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Middle Ages
Sites that cover materials on the history of the medieval world.
Understanding Primary Sources: Two Sides in a Crus
Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Across the Centuries Understanding Primary Sources: Two Sides in a Crusade Objective: Students compare an excerpt from Pope Urban II calling for a Crusade to take control of Jerusalem with the words of Saladin calling for Muslims to win control of the city. |
The Middle Ages | The Crusades
The goal of the middle ages is to help students understand the basic concepts of this historical period, including the barbarian invasions, feudalism, the crusades, the devastation of the plague, the causes of the renaissance and the beginning of the reformation. this is accomplished through hands-on and project-based activities.
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What were the crusades? (article)
What comes to mind when you think of the crusades? Earnest and alarmingly buff knights (in shining armor, of course) engaged in against-the-odds quests to accomplish godly deeds in an evil world? Red crosses on pure white backgrounds? Orlando Bloom?
This is not surprising. A quick look at our pop culture and politics in the West reveals a continued fascination with the crusades. Compared with popular representations, the historical reality is more complicated and often less heroic. Let us take a look at what history really says outside of the fiction stories. |
The Chartres Cathedral - Geographic History
The mysteries inside Chartres Cathedral - geographic history. The building of it, the feud behind it, the ingenuity, inventions and engineering that were used to build it. How the power balance changed because of it still ripples through the history of the town.
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Exhibits Collection -- The Middle Ages
This interactive exhibit, part of the exhibits collection, focuses on life in the middle ages. the exhibit explores various aspects of the middle ages life- feudal life, homes, clothing, health, arts & entertainment, religion and town life. the exhibit includes activities on cathedrals, clothing, art and medical practices.
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Unit Study: The Middle Ages
Attentions Lords, Ladies, peasants, Arch Bishops and the like – we are going to be stepping back in time to uncover just “how things worked” during the Middle Ages...
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Middle Ages Teacher Resources
Middleages.net is a comprehensive high school site with information on famous peoples, lifestyle, weapons, literature and sports from this era.
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Anthology of Middle English Literature
Annelina Jokinen has created this lovely Medieval site to cover many famous authors like Geoffrey Chaucer and Thomas Malory.
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Islam:Empire of Faith
Throughout the production of Islam Empire of Faith — including this Web site — they have made every attempt to present as broad a portrait of Islamic art and culture as possible, in order to show the great diversity as well as the fundamental unity of Islamic civilization in its long and varied history. Lesson plans for grade 8 study on Early Church and Middle Ages.
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Anglo-Saxon Games
Show Me is an interactive educational games site, covering history games such as the Anglo Saxon game. Material is compiled from British museum.
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The First Crusade
Kidipede - History for Kids began in 1995 as a community service learning project for sophomores at Portland State University [View map] in Portland, Oregon [View map] . Since 2000, however, it has been entirely privately owned, organized and run by Karen Carr. Dr. Carr holds a PhD in Classical Art and Archaeology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and is an associate professor of History at Portland State University. This site covers all the Crusades with images and information for the middle grades
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Last link added: 01/03/18
Regular: 12
Last link added: 01/03/18