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University of Calgary

University of Calgary: The End of Europe's Middle Ages

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Middle Ages for Kids: Catholic Church and Cathedrals

For Students 3rd - 8th
Kids learn about the Catholic Church and Cathedrals during the Middle Ages and Medieval times on this site. The site describes the pope and his bishops as powerful and wealthy men
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BBC

Bbc History: British History: Middle Ages: Becket, the Church and Henry Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about Henry II and Thomas Becket. Archived.
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Other

Personal Site: Histories, Chronicles and Annals of Medieval Literature

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A summary and description of how Medieval writers wrote about history. The author focuses on the use of the "Chronicles" during the Middle Ages in European history.
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BBC

Bbc History: British History: Middle Ages: Henry Ii: An Imperialist King?

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about Henry's attempts to partition Ireland and his relationship with other parts of Britain and France. Archived.
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Other

Depicting Devotion: Illuminated Books of Hours

For Students 9th - 10th
A digital page-by-page walk through an illuminated Middle Age Book of Hours.
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PBS

Nova: Tech & Engineering: Medieval Stained Glass Science

For Students 9th - 10th
In this historical interactive, see beautiful examples of stained glass artistry, and learn how the craftsmen of the Middle Ages used chemistry to create them.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Quiz: Catholic Church and Cathedrals in the Middle Ages

For Students 1st - 9th
History Questions: Catholic Church and Cathedrals Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
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Other

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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The History Cat

The History Cat: Religion in Medieval Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Other

University of Illinois: The Early Centuries of the Greek Roman East

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the history of the Romiosini, or Greek Middle Ages and the development of the Greek-Roman east. The article is divided into two different sections. The first section includes the foundation of Constantinople as a means to...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Is a Butt Tuba and Why Is It in Medieval Art?

For Students 9th - 10th
A rabbit attempts to play a church organ, while a knight fights a giant snail and a naked man blows a trumpet with his rear end. These bizarre images, painted with squirrel-hair brushes on vellum or parchment by monks, nuns and urban...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Pre Colonization European Society

For Students 9th - 10th
The Church, disease, and large urban centers dictated societal structure in European societies before the colonization of the New World. Read more about Europe during the Middle Ages.
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Global Catholic Network

Global Catholic Network: Saint Gregory, Pope, Doctor of the Church

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical sketch of St. Gregory the Great by St. Bede the Venerable. Details of his life, his career as the Pope, and efforts to convert the English are recorded.
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Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: Heretics, Heresies and the Church

For Students 9th - 10th
A lecture on the medieval view of heretics, heresies and the church.
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New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Masonry (Freemasonry)

For Students 9th - 10th
A lengthy article that explains what Freemasonry is, its history, what it stands for, how the society evolved, its organization and numbers, the symbolism and oaths, its goals and activities, and the reactions to it by church and state...
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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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Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Medieval Literature

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
History for Kids presents information on literature of the Middle Ages including the mechanics of language and the alphabet as well as the stories that were popular. Includes links to activities, worksheets and quizzes.
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Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Medieval Architecture

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Resource for teachers and students on the architecture of the Middle Ages teaches us about the dwellings of both nobility and peasants and tells about the style of Gothic and Romanesque churches. Site includes links to activities,...
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Smart History

Smarthistory: Architecture and Liturgy

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the relationship between architecture and liturgy going all the way back to its Jewish origins. Provides discussion on early Christian worship, Medieval worship, pilgrimage, and spiritual architecture. With links to additional...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Fourteenth Century

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers will study the upheaval and uncertainty of living during the 14th century. They will read about the Hundred Years War, the plague, and the schism within the Catholic church.
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Other

Music History Online: Music Before the 16th Century

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about music dating from the early Neanderthals to the Proto-Renaissance period. Also included is music from the Greeks and Romans as well as the early Christian church.
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Curated OER

Unesco: Romania: Villages With Fortified Churches in Transylvania

For Students 9th - 10th
These Transylvanian villages with their fortified churches provide a vivid picture of the cultural landscape of southern Transylvania. The seven villages inscribed, founded by the Transylvanian Saxons, are characterized by a specific...
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BBC

Bbc: Build an Arch Animation

For Students 5th - 7th
How were the enormous cathedrals built in the middle ages with no modern technology? Watch this interactive source to find out and then play a game where you become the builder.

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