Middle+Ages+Webquest




 * Let’s learn a little about the Middle Ages. See how many of these questions you can answer about one of the most fascinating periods in history. Put your answers on notebook paper.**


 * 1. At what age could a boy start training to become a [|knight]?**


 * 2. Tell one way people preserved their [|meat] during the Middle Ages.**


 * 3. Medieval musicians often used recorders to play their tunes. Listen to the [|recorder] on the link below. In your own words, what modern instrument does the recorder remind you of?**


 * 4. The Black Death claimed the lives of millions of Europeans during the Middle Ages. What was the most common form of the [|The Black Death]? How was it transmitted?**


 * 5. Look at the shield pictured here.**


 * How would it have been described during the time of knights and [|heraldry]?**


 * 6. Castles were often under attack from enemies. They could use a variety of weapons and strategies. Decide which strategy was the best one for attacking the castle if you were an enemy by reading about the offensive strategies used during the Middle Ages. Then play the game “Destroy the Castle” and see how successful you can be. [|NOVA Online | Secrets of Lost Empires | Medieval Siege | Medieval Arms Race]**


 * 7. What was the usual [|clothing] for a peasant in the middle ages?**


 * 8. How were [|medieval archers] able to aim and hit their attackers from atop the high walls of the castle?**


 * 9. What was the difference between [|serfs] and peasants in the Middle Ages?**


 * 10. What might [|dinner guests] in the castle do differently than we do today?**


 * 11. Houses were often constructed of "[|wattle and daub".]Describe what that term means.**


 * 12. For protection, people in the Middle Ages formed communities called manors. Name the 4 most important things a [|manor]included.**


 * 13. Some people today think that alligators and crocodiles were placed in moats to help protect the castle from invaders. True or False? If true, from where were the animals brought? If false, what was really used in the [|castle moats]?**


 * 14. In the Middle Ages, a common item used by the people was a "trencher." Describe what a [|trencher] was and how it was used.**


 * 15. What happened to the dead bodies in the [|villages and cities]after the plague or the Black Death ended?**


 * 16. Health and medicine were quite different in the Middle Ages than they are today. What common belief did people have about the [|spread of disease] at this time? What was the most common form of [|surgery]?**


 * 17. What was believed to be the relationship between the 4 [|humors]and the 4 elements?**


 * 18. Not all people in the Middle Ages lived in castles. Describe the [|homes] of:**
 * a) peasants and b) the wealthy.**


 * 19. In the Middle Ages, people of nobility held positions of importance and had [|titles]which denoted their rank or position. During this time, who would rank higher, a Marquis or a Duke? Also, how would one address a younger son of a duke? **


 * 20. A magnificent [|tapestry] was embroidered to tell the story of the Norman invasion of England and the subsequent crowning of William the Conqueror as King of England in 1066 A.D. What is the name of this wondrous tapestry and what is its length? **


 * 21. Name the [|British monarch] from the Plantagenet, Angevin line of rulers that reigned during the Hundred Years' War; saw the Black Plague ravage Christendom; whose son was called the Black Prince; and English, not French, became the national language of England. **