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Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Islamic Art: Late Medieval Period: History

For Students 9th - 10th
A solid introduction to Islamic art of the late medieval period (approximately A.D. 1250 to A.D. 1450) that relates historical events to the art production of the time. With informative descriptions and wonderful reproductions that...
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: William of Tyre: Latin Disarray

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a primary source document written by William of Tyre tracing the political problems surrounding Christianity's efforts to regain the Holy Land, at the time of the Third Crusade.
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University of Victoria (Canada)

University of Victoria: Shakespeare's Life and Times

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource deals with Shakespeare's life, society, drama, art, music, politics and history of that time. The full text to many of Shakespeare's plays is also included.
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University of Victoria (Canada)

Shakespeare's Life and Times: History and Politics

For Students 9th - 10th
This section on the life and times of Shakespeare addresses the stories behind his 'histories'.
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Religion in Medieval Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed description of the role of the Roman Catholic Church in the Middle Ages and the power that it wielded. Summarizes some of the customs and beliefs, and takes a look at the life of a medieval monk.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Key Concepts: Medieval Muslim Societies

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for a high school world history course. This section assesses students' knowledge of Medieval Muslim Societies.
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Birmingham Museums Trust (UK)

Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery: Medieval

For Students 2nd - 5th
Check out this site to learn about medieval times! Learn about the type of homes, clothes, religion, events, and medicine found in the medieval time period.
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Other

Medieval Life and Times: Medieval Hygiene

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at medieval hygiene practices, or lack thereof. Includes links to sections on medieval doctors, health, and medicine.
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Article
British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Medieval Drama and Mystery Plays

For Students 9th - 10th
The mystery plays and morality plays of the 15th and 16th centuries were very different from modern drama. This article takes us back in time to show how these plays portrayed scenes from the Bible, conveyed religious doctrine, and...
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Article
Other

Academia.edu: Avista Forum Journal: The Alewife: Changing Images and Bad Brews

For Students 9th - 10th
Article from an issue of a journal that focused on the topic of medieval brewing. After a discussion of the status of women in medieval times from a feminist perspective, the author examines the role of alewives in the production of...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Middlel Ages: Clothing

For Students 3rd - 8th
Clear and concise overview of the kinds of clothing worn during the medieval period by different classes of persons: peasants, royalty, clerics.
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Article
Other

15 Medieval Hygiene Practices That Might Make You Queasy

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes things people used in medieval times to address their hygiene and toiletry needs.
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Mother Earth Travel

Mother Earth Travel: Medieval Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise historical resource identifies the German dynasties during medieval times. Know who the people of Germany were from ca. 500 through the Habsburgs who came into power in the late thirteenth century.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Middle Ages for Kids: Becoming a Medieval Knight

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about becoming a Medieval Knight during the Middle Ages and Medieval times. Start as a page, then a squire, then the dubbing ceremony on this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Middle Ages for Kids: History of the Medieval Knight

For Students 1st - 8th
Kids learn about the history of knights from the Middle Ages and Medieval times including military orders, the first knights, and the end of the fighting knight.
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Kenyon College

Kenyon College: Marginality and Community in Medieval Europe: Witchcraft

For Students 9th - 10th
This describes and defines witches and witchcraft in the medieval period from a project designed by students at Kenyon College. Part of a larger examination of the marginality of groups in medieval Europe.
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BBC

Bbc: Hands on History: The Normans: Medieval Feasting [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 6th
Bring the past to life through hands-on activities for families and schools. Travel back in time and discover what life was like in Norman times. Compare the food we eat today with food from Norman times and discover the importance of...
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Islamic Art: Early Medieval Period: History

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of Islamic art from the early medieval period (approximately A.D. 1000 to A.D. 1150) that begins with a historical overview of the shifting Islamic politics of the time. With informative descriptions and wonderful...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Days of Our Medieval Lives

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This project is designed for a class on block scheduling with class times ranging from 60-96 minutes. Middle schoolers will be assigned a character in feudal society. Through this character, students will immerse themselves in medieval...
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Islamic Art: Late Medieval Period: Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Fostered by the Mongol invasions of the mid-thirteenth century, and inculcated with a new taste, especially for Chinese designs and motifs, a new style of art was disseminated throughout Islamic lands. This was a time of brilliant...
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: The Decline of Christian Power in the Holy Land

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a primary source document written by Aymeric, Patriarch of Antioch, to King Louis VII of Franceat the time of the Third Crusade.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Camelot Times: Writing a Newspaper

For Teachers 6th - 8th
As part of a unit on Arthurian literature and medieval culture, students imagine they are reporters living in the realm of King Arthur and create newsletters/newspapers based on their study and research.
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Other

Mapping Margery Kempe: Guide to Late Medieval Material

For Students 9th - 10th
Margery Kempe's spiritual biography is often called the first autobiography in English this provides access to the material culture of Kempe's 15th century world.
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University of Calgary

University of Calgary: The End of Europe's Middle Ages

For Students 9th - 10th
This useful tutorial includes information about the economy, feudalism, the Holy Roman Empire and other important topics pertaining to Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, a time of transition in European history. Easy to...

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