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My Learning

My Learning: Explore the Medieval Realms of St Mary's Abbey, York

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about St. Mary's Abbey, and its power and wealth in the North of England. Take a virtual tour through the Abbey to see how the monks lived from the 1080s to its destruction by Henry VIII in 1539.
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Handout
New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Caedmon

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is detailed information on Caedmon, author of biblical poems. The information is mostly taken from what Bede wrote about him, telling of his life, his poetry, and the scholarly debate about his works. Please note that "The Catholic...
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Other

Educastur: Caballeros Y Castillos

For Students 3rd - 8th
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...
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Society of Archbishop Justus

Bede the Venerable, Priest, Monk, Scholar

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical sketch of the 8th century Old English writer Bede, best known for his History of the English Church and People.
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Handout
Buddha Dharma Education Association

Buddha Net: Monks and Nuns

For Students 9th - 10th
Buddhanet.net offers a series of questions and answers about Buddhist monks and nuns.
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eBook
Buddha Dharma Education Association

Buddha Net: Dhammapada Instructions to Monks [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpts from the Dhammapada, a collection of sayings attributed to the Buddha, which describe how a Buddhist monk ought to conduct himself.
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Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: The Venerable Bede

For Students 9th - 10th
This NorthPark University site provides information regarding the life and works of St. Bede, "the father of English church history."
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Palomar Community College District

Palomar College: Practice Quiz for Mendelian Genetics

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Palomar College provides an online practice quiz includes history as well as some of the genetics. Includes feedback. A great learning and practice site.
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Other

St. Bede a Biography by Catholic Community Forum

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical note on St. Bede (672-735), the monk, scholar, and author who wrote about history, rhetoric, mathematics, music, astronomy, poetry, grammar, philosophy, hagiography, homiletics, and Bible commentary.
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Other

Access to Insight: Lay Buddhist Practice

For Students 9th - 10th
An online guidebook to lay Buddhist daily practice. Information on meditation, chanting, and "The Laity's Practice of Dhamma."
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Other

The Middle ages.net: People of the Middle Ages

For Students 4th - 6th
Descriptions of the various roles of people who lived in medieval society.
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Other

Bede the Venerable, Priest, Monk, & Scholar

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a moderate-length biography, one of Bede's hymns, and a related prayer in traditional and modern language.
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Other

Librarius: "The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer

For Students 9th - 10th
This site details a chronology of Chaucer's life and the historical events that occurred during that time. It also has the Canterbury Tales with the Middle English and Modern English in a side-by-side format, and provides a Glossary for...