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Medieval Times Challenge
In this medieval times learning exercise, students complete a set of 10 multiple choice questions about the time period. A reference web site for additional activities is given.
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France's New Medieval Castle Takes Shape
Students explore how a dream to build a medieval castle came to reality. In this lesson, students read an article about a knight's castle that is being built in France, then complete numerous activities such as a quiz, a debate, a class...
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Medieval Times Crossword
In this medieval times crossword puzzle learning exercise, students use the 10 clues to determine the words and names that fill in the blanks to appropriately complete the word puzzle pertaining to the state. A word bank is included.
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Medieval Times Alphabet Activity
In this alphabetizing words to the first through third letters worksheet, students use word bank to alphabetize terms about medieval times. Students write 10 answers.
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Medieval Music
In this music instructional activity, students answer 3 multiple-choice questions about Medieval Music. Students also read about and see a picture of a Medieval instrument called a crumhorn.
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Medieval Music
In this music worksheet, students locate and identify various vocabulary terms related to Medieval music. They select the best response for each multiple choice question. Then, students draw some notes the way they were written in the...
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Medieval Times Wordsearch
In this word search puzzle worksheet, students read the Medieval Times words and then locate them within the puzzle. Students find 10 words.
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Medieval Times Vocabulary
In this vocabulary worksheet, students read the sentences and select the correct word about Medieval Times to complete the 10 sentences.
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Middle Ages of Europe
A classroom's group presentation comes together in this colorful and informative slideshow. Each slide about one aspect of the Middle Ages is put together by a pair of classmates and added to the final project. This slideshow could be...
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The Middle Ages Gazette
Seventh graders research and obtain information about topics from the Middle Ages and write news reports that be compiled into a Gazette or newsletter. The reports can be on feudalism, castles, jousts and tournaments and/or the Crusades.
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Quintaine Practice
In this Medieval history activity, students read an excerpt about quintaine and how it was created and used by a knight. They respond to three questions about jousting and how a squire became an expert using the quintaine. Finally,...
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Swords, Arrows, and Eggs
Students enjoy hands-on learning experiences. For this current events lesson, students may visit the Lulworth Castle, Roald Dahl Museum, Glasgow Science Centre, Salts Mill, or the Sherwood Forest online or in-person to discover details...
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Middle Ages Word Search
In this social studies worksheet, middle schoolers find the words that are depicting the middle ages and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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A Knight's Life
In this knights worksheet, students view the videos about knights and fill in the blanks to sentences about what they saw. Students complete 8 sentences and 7 spaces in a crossword.
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Feudalism
Students have tournaments in teams after learning information about The Middle Ages. In this Middle Ages lesson plan, students learn that tournaments are mock battles, but that they will have these battles by answering questions in teams...
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: Famous Medieval Trials (897 1386)
The year is 897, and Pope Stephen VI has ordered the eight-month-old corpse of his predecessor removed from its vault at St. Peter's. The former, and very dead, pope is clad in his old pontifical vestments, placed on a throne in a Roman...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Joust Challenge
Test your knowledge of medieval knights and armor by playing this interactive jousting game.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Middle Ages for Kids: Tournaments, Jousts, and the Code of Chivalry
Kids learn about tournaments, jousts, and the Knight's Code of Chivalry during the Middle Ages and Medieval times on this website.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Ancient and Medieval Europe
Created for the high school student who is taking classes in European history.
Other
Educastur: Caballeros Y Castillos
Terrific introduction to the Middle Ages, in Spanish. Learn about the people, cities, and life by clicking through beautifully illustrated screens while a jester narrates. Click objects, e.g., the castle gate, a cathedral door, or a...
Harvard University
The Geoffrey Chaucer Page: Tournaments and Ceremonies
Note on the jousting tournament and its cultural meaning and literary representation (such as in Chaucer's "The Knight's Tale").
Harvard University
The Geoffrey Chaucer Page: Clerk of the Works
Transcript of a document instructing the poet Chaucer, as Clerk of the Works, to oversees the building of jousting tournament scaffolds.