Enjoy the break. We will resume where we left off in April. Feel free to read your novels.
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Medieval Times Web Quest
Middle Ages Webquest
PART A Instructions: You are about to embark on a
voyage throughout the Middle Ages. On this voyage, you will discover many
things about this unique time in Europe's history. Click on each site below and
find the answer to each of the following questions and record your answers
(spelled correctly) on your worksheet. GOOD LUCK AND SAFE TRAVELING.....THIS
WAS A VERY DARK & DANGEROUS TIME IN EUROPE'S HISTORY!! You
must answer all of the questions
Medieval Europe
Timelines
Timelines
http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/
1. The medieval times, or middle ages, refers to a time in history
that lasted about 1000 years. When did the middle ages start, and when did they
end?
__________ CE - ___________ CE (CE stands for Common Era and
basically means the same thing as AD.)
The Plague
http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/
2. What was the name of the horrible disease hit Asia, Africa, and
Europe in the 1300s? ________________________
3. People thought they were getting sick as a punishment from
their gods, but it was actually _______________ that were spreading the
disease.
Feudalism
http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/
4. In medieval times, there were three major groups of people.
They were the __________________________, the ____________________________, and
the _______________________.
5. If people wanted more land, the would simply start a
______________________ with someone.
6. Around 900 CE, a new form of government called
____________________________ was formed.
7. In the feudal system, everyone was a vassal. What
does the term vassal mean? ____________________________
8. What was the ceremony called in which the vassals promised
their loyalty to a lord? _______________________
Fiefs
http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/
9. ___________________ in medieval times was broken into fiefs.
10. The fief included at least one village, _______________ for
the serfs, the manor house or _________________, and areas set aside to grow,
feed, or catch ____________________ - the fields, pasture land, and woods.
Life of the Nobility
Kings, Lords, Ladies, Knights
11. During the middle ages, noblewomen had no rights. They were
the _________________ of their husbands. They could not even chose their own
husbands; their ________________ chose for them.
12. ___________________ did not go to school. They were taught by their
mother how to behave and there was a strict code of behavior in the middle
ages.
13. What was interesting about the way the people ate their meals
in the middle ages compared to how we eat today?
________________________________________________________________________________
14. Which church ruled the daily lives of the people in the middle
ages? _____________________________________
Medieval Castles
http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/
15. Why did the nobility build their castles out of stone in the
middle ages?
_____________________________________________________________________
The Manorial System
Common People
Common People
http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/
16. The common people in the middle ages were the
__________________________ and the ___________________.
17. The _____________________ could not leave the manor without
permission, but they weren't slaves. They stayed with the land even if the lad
was sold to a new owner.
18. The _______________________ were free to leave the manor, but
usually didn't because there really was no place for them to go.
19. How did the commoners pay their taxes to the lord?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
20. Could most of the common people read or write?
_____________________
Knight Life
http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/
21. At what age did the sons of noblemen begin their training for
knighthood? _____________________
22. At age 15, he became a ______________________ and was assigned
to a knight to learn how to fight and behave.
23. Once a squire proved himself in battle, he became a
________________________.
24. What was the code called that said that all knights had to be
brave in battle and is now the basis of good manners in most Western societies?
______________________________________________
Trade Fairs
http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/
25. What did the crusaders bring back with them?
________________________________________________________________________________________
26. What five things were needed in order to be able to trade?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
27. The _________________ was a local affair where people traded
goods.
28. A __________________ was where traders would rent space to
sell goods for a two-week period.
Jousts and Tournaments
http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/
29. ________________ were public contests of skill between
knights. Anyone could enter if they had armor, a horse, a sword, and a shield.
30. The _____________ was a form of combat between two knights in
which the knights rode on horses and tried to knock each other off their horse
using a lance.
31. The _____________ was a team sport in which each side tried to
knock their opponent's colored flags off their backs, using clubs and blunt
swords.
32. The ________________ tried to stop the tournaments because
they were too violent, but never succeeded.
https://sites.google.com/a/gapps.gjps.org/messenheimerk/archive/social-studies-2012-13/middle-ages-webquest
( retrieved from march 14/18)
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