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Knights and Kings
Students explore feudalism. In this government instructional activity, students examine the role of knights and kings. Students discover the training boys went through for knighthood. Students write a letter home as if they were a squire...
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Anonymous
For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 3 short answer and essay questions based on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at...
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Medieval Knight Life
Students research the Middle Ages. In this Middle Ages lesson, students complete lessons about feudalism, life on a manor, chivalry and knighthood, an activity about the Battle of Hastings, the growth of Middle Age towns, the trial by...
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Medieval Times: Castles, Knights, and Heraldry
Students demonstrate the ability to use the computers for research and exploration of castles and any other sources needed and locate web sites for various needs. They explain what a coat of arms was and make their own .
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From Pages to Knights
Learners research the training that knights received. In this Medieval times lesson, students design posters that feature the attributes of knights.
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The Truth about Knighthood and Japanese and European Feudalism
In this Medieval Times instructional activity, students read 3 articles about Knighthood, chivalry, European feudalism, Japanese feudalism, and Samurai. Students then respond to 20 short answer questions.
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The Truth about Knighthood
In this Medieval Times worksheet, high schoolers read an article about Knighthood. Students then respond to 8 short answer questions based on the selection.
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Knighthood and Chivalry
Students explore the Arthurian legends to determine the steps young men must take to become knights. After completing a series of academic tasks, students are dubbed "knights" in a classroom ceremony.
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Countdown Challenge: Geometry Exploration
In this geometry worksheet, students identify and draw right angles, acute angles, obtuse angles and straight angles. This one-page worksheet contains 34 problems.
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The Spanish Armada
In this Spanish Armada study guide worksheet, students discover the background and significant details of this event in world history. Students read 7 sections of information and examine photographs and maps.
Read Works
Read Works: The Middle Ages the Knighthood
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the process of becoming a knight during the Middle Ages. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Heraldica: Women Knights in the Middle Ages
An essay about the different orders of knighthood that accepted women into their societies.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Read the original Middle English. Within the text is also a modern English prose translation.
Boise State University
Boise State University: Medieval Society: Those Who Fight
A detailed article from Boise State University that describes the customs and practices of knights during the Middle Ages.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: British and Celtic Mythology
This is a comprehensive unit on British and Celtic mythology that includes background information linking the two and vocabulary terms. British mythology focuses on legends of knights and kings; audio clips of several excerpts from Age...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Arming a Knight
At the age of twenty-one the squire became a knight, being then introduced to the order of knighthood by a peculiar and impressive service.-Myers, 1905
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Heraldica: History of Orders of Chivalry: A Survey
A detailed analysis of the orders and codes that governed the behavior of knights.