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Council for Economic Education

Business in the Middle Ages: Working in a Guild

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Long before modern labor unions, guilds worked to ensure that workers had a fair wage. But, in medieval Europe, they also cooperated with the government. Using a simulation and primary source analysis, young scholars become hatters in...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Merchants and Craft Guilds

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students compare and contrast the craft guilds of the middle ages to the production of goods today. For this Middle Ages lesson, students discuss the structure of craft guilds after they have read articles on the topic. Students conduct...
PPT
Curated OER

Final Regents Review: The Middle Ages

For Teachers 7th - 10th
A thorough and engaging look at the Medieval time period in Europe, this presentation includes photographs of guild crests, illuminated manuscripts, and historical documents. When coupled with a class discussion on Charlemagne and the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Medieval Word Search

For Students 9th - 12th
In this social studies worksheet, students find the words that are related to the medieval times and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Goods and Trade

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students examine the trade that took place in Medieval Times. In this Middle Ages lesson, students read and discuss the roles of the guild members, the town merchants, and the individuals in trading goods. Students make maps of Medieval...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Social Studies: Medieval and Contemporary Class Structures

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars discuss and compare contemporary class systems with those of the Middle Ages. They explore Websites on HyperStudio stack and review art and music of the Middle Ages. In groups, students design and draw castles reflecting...
Interactive
Curated OER

Stained Glass in the Middle Ages

For Students 5th - 7th
In this Middle Ages instructional activity, students read the 7 questions related to the Middle Ages. Students type in their answers and email to the teacher.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Late Middle Ages (850 to 1492 A. D.)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars discuss what roles the clergy, nobles and peasants played during the late Middle Ages. They explain what led to the growth of trade and towns in Western Europe. Ultimately, students describe how kings in Western Europe...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Symmetry and Symbols

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students identify symmetrical and congruent elements in folk art. In this art and geometry lesson, students examine pictures of Masonic Plaque in the Form of a Royal Arch Tracing Board for evidence of congruent and symmetrical elements....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Passages of Man and Word

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore transportation and written communication prior to the Renaissance.
Website
Other

Lords and Ladies: Guilds in the Middle Ages

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at the establishment and function of medieval guilds in the twelfth century.
Article
Other

The Finer Times: Middle Ages: Guilds in the Middle Ages

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand how the guild system worked and the variety of guilds that existed during Medieval times.
Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Grant of Land for Gild Hall of St. Omer

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents the original text of a grant by a local lord to township in order to build a guild hall for commercial transactions.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Middle Ages for Kids: Guilds

For Students 3rd - 8th
This website discusses information about the guilds during the Middle Ages and Medieval times. Learn about the craftsmen and merchants from apprentice to journeyman to master.
Handout
Boise State University

Boise State University: Medieval Society: Towns

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Boise State University contains a comprehensive overview of the towns that existed in Europe during the Middle Ages.

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