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Middle Ages Webquest
Name: _______________________________ Date: __________________
Middle Ages Web Quest
PART A 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. Using the following web page http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/ 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 before proceeding to part B.
Medieval Europe Timelines
The medieval times, or middle ages, refers to a time in history that lasted about 1000 years. According to historians, when did the Middle Ages start and when did it end?_________ CE - ________ CE
Feudalism
Fiefs
Life of the Nobility --- Kings, Lords, Ladies, Knights
Medieval Castles
The Manorial System
Common People
Knight Life
PART B (RESPOND to each question - they are opinion questions)
1. What were the main features of feudalism? How did feudalism change the social structure of Anglo-Saxon England?
2. Loyalty lay at the heart of the feudal system. The landowners extracted loyalty from their serfs, the lords expected loyalty from their knights, and the king demanded loyalty from everyone.
Middle Ages Web Quest
PART A 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. Using the following web page http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/ 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 before proceeding to part B.
Medieval Europe Timelines
The medieval times, or middle ages, refers to a time in history that lasted about 1000 years. According to historians, when did the Middle Ages start and when did it end?_________ CE - ________ CE
Feudalism
- In medieval times, there were three major groups of people. They were the ____________________, the _________________________, and the ______________________________.
- If people wanted more land, they would simply start a ____________________ with someone.
- Around 900 CE, a new form of government called __________________________ was formed.
- In the feudal system, everyone was a vassal. What does the term vassal mean?
- _______________________________________________________.
- What was the ceremony called in which the vassals promised their loyalty to a lord? _______________________________________________________.
- The most important promise of the vassal to the lord was ______________________________.
Fiefs
- In medieval times. a __________________ was broken into fiefs.
- The fief included at least one village with ____________for the serfs, a manor house or ______________ for the ___________________, and land set aside to grow, feed, or catch ________________.
- In exchange for ownership of a fief, you had to promise certain things. List as many as you can.
Life of the Nobility --- Kings, Lords, Ladies, Knights
- During the middle ages, noblewomen had no rights. They were the_______________________ of their husbands.
- They could not even choose their own husbands; their __________ chose for them.
- __________________ did not go to school. They were taught how to behave by their mother and there was a strict code of behavior in the middle ages.
- Name some of those behaviors included in the code.__________________________________
- Which church ruled the daily lives of the people in the middle ages? ______________________
- Name two reasons why arranged marriages were contracted:__________________________ and _____________________________.
Medieval Castles
- During the Middle Ages, why did the nobility build their castles out of stone?
The Manorial System
Common People
- The common people in the middle ages were the ____________________ and the __________________________.
- The ________________ could not leave the manor without permission, but they weren't slaves. They stayed with the land even if the land was sold to a new owner.
- The ________________________ were free to leave the manor, but usually didn't because there really was no place for them to go.
- How did the commoners pay their taxes to the lord? _____________________________________.
- Could most of the common people read or write? __________________________________.
Knight Life
- At what age did the sons of noblemen begin their training for knighthood? _________________.
- At age 15, he became a _________________ and was assigned to a knight to learn how to fight and behave.
- Once a squire proved himself in battle, he became a ________________________________.
- 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? ____________________________________.
- Name six standards of the Chivalric Code.
- The knight was one of three types of fighting men during the middle ages. The others were: __________________________, ______________________and __________________________.
- What was the name of the horrible disease that hit Asia, Africa, and Europe in the 1300s? ______________________________
- In ten years, the plague had killed over __________ of Europe's population.
- People thought they were getting sick as a punishment from their gods, but it was actually ________________ and _________________ that were spreading the disease.
PART B (RESPOND to each question - they are opinion questions)
1. What were the main features of feudalism? How did feudalism change the social structure of Anglo-Saxon England?
2. Loyalty lay at the heart of the feudal system. The landowners extracted loyalty from their serfs, the lords expected loyalty from their knights, and the king demanded loyalty from everyone.
- Has loyalty remained as important in today’s society?
- To whom, or to what, are you loyal, and why?
- Your answer might include institutions, like school or synagogue, but does it also include ideas?
- Whom do you expect to be loyal to you, and in what ways?