Life in the Middle-Ages Web Quest
Name:_________________________________________________ Period:________
Direction: please answer the following using the provided sites!
Health
http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/health.html
How did people believe diseases were spread?
http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/morhealt.html
Who was medical treatment available to?
Describe some of the remedies used in the Middle-Ages:
Clothing
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/clothing/index.htm
Describe what you would be wearing if you were alive in the Middle-Ages
Marriage
http://www.medieval-weddings.net/index.htm
How old were women when they married?
http://www.medieval-weddings.net/country_weddings.htm
Describe one wedding tradition that you thought was interesting:
Life of Knights
http://www.knightsandarmor.com/history.htm
Who did lords look to for protection after the fall of the Roman Empire (post-Rome Western Europe)?
What did these men receive as a result of protecting the lords?
Noble Life
http://www.knightsandarmor.com/life.htm
Knights began their training at an early age. Please describe what a knight learns and does at each stage.
Page (first stage):
Squire (second stage):
Knight (third stage):
http://www.knightsandarmor.com/armor.htm
What was early armor like (describe it)?
What was the armor of the late Middle Ages like (describe it)?
What weapon made the armor of knights ineffective?
http://www.knightsandarmor.com/chivalry.htm
Chivalry was the code of conduct knights followed. What did the code of chivalry state (third
paragraph…several things)?
4th paragraph: Was the chivalry code always followed? How can you tell?
Castles
http://www.medievality.com/assaulting-castle.html
Castles were the centers of trade, culture and warfare during the Middle-Ages. What would you use to
attack a castle? Describe how the following weapons worked (or how they were used)?
The Battering Ram:
Siege Tower:
Trebuchet:
Tunnels:
http://www.medievality.com/defending-castle.html
What was used to defend a castle name 2 things:
http://www.castles-abbeys.co.uk/Arundel-Castle.html
scroll through all the pictures describe 3 things you see
http://www.castlewales.com/casterms.html
Click on the different castle terms look at the picture associated with the term and describe the meaning
of the term.
The Keep:
Wall Walk:
Parapet:
Concentric:
Bailey:
Arrow Loop:
http://www.castles.org/kids/parts_of_his_castle.htm
What were the walls of the castle designed for?
What could be found inside of the castle?