In this Roman Catholic Church and the Crusades study guide worksheet, high schoolers read a brief overview pertaining to the time period in world history and then respond to 2 reflection questions.

Students view a documentary on Joan of Arc. She is one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic religion, yet she was burned at the stake as a heretic. After viewing, students discuss what they saw and write a newspaper column...

Students explore the parts of the respiratory system in this six lessons unit. The lessons presnt the concepts of the breathing, the function of oxygen in the system, how sounds are made, and the effects of pollution, smoking and disease...

Learn about the art of medieval Europe in this historical overview and image gallery with detailed descriptions of each object, from the collection of the British Museum.

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.

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.

Tom Richey offers a 54 slide presentation with maps on Medieval Europe and informs us about the Franks, Feudalism and Chivalry in the Middle Ages.

Discover facts about Medieval Europe by examining feudalism and towns.

Detailed description of the role of the Roman Catholic Church in the Middle Ages and the power that it wielded. Summarizes some of the customs and beliefs, and takes a look at the life of a medieval monk.

This useful tutorial includes information about the economy, feudalism, the Holy Roman Empire and other important topics pertaining to Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, a time of transition in European history. Easy to...

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.

This describes and defines witches and witchcraft in the medieval period from a project designed by students at Kenyon College. Part of a larger examination of the marginality of groups in medieval Europe.

An overview of heretics and a link to the different heretical groups from a project designed by students at Kenyon College. Part of a larger examination of the marginality of groups in medieval Europe.

Clicking on the time classifications of medieval Europe provides pictures of the types of mugs, jugs, pots, etc. that were used.

This lesson focuses on Chivalry and Courtly Love in the literary works of the Middle Ages. It includes a list of the vows of chivalry and the rules of courtly love. It features links to information about Medieval Europe, the Vikings, the...

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.

This site from Georgetown University offers a searchable collection of resources about a wide variety of topics relating to the Medieval Period.

A substantial body of sources documenting the religious, economic, and political lives of powerful women in medieval Europe. Both the original Latin and the translations appear for each source.

A beautiful introduction to the types of exotic animals found in the illuminated manuscripts of medieval Europe. Learn about the symbolic significance of the lion, the ox, the bear, and the dove and view numerous examples of these and...

A collection of primary texts that describe the experiences of people who lived during the Bubonic Plague in medieval Europe, and how they tried to deal with it. For example, through avoidance of contact with infected people, and by...

Created for the high school student who is taking classes in European history.

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.

Find resources highlighting medieval art in the Museum's collection from Western Europe and Byzantium. This also provides strategies for teaching art of the Middle Ages.

Fordham University presents the full text of an oath of homage and fealty between a lord and vassal from Europe during the Middle Ages.