LINK TO MAIN WEBQUEST WITH ALL PODCASTS, LINKS AND SUPPLEMENTALS:
http://www.7aworldhistory.com/middle-ages-webquest.html
USE DIIGO TO READ AND HIGHLIGHT, SO YOU CAN GO BACK AND SEE KEY AGAIN AT
A LATER DATE.
Evaluation:
Vocabulary terms all defined (30 Points) Then one vocabulary matching
quiz of 15 words (30 points)
Blogs or Journals: 100 Points (10 points each blog/journal): General rubric
for each blog provided in class.
Seven formative quizzes on the Task: 70 points (10 points each--one for
each quest starting on quest three)
45 points for the computer side chats. 5 each.
Define these terms Castle, Manor, Kingdom, Feudalism, Chivalry, Gothic, Guild, Serf, Knight,
Lord/Noble, Papacy, Secular, Cathedral, Parish, Fief, vassal, Pilgrim, Missionary, Monk,
Monastery,
Introduction:
The year is A.D. 475 and the Roman Empire controls all of Europe. The city of Rome is a beacon
of light and safety across a troubled continent. As a European, The Roman government gives
you your cultural identity, law and order. Within one year, invading tribes of Germanic
barbarians sac the city of Rome and overthrow the government. Buildings are destroyed, books
are burned, people are murdered, the government collapses and chaos spreads throughout the
Empire. Laws are forgotten, trade routes disappear and you are no longer sure of what
tomorrow may bring! Who will protect you? How will you support your family? How will you
carry on with life when the lights go out!
Quest 1: Why are we here?
1. Explain life during the rule of the Roman Empire in Europe?
2. Explain why Roman “fell” and what are the consequences of this?
3. Explain life after Rome?
4. Move on….
Quest 2: Who are you?
1. Pick the name of your person. Add the correct title. Use this site to help you:
http://www.themiddleages.net/people/names.html
2. Think about the geography of where you want to live? What are the positives and negatives
of where you live? What will you have to think about when choosing a castle?
3. Find a castle for sale in Europe that you will live in. You can use this link:
http://www.medievalists.net/2009/04/24/castle-for-sale-guide-to-buying-a-castle/ or find other
castles in Europe by doing a Google search.
4. Get a picture of your castle for your journal or blog.
5. What country is it in?
6. What is a coat of arms? Would you have a coat of arms? If so, make one for your project.
See this link to find out more: http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/heraldry.html or
http://amberskyline.com/treasuremaps/coat-of-arms.html and make your own:
http://www.makeyourcoatofarms.com/
7. Now in your journal or blog, tell me the story of you, but be sure to reflect on the causes of
the Middle Ages and how you got where you are.
Quest 3: Feudalism and Government
Be sure to read the 1/10 rule supplementary reading on the website.
See links online.
1. Explain how Feudalism functions? Start here to help:
http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/feudal.html
2. What is your role in the feudal hierarchy?
3. What role does religion play in feudalism?
4. What were some of the various laws that people lived by?
Look here: http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/feudal-system.htm
5. What are your Rights?
6. What did the government provide for the people? Go into great detail.
7. What did the government not provide for the people? Go into great detail.
8. Why do you agree to live in the feudal system?
9. Now in your journal or blog, explain the role government plays in
your life. Think about the following from perspective of your person during the middle ages: Do
you like the government? Do you feel involved in your government? Do you have a “voice”?
Do you feel this government is just? Do you feel it works?
10. See teacher for quiz
Quest 4: Social life
See links online.
1. What was the manor? Describe what life in general was like in the manor.
2. What were the different classes living in and around the manors and their roles in society?
3. Explain how the manor was both interdependent and specialized at the same time?
4. There were many jobs/crafts for craftsman/artisans in the towns. Make a list and description
for as many of their jobs as you can find.
5. Find out as much detail as you can about your life: food, dress, house, schooling, church life,
games, music, drink, travel, etc.. Life in a Castle
* If you are a Knight, explain how you become a Knight and what a Knight does to train?
6. What was the role of women in society? How did their rights compare to those of men?
7. What was life like for children? How was it different for each class? Look at Health,
education, work, etc..
8. How has life changed from the time Rome ruled?
9. In your journal/blog, tell me what a typical week would be like for you. Be sure to talk
about how you spend your time, issues that effect you and your thoughts on the feudal
system, the manor life
10. See teacher for quiz
Quest Five: Religion in the Middle Ages
The Church
More about the Church
1. What was the main religion in Europe during this time?
2. What was the role of the Church in people’s lives? Provide as much detail as you can find.
3. Why were huge cathedrals built? What are some key architecture components of the
cathedral?
4. What are some of the rituals that people who followed the church practiced?
5. In your journal or blog, explain how the church impacts your daily life?
*the mastery quiz is combined with quest 6.
Quest Six: Arts in the Middle Ages
See Links online.
1. Find three images of Middle Ages Art (500-1200)
2. Describe the art. What is the subject? What is the artist trying to convey?
3. Find two illuminated manuscripts from the Middle ages (500-1300).
4. Who made the manuscript? How did they make it? Would have seen this during the Middle
Ages?
5. Explain how music changed during the middle ages? How did it start? What instruments are
used? Who heard this music?
6. This will be discussed as a class, NO BLOG or JOURNAL
7. See Teacher for quiz
Quest Seven: Science and Technology
See links online.
1. What were some technological advances during this time? Look at architecture, warfare,
medicine, etc.
2. Explain five structural aspects of the castle and how it protected your village?
3. What technological advancements allowed massive buildings, like cathedrals, to be built?
4. What were examples of medical practices? How effective were they?
5. What are new weapons being used during the middle ages? How are these weapons
enduring impacts?
6. Describe the weapons you would have used in battle.
7. In your blog or journal, write about the following: Your village is under attack, what happens?
8 See teacher for quiz
Section two starts here. Make sure you have all terms defined above and then define
these terms. Once you have all terms defined, turn the paper in to Mr. P or Mr. H
Magna Carta, Pope Urban II, Richard The Lionhearted, Saladin, Islam,
Muhammad, Mecca, Holy Lands, Koran, 5 Pillars, Artisans, Crusades, Black Death, Silk Road,
Cultural Diffusion.
Task Eight: The Crescent and the Cross
See links online
1. Who are the Muslims?
2. What do the Muslims control that the Christians want?
3. What were the Crusades mainly about? Go into detail to describe, the first Crusade and
Third Crusade.
4. What did the Crusades say about the power of the Catholic Church in peoples’ lives?
5. What was your role in the crusades? Why did you go? What was in it for you?
6. What are the lasting effects of the Crusades—See Effects reading online.
7. Explain the travel to the Holy Land? How did it impact the crusaders? Listen to Chapter 10
Red Blood Horse found on webquest online.
8. In your blog or journal, write about the following: You are leaving your home to go on
crusade. Why did you decide to go on crusade? What hardships would you have faced along
your journey? What rewards may you have received for going on Crusade? How do you feel
towards the Muslims? What did you leave and what did you bring back? Was it worth it?
9. See your teacher for quiz.
Task Nine: Magna Carta
View Supplementary PowerPoint on webquest.
1. Explain who King Richard the Lion Heart?
2. What happened to King Richard on his way back to England from the Crusades?
3. Why were the English Nobles so upset with the Monarchy? What did they do?
4. Explain the main points of the Magna Carta?
5. How did the Magna Carta Change England? What did it create? What rights did it grant
people? How did it Limit the King? How did this help end the middle ages in England?
6. How can the Magna Carta been seen in our world today? How is it an Enduring Impact?
7. In your blog or journal, no matter where you live, what do you think about the Magna
Carta? Is it good for you and your class? How does it help? How does it change society?
8. See Teacher for Mastery quiz.
Task Ten: The Mongols and The Black Death
See Links online
1. Who are the Mongols?
2. What did the Mongols do? How much land did they control? Why are they important in
regards to Europe?
3. What traveled along the silk road to Europe in 1354? How did it arrive?
4. Describe what happened when you caught the Black Death?
5. How did the Black Death change your daily life?
6. How did the Black Death effect the Feudal System?
7. How did the Black Death effect the power of the Church?
8. In your blog or journal, explain how the Mongols and the Black Death changed your
life? How did it impact society? The church? You future?
9. See your teacher for the quiz