Medieval Castle Scavenger Hunt
http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/index.html
Hit the Enter flag and define:
1. fiefs
2. demesne
3. vassal
4. serf/villein
Hit More About Feudal Life and read about the Magna Carta.
How was the Magna Carta original?
Http://www.castlewales.com/casterms.html
Define and draw pictures of the following. There are boxes on the back for your
pictures.
BaileyBattlementBelfryDrum TowerKeepMottePortcullisArrow Slit-
Bailey
Battlement
Belfry
Drum Tower
Keep
Motte
Portcullis
Arrow Slits
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/medieval_law_and_order.htm
Describe three types of trials used in medieval law.
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How did people first react to the idea of trial by jury?
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/england_medieval.htm
Choose the link William the Conqueror and from the first paragraph, tell four of his
major accomplishments.
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Use the BACK key and choose the link The Laws of William the Conqueror.
Pick three of the strangest or most interesting laws ordained by William.
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Give your theory as to why William built the Tower of London and many other castles
in England.
My theory is…
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/end_of_castles.htm
Name some of the weapons that doomed the continuation of castle building.
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At the bottom, click on Castle Defenses, and briefly describe them.
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Http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/middleages/inventions.html
Tell six inventions that rose to prominence in Europe during the Middle Ages that
originated in the East.
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http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/middleages/peasant.html
Explain the difference in the rights of a serf and a peasant.
How did the Lord of the manner and those lower classed individuals, peasants and
serfs, depend on each other?
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/middleages/church.html
What role did the church play in the lives of medieval people?