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Medieval Life and Times: Middle Ages Food

For Students 9th - 10th
A large collection of information about medieval food. Includes links to sections on meals, food preservation, feasts, types of foods eaten, and much more.
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Medieval Life and Times: Medieval Torture and Punishment

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information and history for many instruments of torutre that were used in medieval times, including during the Inquisition.
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Columbia University

Columbia University: Medieval Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about medieval architecture and explore 360 degrees panoramas of buildings in France, Italy, England, and Portugal. A few can also be explored through their architectural plans. Features a number of interactive projects that...
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: King and Parliament in Medieval England

For Students 9th - 10th
Activity in which students read and write about the development of democratic ideas in Medieval England, then in small groups, compare U.K. Parliamentary system to U.S. Presidential system.
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The Newberry Library

Newberry: Wives and Wenches, Sinners and Saints: Women in Medieval Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module on women in Europe during the Middle Ages teaches about medieval Christian beliefs about women's nature and social roles and how they were expressed in illustrations, poetry, and religious writings.
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University of St. Thomas: Virtual Medieval Church: Margery Kempe

For Students 9th - 10th
Concise, informative guide to Margery Kempe, whose travels, pilgrimages, and visions, as chronicled in her autobiographical Book of Margery Kempe, constitutes a fascinating commentary on the lives of women in medieval Europe.
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Mariners' Museum and Park

Mariners' Museum: The Ages of Exploration: Medieval

For Students 4th - 8th
Looks at a few of the key navigational tools and significant individuals during the medieval period of exploration.
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The History Cat

The History Cat: The Medieval World

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover facts about Medieval Europe by examining feudalism and towns.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art History: Medieval Europe + Byzantine

For Students 9th - 10th
A course on art history of medieval Europe, early Christian art, Byzantine art, Carolingian, Ottonian, Romanesque, and Gothic. Should be cross-checked against videos and smarthistory.org.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Internet Medieval Sourcebook

For Students 9th - 10th
The Fordham University Center for Medieval Studies provides full-text medieval sources. For example, the full text of "Beowulf" can be found here.
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Owl and Mouse: Build a Medieval Castle

For Students 3rd - 6th
Use this site to create and print the parts of a castle. Includes instructions for putting it together as well as a link to more detailed information on castles in medieval times.
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University of Pittsburgh

U. Of Pittsburgh: Images of Medieval Art & Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
This University of Pittsburgh site provides images of many examples of Medieval art and architecture. Also includes interesting facts, drawings, and more.
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Other

Personal Site: Travel Literature in the Medieval Period

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A nice description of the literary genre known as "travel literature" as it was seen during the Middle Ages in Europe. The author notes that many times, medieval writers would make up exotic creatures to entertain their readers.
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Georgetown University

The Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Georgetown University offers a searchable collection of resources about a wide variety of topics relating to the Medieval Period.
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Kettering Science Academy; Medieval Civilisation [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A 34-page summarization of key events and issues in the history of medicine and public health since medieval times.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Medieval Food [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes food practices in medieval times. Looks at food staples, food preservation, daily diet, recipes and cookbooks, the role of the church, and social class.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: History of Medieval Islam

For Students 9th - 10th
This page presents detailed information about the history of Islam during the Medieval Period. Includes discussion of the Ottoman Empire and various reigning families.
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Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University: Recreating Medieval English Ales

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed discussion of how medieval beer was brewed in England. The author presents two recipes and describes his efforts to recreate the ales. He then discusses the history of brewing, the ingredients that were used, and the different...
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Torture Museum Amsterdam: History of Medieval Torture

For Students 9th - 10th
A short electronic booklet with images and descriptions of medieval torture methods, taken from exhibition materials at this museum.
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The British Museum

British Museum: Explore World Cultures: Medieval Sudan

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the art of medieval Sudan in this historical overview and image gallery of Sudanese art with detailed descriptions, from the collection of the British Museum.
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Huntington Library

Huntington Library: A Changing Society: Chaucer and the Medieval World

For Teachers 7th
In this lesson, Students read excerpts from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales as well as other medieval texts to learn about Medieval English society.
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PBS

Nova: Secrets of Lost Empires: Medieval Arms Race

For Students 9th - 10th
Defines and describes the weapons commonly used in medieval times when attacking a castle.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap European: The Medieval Period

For Students 9th - 10th
AP European History learning module on the Medieval Period.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Jerome: Against Vigilantius

For Students 9th - 10th
Fordham University's Medieval Source Book is a collection of copy-permitted texts from the public domain related to medieval and Byzantine history. This site contains the full-text translation of a letter dictated by Joan of Arc to the...

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