LIFE IN THE MIDDLE AGES WEBQUEST

Answer these questions about life in the Middle Ages.

Section one: medieval society

1) What were the three major groups of people in medieval times?

2) Draw a pyramid of the feudal system.

3) What was the difference between a peasant and a serf?

Section two: medieval houses, castles and villages

4) Medieval houses in southern Europe were built out of … and …

5) Medieval houses in northern Europe were mainly built in …

6) Where did people usually build castles? Why?

7) Why did more people in the Middle Ages start living in small villages instead of in farmhouses?

Section three: medieval food

8) What did poor people eat in the Middle Ages in Europe?

9) What kinds of meat did rich people eat?

Section four: medieval clothing

10) What did most people wear in medieval Europe?

11) What did men wear on their feet, if they could afford them?

Section five: the Black Death

12) What was the bubonic plague?

13) Why did people call it the Black Death?

14) How many people did the bubonic plague kill in Europe?

You can use these websites to help you search for information:

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/index.htm

http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/

http://www.localhistories.org/middle.html

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Short webquest: recycling

How many trees do you need to make one ton of newspaper?

http://www.recycling-guide.org.uk/

Short webquest: World Heritage sites

Do you know how many World Heritage sites there are?

And in how many countries?

Can you identify five World Heritage sites in your country?

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list

Short webquest: football history

Answer the following questions.

1. When was modern football born?

2. What did referees start using in football games from 1970?

3. How many people watched the final match of the FIFA World Cup in 1998?

http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/history/

Short webquest: social networking site users

Do you know what percentage of social networking site users come from:

-The USA and Canada?

-Africa?

-Europe?

http://worldwidenetworking.blogspot.com/2008/02/social-networks-around-world-facts.html

Short webquest: the Australian Volunteer Coastguard Association

Do you know when the Australian Volunteer Coastguard Association started?

http://www.coastguard.com.au

The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album webquest

Answer these questions about the Simpson family:

1. When was Homer Simpson born?

2. When did Marge meet Homer?

3. Why did Bart learn portions of the Talmud (the basic book of Judaism)?

4. Why did Lisa turn vegetarian?

5. When did Maggie say her first word, and what was it?


You can use these websites to help you search for information:

http://simpsons.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Main_Page

http://www.thesimpsons.com/

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