| Key Questions |
Activities |
Resources |
| What is an archaeologist and how can
they help us find out about medieval peasants? |
'Digging up the Past'. Investigation
into the archaeological dig at Wharram Percy. 'Think' questions pages 6-9. Step 1 page 9.
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Medieval Minds Textbook. Chapter 1
'Digging Deep'.
Get electronic images of the
archaeological sources.
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| What would a
medieval village have looked like? The former chief guide
at the archaeological site of Wharram
Percy shares his knowledge |
Extension Activity - Read Guardian
newspaper article about findings at Wharram Percy
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| What can medieval books tell us about
medieval peasants? |
'Writing it Down'. Learning about
peasants from medieval books. 'Think questions page 10 and Step
2 on page 11. Watch videos (very carefully) on the Luttrell Psalter
and then see how many questions you can answer afterwards.
Read more
about the Luttrell Psalter.
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Medieval Minds Textbook. Chapter 1
'Digging Deep'.
More
about the Luttrell Psalter
Further links
Channel 4 videos on the Luttrell
Psalter. A copy of this will be available for you to watch at
home on your laptop.
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| What can court records tell us about
medieval peasants? |
'Think' questions on pages 11-13.
Step 3 on page 13. |
Medieval Minds Textbook. Chapter 1
'Digging Deep'.
An
introduction to manorial records from medieval
genealogy.org.uk
Click on the image below to get a big picture of a manorial
court record scroll.
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| How can we find out about and what
can we find out about medieval peasants? |
Prepare a PowerPoint presentation for
an international conference. Ignore the inquiry in the book and complete
this one instead. |
Medieval Minds textbook. 'Thinking
your enquiry through' (p. 13) is of some use but remember to
follow this activity.
See Laura's PowerPoint from 2002. Warning this may take a
moment to load.
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| Cross curricular Humanities - Extension
Activity
What can Medieval maps tell us about life in Medieval Europe? |
Complete an on-line activity about
Medieval maps.
Best efforts will be awarded merits. |
'What
was Chertsey like in the Middle Ages?'
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| Interactive Decision-Making Game from
Mr. Tarr at ActiveHistory |
Can you find the missing pieces of
the time machine?!
(a) Complete the MAP
WORKSHEET
(b) Complete either the Jobs
Worksheet or the structured
questions. |
Medieval
Town and Village Game
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