Medieval Museum Project Pathfinder Guide
Online Subscription Resources
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ABC-Clio: Daily Life Through History
Click on ”Eras” and choose “Life in the Medieval World, 500 CE 1400 CE”
http://dailylife.abc-clio.com/
o user name at home: takomapark password: mcps
ABC-Clio: World at War Understanding Conflict and Society
This is only useful for wars, weapons, and fighting. Click on
“Wars” and choose “Medieval Europe, 500-1500”
http://worldatwar.abc-clio.com/
o user name at home: takomapark password: mcps
Encyclopedia Britannica Image Quest
Use to find pictures!
http://school.eb.com
o user name at home: takoma password: park
Encyclopedia Britannica
http://school.eb.com
o user name at home: mcps
password: search
BrainPop: Only useful for the Black Plague!
http://www.brainpop.com
o user name: takomapark
password: takomapark
Gale Group eBooks: Middle Ages Reference Library (under History
link)
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/silv11368?db=GVRL
o Password: silv11368
Remote Password: silv_rpa
World Book Encyclopedia
Use the search term “Middle Ages”.
http://www.worldbookonline.com/?subacct=D6644
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Encyclopedias
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Always use the index in the last volume of the set to find ALL the articles
for your topic.
 Americana Encyclopedia
 Compton’s Encyclopedia
 New Book of Knowledge
 World Book Encyclopedia
Books
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940.1 Call number for most books on the Middle Ages
398 Call number for food and drink
355 Call number for weapons and warfare
Websites
General
Middle Ages, Chivalry, Knighthood
All you need to know from fashion and fun to technology and torture!
http://www.teacheroz.com/Middle_Ages.htm
What Was It Really Like to Live in the Middle Ages
Feudal life, homes, religion, clothing, health, art and entertainment, town life,
and additional resources
http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/
Feudalism and Medieval Life
Manors
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/medieval-manors.htm
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/medieval_manor_houses.htm
Farming
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/middleages/farm.html
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http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/medieval_farming1.htm
Farming schedule for the year
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/medieval_farming.htm
Medieval Live - Houses
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Medieval_Life/houses.htm
Daily Life
Daily Life
http://www.godecookery.com/mtales/mtales08.htm
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/life-in-middle-ages.htm
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/middleages/pdailylife.html
Daily Life Women
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/daily-life-peasant-women-middle-ages.htm
Life of a Peasant
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/medieval_peasants.htm
Castles
Build Your Own Castle
Patterns that you can print directly from the computer
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/castle.htm
Plans and explanations for the parts of a castle
http://www.rain.org/~philfear/castle.html
Life in a Castle
Be a knight, peasant, nun, or merchant
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/middleages/contents.html
http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castle33.htm
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Materials Used in Making Castles
http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castlesq.htm
Defending a Castle
http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castleso.htm
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/defending_a_castle.htm
Middle Ages - Castles
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/life-in-a-middle-ages-castle.htm
Clothing
Middle Ages Clothing
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/middle-ages-clothing.htm
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/clothing/
http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/clothing.html
Shoes in the Middle Ages
http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/shoe/SHOEHOM1.HTM
Women’s Clothing
http://womenshistory.about.com/library/etext/bl_cf_ee_006a.htm
Food and Drink
Information about Food
http://www.godecookery.com/mtales/mtales14.htm
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/food.html
Medieval Recipes
http://www.recipesource.com/misc/medieval/
http://www.godecookery.com/mtrans/mtrans.htm#beverages
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/Web/People/mjw/recipes/ethnic/historical/medanglosaxon-coll.html
http://members.tripod.com/BlackTauna/recipes.html
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Knights, Weapons, and Warfare
Training to Become a Knight
http://www.medieval-life.net/knight_training.htm
Tournaments
http://www.medieval-life.net/tournaments.htm
Daily Life of a Knight
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/daily-life-knight-middle-ages.htm
Religious Life
Middle Ages Clergy
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/middle-ages-religion.htm
http://www.godecookery.com/mtales/mtales01.htm
Christendom
http://www.mrdowling.com/703-christendom.html
Religion
http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/religion.html
Sports and Recreation
Medieval Games and Recreation
http://www.medieval-life.net/games.htm
Games and Sports
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/entertainment-middle-ages.htm
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