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Learning Framework
Concept
Significance, cause and effect, continuity and change, evidence, perspectives, empathy, contestabiity
Content
Students will investigate the key features of the medieval world (feudalism, trade routes, voyages of discovery, contact and conflict), the way of life, and the roles and relationships of different groups in society.
Skills
- Research
- Questioning
- Analysing
- Evaluating
- Communicating
- Reflecting
Resource Key
When accessing content use the numbers below to guide you:
LEVEL 1:
brief, basic information laid out in an easy-to-read format. May use informal language. (Includes most news articles)
LEVEL 2:
provides additional background information and further reading. Introduces some subject-specific language.
LEVEL 3:
lengthy, detailed information. Frequently uses technical/subject-specific language. (Includes most analytical articles)
Key Terms
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Commerce
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Contact
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Cultural
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Feudalism
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Manuscripts
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Political
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Social
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Society
Medieval Period Overview
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Middle Ages
People use the phrase “Middle Ages” to describe Europe between the fall of Rome in 476 CE and the beginning of the Renaissance in the 14th century. Many scholars call the era the “medieval period” instead; “Middle Ages,” they say, incorrectly implies that the period is an insignificant blip sandwiched between two much more important epochs. -
10 things you (probably) didn’t know about the Middle Ages
It is one of the most fascinating periods in history, popularised by Magna Carta, the Black Death, and the Hundred Years War.
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Middle Ages
Middle Ages is a term that describes the period in European history from about the 400's through the 1400's. The Middle Ages are also known as the medieval period, from the Latin words medium (middle) and aevum (age).
Film
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Middle Ages videosA large collection of documentaries on various aspects of the Medieval Period.
YouTube programme
Oliver
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Click on Oliver to search LIbrary resources
Online Encyclopaedia
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