viking laws passed down?

40. What English king defeated the Vikings in 878?

41. What was the Danelaw?

WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM?

42. What English King fought the Vikings and kept them from taking all of England in the 9 th century?

43. What was Danegeld? What Viking king ruled England in the 11th century?

44. What event in 1066 caused the end of the Viking age in England?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/games/vikingquest/index.shtml

Play the game. Answer as follows.

1. What is the year? What is your goal? What is the name of the monastery?

2. Which port did you choose? Why? Which ship did you choose? Why?

3. What is a keel?___________________________________________________________

What are strakes?_________________________________________________________

Why is the sail covered with animal fat?_______________________________________

Why is there a figure carved on the prow?______________________________________

4. What are the 4 extra types of crew members you can choose from? Describe the function of each.

a.__________________________: __________________________________________________

b. _________________________: ___________________________________________________

c: __________________________: ___________________________________________________

d: __________________________: __________________________________________________

5. What were runes?

6. Which route did you choose to Lindisfarne?

7. Which location did you choose for landing on the island?

8. What happened in your battle? What loot did you get from the monastery?

9. How did your voyage turn out?

C. FEUDALISM & THE MIDDLE AGES : Go to: http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/

D.

a. What was the “Medium Aevium”

b. Go to FEUDAL LIFE: Why did small communities form around a central lord?

c. What was a manor?

d. What was the feudal system?

e. What were the people at the lowest level of society called?

f. What was the lord’s desmesne?

g. (more about feudal life) What were vassals?

h. What was the Magna Carta? Who signed the Magna Carta?

i. What hardships did the peasants/serfs have?

j. What role did most women play in society? What other roles did women sometimes play?

k. Go to RELIGION: What was the only church in Western Europe in the Middle Ages?

l. How were Bishops and higher clergy different from Parish Priests?

m. Which cathedral collapsed?

n. (more about religion. . . )Who developed the rule that most medieval monasteries followed?

o. What 3 vows did monks take?

p. What were the female counterparts of monks called?

q. How many times per day did monks have worship

r. Who was the Venerable Bede?

s. What were pilgrimages?

t. Go to Homes: Why did medieval homes have small windows?

u. What were the homes of peasants like?

v. Give several ways the homes of the rich were different from the homes of peasants?

w. What was the kitchen of a very simple medieval peasant’s house?

x. What did peasants eat?

y. What did the rich eat that peasants did not eat?

z. (go to CLOTHING) What fabric was the outer clothing usually made from? What were undergarments made from?

aa. What did monks wear?

bb. Describe or draw the 5 hats and tell who wore them.

cc. (more about clothing . . .) What did peasants wear? What parts of their clothing were washed?

What was almost never washed? What deodorized clothing?

dd. What lined the clothing of the rich?

ee. Go to HEATH: What were some of the medical problems in the Middle Ages?

ff. What were the 4 humors What was the relationship of the 4 humors supposed to be?

gg. What was a popular way of restoring health, and the most common form of surgery?

hh. What disease had symptoms of fever, chills headache and red pimple-like spots? What was the proper medieval treatment?

ii. What was the medieval medical treatment for leprosy? How were people with leprosy treated?

E. MEDIEVAL ARMS RACE Go to : http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet

1. What was war about in medieval time (according to this article)?

2. What did an attacking army do to take control of land?

3. List the 5 methods of “Offense”. Using complete sentences, give two facts about each method. Draw a simple picture to illustrate each method of offense.

Picture1) D____________ A___________

a)

b)

2) S____________ T___________ a)

b)

3) T_________________________

a)

b)

4) B______________ R______________

a)

b)

5) T_________________________

a)\

b)

4. List the 4 methods of “Defense”. Using complete sentences, give two facts about each method. Draw a simple picture to illustrate each method of defense.

1) W________________________

a)

b)

2) A__________________________

a)

b)

3) G__________________________a)

b)

4) M__________________________

a)

b)

4. Go to Defend the Castle1) What is the advantage of wheels on a trebuchet?

2) How does the sling help the trebuchet?

3) What are the advantages & disadvantages of a light ball?Adv_______________________________________________________________________Disadv_____________________________________________________________________

What are the advantages & disadvantages of a heavy ball?Adv________________________________________________________________________Disadv______________________________________________________________________

4) What is the advantage of less distance between the trebuchet & its target?

What is the advantage of more distance between the trebuchet & its target?

5) Explain the purpose of the counterweight.

6) Design your trebuchet. Which choices did you make?

Distance launch pad sling length ball weight counterweight

____________ __________ _________ ____________ ____________Did you destroy the castle wall?

F. MEDIEVAL WOMEN . Go to http://mw.mcmaster.ca/home.htmla. Go to the “Nunnery”

Click on the room at the far left. Click on the book. What were the 8 prayer times in a nunnery?

1)___________________________

2)___________________________

3)___________________________

4)___________________________

5)___________________________

6)___________________________

7)___________________________

8)___________________________

2. Go to the room on the upper left.

a. What is this room called? ______________________________________

b. Who is sitting in the big chair in the center?__________________________________________

c. What is the girl in white doing?____________________________________________________

3. a. Go to the room on the upper right. What is this room called? _____________________________

b. Go to the room on the lower right. What do the stairs represent? ____________________________

4. Click on the little hut on the right.

a. Who lives in the little hut? ________________________________________________________

b. What are the “two holy ways”? ____________________________________________________

5. Click on the woman riding a donkey.

a. What were “beguines”? ____________________________________________________________

b. According to Christine de Pizan, what are two ways to heaven?

_____________________________________________________________________________

c. What does a person following the active way do?

_____________________________________________________________________________

6.Go to the “World”. Click on the castle.

a. What was the purpose of the recipe that uses 2 hens eggs in vinegar, plus mustard flour?

_________________________________________________________________________________

b. How could you whiten your teeth? _____________________________________________________

c. What is the recipe for beautiful hair? ____________________________________________________

d. Name 5 meats on the menu. ____________________________________________________________

7. Go to “World”. Click on the ship. Where did Margery Kempe go?

8. Go to “World”. Click on the house.

a. What are the 4 ages of life?

b. How should children be treated?

SOME VIDEOS ABOUT THE MIDDLE AGES: 10 bullets per half hour. 1. The Dark Ages (History Channel): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsHSbBxjAOk&feature=related2. “Castle” – a wonderful animated video by David Mccaulay: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGbPShUpjpg&safe=active3. “ Cathedral” – a wonderful animated by David Mccaulay: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZpOd2pHiI0&safe=active

Video “Christina”, a medieval life: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5ZeeiPSGAw&safe=activeBarbarians-The Franks” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-l6u-7I9X0&feature=relatedFranks (1/3) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXLyrmd34WI“Barbarians-Vikings” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1yAxo94ClU&feature=relatedBattle of Hastings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ION-9wgvVlcBattle of Hastings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw-jh7PCyVMBritish Political History: Hastings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE0RAgHr06UMiddle Ages – courtly love; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUuJBYa9bdE&feature=relmfuWorst Jobs in History, Dark Ages: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=worst+jobs+in+history+dark+ages&oq=worst+jobs+in+history+&aq=2&aqi=g4&aql=&gs_l=youtube-reduced.1.2.0l4.11520l15509l0l19136l22l22l0l11l11l0l176l685l10j1l11l0.Ghastly facts about life in the Tudor period (animated, hilarious) Terry Jones: Medieval lives (Knight) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhWFQtzM4r0&safe=active There are more of these. Watch them all!!!Dynasties: Charlemagne: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0tLOQUq7T4Social History of Britain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NASCj4YcHDQLife in Medieval Britain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuwaXWcX1L8&feature=relatedVikings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EArT2VOTA78&feature=relatedMedieval Life: Two Families: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD0Or2y3M90&feature=relatedFeudalism(short HSW): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCPp7XWZfHoSeries of shorts: http://timelines.tv/index.php?t=0&e=2MIDDLE AGES Part 2 Name____________________By signing my name I affirm that this is my own work. I have not copied from anyone or let anyone copy from me.

G. THE NORMAN CONQUEST : 1066: Go to: http://www.allabout1066.net/

1. What was so remarkable about 1066?

2. When King Edward the Confessor died, what was the problem?

3. Click on each of the 3 claimants. Name each claimant and explain his relationship to King Edward the Confessor.a)_________________. Relationship to E the C:___________________________

b)_________________. Relationship to E the C:___________________________

c)_________________. Relationship to E the C:___________________________

4. Read the information given for each claimant. For each, give at least 3 reasons given for each claim to the throne. Give a) what you think is the strongest reason given for his claim; b) reason(s) for his claim that you think has some merit; c) what you think is the weakest reason given for his claim. a)NAME OF CLAIMANT: ____________________________________

Strongest reason:___________________________________________________________________________

Reason(s) with some merit:____________________________________________________________________

Weakest Reason:____________________________________________________________________________

b)NAME OF CLAIMANT: ____________________________________

Strongest reason:___________________________________________________________________________

Reason(s) with some merit:____________________________________________________________________

Weakest Reason:____________________________________________________________________________

c)NAME OF CLAIMANT: ____________________________________

Strongest reason:___________________________________________________________________________

Reason(s) with some merit:____________________________________________________________________

Weakest Reason:____________________________________________________________________________

5. a. What was the Witan?

b. Who was actually crowned king?

c. Why did this man have to get ready to defend his kingdom?

6. Where & when did Harald Hardrada & his Viking forces attack Harold Godwinson’s English forces?

7. Who was Tostig, the man who helped Harald Hardrada?

8. What was the name of the great Battle between Harald Hardrada and forces, and Harold Godwinson & the English forces? What was the outcome of this battle? Locate London and the site of the of the battle on the map.

9. What happened while King Harold Godwinson was celebrating his victory?10. What did King Harold Godwinson do? Locate the path of his march on the map.

11. Give the main characteristics of King Harold’s forces. Name & define each group within his fighting force, how it was armed, etc. To what extent were they loyal?

12. How was King Harold’s force different from how it had been at the battle of Stamford Bridge? Why might he and his men have been tired?

13. Give the main characteristics of Duke William’s fighting force. Explain the groups within his fighting force, how they were armed, etc. To what extent were they loyal?

14. Where did King Harold position his men for battle? What was his plan?

15. Where did Duke William position his men for battle? What was his plan?

16. What was the date of the battle of Hastings? How and when did the fighting begin?

17. How did Duke William manage to trick the Saxons? What was the result?

18. How, at least according to legend and possibly fact as well, was King Harold killed?19. What is the Bayeux tapestry?

20. Who won the battle of Hastings? What was the result of the battle?

21. Take the quiz. How did you do? Write & answer any questions you missed.

22. (Go to RESISTANCE) What did William order his army to do as they neared London? Why?

23. When was William crowned?

24. What was the Harrying of the North?

25. Who was Hereford the Wake? What did he do?

26. Take the “Resistance” quiz. How did you do? Write & answer any questions you missed?

27. What did William build in order to prevent rebellion?

28. What was a Mote? Bailey? Moat?

29. What did William do to reward his chief knights (barons) and insure their continued support?

30. Draw the “Feudal Pyramid” as presented here on separate paper and attach. The terms are slightly different from the ones we have used, but the meaning is the same.

31. What was the Domesday Book? What was the main reason why William had it made?

32. How many towns are recorded in the Domesday Book? Of what were the pages made?

33. Take the “Feudalism” quiz. What was your score? Which questions did you miss?

Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/normans/launch_gms_battle_hastings.shtml Play the Battle of Hastings game. How did it turn out?

H. DOMESDAY BOOK: Go to http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/domesday/discover-domesday/

1. Go to “Discover Domesday”. Introduction: What is “Domesday”?

What information does the Domesday Book contain?

2. Historical Context. What did William need to know in 1085? Why?

3. At Christmas 1085, what did William commission? What information did William want to discover?

4. Why is it called Domesday?

5. Play the “Domesday Game”What is the goal of this game? How did your game turn out?

SOME VIDEOS ABOUT THE MIDDLE AGES:The Dark Ages (History Channel): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsHSbBxjAOk&feature=related“Castle” – a wonderful animated video by David Mccaulay: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGbPShUpjpg&safe=active“ Cathedral” – a wonderful animated by David Mccaulay: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=MZpOd2pHiI0&safe=activeVideo “Christina”, a medieval life: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5ZeeiPSGAw&safe=activeBarbarians-The Franks” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-l6u-7I9X0&feature=relatedFranks (1/3) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXLyrmd34WI“Barbarians-Vikings” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1yAxo94ClU&feature=relatedBattle of Hastings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ION-9wgvVlcBattle of Hastings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw-jh7PCyVMBritish Political History: Hastings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE0RAgHr06UMiddle Ages – courtly love; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUuJBYa9bdE&feature=relmfuWorst Jobs in History, Dark Ages: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=worst+jobs+in+history+dark+ages&oq=worst+jobs+in+history+&aq=2&aqi=g4&aql=&gs_l=youtube-

reduced.1.2.0l4.11520l15509l0l19136l22l22l0l11l11l0l176l685l10j1l11l0.Ghastly facts about life in the Tudor period (animated, hilarious) Terry Jones: Medieval lives (Knight) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhWFQtzM4r0&safe=active There are more of these. Watch them all!!!Dynasties: Charlemagne: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0tLOQUq7T4Social History of Britain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NASCj4YcHDQLife in Medieval Britain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuwaXWcX1L8&feature=relatedVikings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EArT2VOTA78&feature=relatedMedieval Life: Two Families: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD0Or2y3M90&feature=relatedFeudalism(short HSW): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCPp7XWZfHoSeries of shorts: http://timelines.tv/index.php?t=0&e=2

DOCUMENTARY ABOUT CRUSADES:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqK-RuntywY

MAP OF CRUSADES http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072957549/student_view0/chapter20/

interactive_map_quiz.html

DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE PLAGUE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IjhQDnoCcY

MAP OF THE PLAGUE http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072957549/student_view0/chapter24/

interactive_map_quiz.html

MAP AND ACTIVITIES BLACK DEATH

http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/path-black-death#sect-thelesson

http://edsitement.neh.gov/sites/default/files/Black_Death.swf

http://edsitement.neh.gov/sites/default/files/worksheets/Path_Black_Death.pdf

http://edsitement.neh.gov/sites/default/files/worksheets/Black_Death.pdf