Middle Ages Resources

History:

Interactive Introduction to the Middle Ages - http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/middleages/index.shtml

History for Kids - History + timeline, religion, clothing, food - http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/

Mr. Donn - http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/index.html

Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport to the Middle Ages - http://www.mrdowling.com/703middleages.html

Eyewitness to History - http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/mefrm.htm

Learner.org Annenberg CPB Middle Ages - http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/

Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages

dmoz - http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Social_Studies/History/By_Time_Period/Middle_Ages/

Exploring Ancient World Cultures Middle Ages - http://eawc.evansville.edu/mepage.htm

Social Studies for Kids - http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/middleages.htm

Mrs. Sunda's class site - http://www.kyrene.org/schools/brisas/sunda/ma/enter.htm

Timelines of Events - http://scholar.chem.nyu.edu/tekpages/Timeline.html

http://sirdragontamer.com/MA_index.html

Bullfinch's Mythology - http://www.bartleby.com/bulfinch/

http://www.bartleby.com/182/

http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/b/bulfinch/thomas/b93chi/

SCORE Resources from California - http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/lessons/grades/?u=89

Mrs. LeDuc suggests: http://www.georgetown.edu/labyrinth/

http://www.netserf.org

http://www.likesbooks.com/lifekeep.html

The End of Europe's Middle Ages - a tutorial from University of Calgary - excellent but high reading level needed

http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/endmiddle/

A Medieval Scavenger Hunt - topical categories

http://web.archive.org/web/20040622182022/http://www.greenwichschools.org/Resources/virtuallibrary/Social_Studies/Middle_Ages/middle_ages.html

Maps:

Europe maps http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/history_europe.html

A Medieval Atlas - http://historymedren.about.com/library/weekly/aa071000a.htm

A Periodical Historical Atlas - http://www.euratlas.net/history/europe/index.html

Medieval Sourcebook - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbookmap.html

Art: Medieval art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art -

http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/galleries/medieval/300

http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/galleries/arms-and-armor/370

Art of the Middle Ages - http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHmedieval.html

Bayeaux Tapestry - http://hastings1066.com/history.shtml

History for Kids - http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/art/index.htm

Medieval Art from University of Minnesota - http://arthist.cla.umn.edu/aict/html/medieval.html

Web Gallery of Art - http://www.wga.hu/index.html?CFID=2561145&CFTOKEN=94278107

Wikipedia Art - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_art

Black Death: http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/heathsid/Subjects/History/plague.htm

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/plague.htm

http://europeanhistory.boisestate.edu/latemiddleages/demography/06.shtml

http://www.themiddleages.net/plague.html

Castles:

NGS Castles - http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0310/adventures/

Castles Learning Center - lots of good stuff including what did they have for bathrooms?

http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castlelearningcenter.htm

Castles - http://www.medieval-castles.net/

Castles of the World - http://www.castles.org/index.htm

Build a Medieval Castle – download the free program and print the different parts -

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/dircast.htm

Putting the castle together - http://www.yourchildlearns.com/castle_inst.htm

Kids' Castle - http://www.kidsonthenet.org.uk/teachers/castle.htm

Cardboard Box Castle - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/Boxcastle.shtml

Make Merlin’s Castle – print outs - http://www.rain.org/~philfear/castle.html

Castle Page - http://sirdragontamer.com/ma/castle.htm

The Castles of Wales - http://www.castlewales.com/home.html

Castle trivia - http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castletrivia.htm

Building a castle - http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/castle_builder/

Cathedrals:

British - http://www.britainexpress.com/Where_to_go_in_Britain/Cathedrals/Cathedrals1.htm

http://myweb.lmu.edu/sshepherd/med.htm

French - http://www.pitt.edu/~medart/menufrance/mainfran.html

The Cathedrals of Britain - http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/architecture_cathedral_01.shtml

Cathedrals of the Middle Ages - http://www.themiddleages.net/life/cathedrals.html

http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/cathedrals.html

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/architecture/cathedral.htm

Cathedrals of the Middle Ages -

http://web.archive.org/web/20050203010045/http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/OakViewES/harris/96-97/agespages/middle-ages/architecture.html

Cathedral vocabulary and picture links and worksheets - http://web.archive.org/web/20090421080425/http://kevin.lps.org/Middle_ages/default.html

Chivalry: Kidzone – (nobles) http://www.chronique.com/Kids/nobles.htm

(crusaders) http://web.archive.org/web/20100413114429/http://www.chronique.com/Kids/crusader.htm

Chivalry, heraldry, tournaments, and more - http://www.medieval-life.net/chivalry.htm

http://www.knightsandarmor.com/chivalry.htm

The Art of Chivalry - http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/knights.html

Clothing: Medieval Clothing - http://www.historyonthenet.com/Medieval_Life/clothing.htm

Medieval Clothing - http://www.medieval-life.net/clothing.htm

Clothing of the Middle Ages - http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/clothing/

Footwear of the Middle Ages - http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/shoe/SHOEHOM3.HTM

Introduction to clothing - http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/clothing.html

Hat quiz - http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/clothact.html

Elizabethan Clothing page - http://www.lepg.org/clothing.htm

Crusades: CyberSleuth - http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/History/Medieval/Crusades/

History for Kids Crusades - http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/history/highmiddle/bernard.htm

Medieval Crusades - http://www.medievalcrusades.com/

Mr. Dowling's Crusades and the Rise of Islam - http://www.mrdowling.com/606islam.html

University of Calgary - http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/endmiddle/bluedot/crusades.html

What Did A Crusader Wear? - http://www.chronique.com/Kids/crusader.htm

FactMonster - http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/history/highmiddle/bernard.htm

Food: Tales of the Middle Ages Food and Drink - http://www.godecookery.com/mtales/mtales14.htm

A Boke (Book) of Gode (Good) Cookery - http://www.godecookery.com/godeboke/godeboke.htm

Herbs in Medieval Life - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/medny/herbgdn1.html

Kingdom of Acre - http://www.kingdomofacre.org/food.html

History for Kids Food - http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/food/index.htm

Medieval Food - http://www.medieval-life.net/food.htm

http://www.medieval-recipes.com/medievalfood/food.htm

Feudal Life: http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/feudal.html

Camelot Village's Medieval Life - http://www.camelotintl.com/village/index.html

Life in Middle Ages http://sirdragontamer.com/ma/keep.htm

Medieval Life - http://historyonthenet.com/Medieval_Life/feudalism.htm

Games: Medieval Games - http://www.medieval-life.net/games.htm

Games of Anglo-Saxons - http://www.regia.org/games.htm

Medieval Games - http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/games/index.htm

http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/entertainment-middle-ages.htm

Heraldry:

Beginner's Guide to Heraldry

Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraldry

Heraldry for kids - http://www.heraldry.ca/kids_en/heraldry_make_shield.htm

Shield designs - http://www.themcs.org/kidsheraldry.htm

Intro, beasts, vocab - http://mostly-medieval.com/explore/herintro.htm

Heraldry Game - http://www.yourchildlearns.com/heraldrygame/index.html

Make Your Own Coat of Arms (shield) - http://www.yourchildlearns.com/heraldry.htm

Heraldry Symbols - http://www.digiserve.com/heraldry/symbols.htm

http://www.fleurdelis.com/meanings.htm

Houses:

Peasant homes - http://www.historyonthenet.com/Medieval_Life/houses.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/10949/fief/lohouse.html

http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/homes.html

http://www.bedbathstore.com/doliandhodei.html

Homes - http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/morehome.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/10949/fief/lointro.fief.html

http://www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/kids/aston/changingtimes/medieval/richhome.htm

http://www.castlesandmanorhouses.com/life.htm

Houses - http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/medieval_manor_houses.htm

King Arthur: http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/4186/Arthur/htmlpages/kingarthur.html

Arthur for Kids - http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/kids/arthur_life.html

http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/kids/arthur.html

Merrie Haskell's story of King Arthur

King Arthur - http://www.britannia.com/history/h12.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/anglo_saxons/arthur_01.shtml

http://www.candlelightstories.com/storybooks/legends-of-king-arthur/

http://www.2020site.org/kingarthur/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Arthur

Knights: Knights http://historymedren.about.com/cs/knightsarmor/a/kl1define.htm

Knight's life http://historymedren.about.com/cs/knightsarmor/a/introducing.htm

http://www.knightsandarmor.com/history.htm

http://history.howstuffworks.com/middle-ages/knight.htm

http://www.kyrene.org/schools/brisas/sunda/ma/1jake.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights

http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/knights.html

http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-knights/becoming-a-knight.htm

Literature: http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/literature/index.htm

http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/literature.html

Ballads - http://mostly-medieval.com/explore/ballads.htm

Robin Hood and the Monk - http://www.robinhood.info/robinhood/monkstory.html

Language - http://www.medieval-life.net/literature_main.htm

Printing - http://www.medieval-life.net/printing.htm

Gutenberg - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Gutenberg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing_press

Monks and the Church :

Monastery: http://www.britainexpress.com/History/medieval-monastery.htm

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/people/monks.htm

http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/morelign.html

http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-life/life-of-medieval-monks.htm

Life in a Medieval Monastery - http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/medieval-monastery.htm

Map of a Medieval Monastery - http://www.britainexpress.com/History/medieval-monastery-map.htm

Virtual Abbey - http://www.newyorkcarver.com/Abbey.htm

Music: Overview - http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/moremusic.html

Medieval Life - http://www.medieval-life.net/music.htm

Explanation - http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/endmiddle/music.html

History - http://www.hypermusic.ca/hist/medieval.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/15413/history/history-med.htm

Medieval Instruments - http://www.music.iastate.edu/antiqua/instrumt.html

Wikipedia Music of Middle Ages - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_music

People:

People of the Middle Ages http://www.themiddleages.net/people_middle_ages.html

Occupations of the Middle Ages http://members.tripod.com/hkcarms/occ.html

Eleanor of Aquitaine http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine2.html

http://womenshistory.about.com/od/medbritishqueens/p/eleanor_aq.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/eleanor_of_aquitaine.shtml

http://ehistory.osu.edu/world/PeopleView.cfm?PID=394

People of the Middle Ages http://sirdragontamer.com/ma/people.htm

http://www.themiddleages.net/people/index.html

http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/middle-ages-people.htm

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/people/index.htm

http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/famous-medieval-people/

Robin Hood: http://www.boldoutlaw.com/robbeg/index.html

http://www.robinhood.info/robinhood/legend.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood

http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=marshall&book=robin&story=_contents

http://www.robinhood.ltd.uk/robinhood/factorfiction.html

Technology: http://scholar.chem.nyu.edu/tekpages/Subjects.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_technology

http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/pabacker/history/middle.htm

Tournaments: Tournaments - http://www.medieval-life.net/tournaments.htm

Jousting - http://historymedren.about.com/library/weekly/aa051298.htm

http://www.kyrene.org/schools/brisas/sunda/ma/1brian.htm

Joust page - http://sirdragontamer.com/ma/joust.htm

Tournaments - http://www.hyw.com/Books/History/Tourname.htm

Wikipedia Tournaments - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tournament_%28medieval%29

Transportation: http://scholar.chem.nyu.edu/tekpages/Subjects.html

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/middleages/trade.html

Middle Ages Clip art : http://us.dk.com/static/cs/us/11/clipart/medieval/book_medievallife.html

Literature: http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/history/middleages.html

Adam of the Road - Elizabeth Janet Gray

http://www.easyfunschool.com/article1011.html

http://www.berksiu.k12.pa.us/webquest/Culbert/index.htm

Beowulf - A long version http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/beowulf/bl-beowulf1.htm

Online version http://www.lone-star.net/literature/beowulf/

Summary - http://pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monkeynotes/pmBeowulf06.asp

Lesson plan - http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/reading-literature-translation-beowulf-814.html

Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman

http://www.carolhurst.com/titles/catherinecalledbirdy.html

http://www.nt.net/~torino/birdy.html

http://www.lisle202.org/pages/uploaded_files/Catherine%20Study%20Guide%202010.pdf

http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/readers_guides/cushman/catherine.shtml

http://www.edhelper.com/books/Catherine_Called_Birdy.htm

Webquest

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/TwaYank.html

The Door in The Wall - Marguerite De Angeli

http://www.nt.net/~torino/door.html

http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/ibickman/door/doorindex.htm

King Arthur - http://www.britannia.com/history/h12.html

http://www.kingarthursknights.com/

The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman

http://www.carolhurst.com/titles/midwifesapprentice.html

http://www.eduplace.com/tview/tviews/m/midwifesapprentice.html

http://www.mrcoward.com/slcusd/midwife.html

Sir Lancelot - http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/lanmenu.htm

A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver - E. L. Konigsburg

http://www.ala.org/offices/publishing/booklist/booklinks/resources/eleanoraquitaine

http://www.forestridge.org/faculty/fierce/medieval/scarlet/scarletguide.htm

Robin Hood - a play by Tennyson - http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/rh/forest.htm

stories - http://www.kellscraft.com/Robinhood/robinhoodcontent.html

The Second Mrs. Giaconda - E. L. Konigsburg

flashcards - http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-352472

Castle from http://www.clipsahoy.com/

Knight from Metropolitan Museum of Art

Crusaders from http://members.easyspace.com/Brig/mca/clips.html

Midi from http://www.na.rim.or.jp/~makoyan/

Thanks to Kathi Mitchell!!!