– Kelly Miller [email protected] Text @ams-6thss to 81010 Shae Simoneau [email protected] Distance Learning – Round Two! ’ – . ’ ( ), ** – ! Directions: Learn about daily life in the Middle Ages. You have two options on how you can complete this. OPTION ONE: Click the link below and complete the Nearpod assignment (if you choose this option, you do not have to do anything on paper, including reading the article and completing the questions below). Please send a confirmation email or teams message to your teacher when it is finished, so she can check it online. K.Miller – 1st & 2nd Periods Simoneau – 1st & 2nd Periods K.Miller – 4th & 7th Periods Simoneau – 4th Period K.Miller – 8th Period Simoneau – 7th & 8th Periods OPTION TWO: If you cannot access the Nearpod – no problem! Read the article below and answer the questions that follow. Here are a few ways you can submit your responses: 1. Write your answers on notebook paper, take a picture of it, and email it to your teacher OR upload it to Microsoft Teams. 2. Record your answers in a word document and then email it to your teacher OR upload it in to Microsoft Teams. 3. ONLY IF NONE OF THESE OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU – Complete the work on notebook paper, hold on to it, and it will be turned in at a later date. MIDDLE AGES: DAILY LIFE COUNTRY LIFE HOUSING Most people in the Middle Ages lived and worked in the Typically people think of large castles with the Middle Ages, country as farmers. Local lords lived in a large house called a but most people lived in small one or two room homes. They manor or castle. Peasants worked the land of the lord and were very crowded and everyone slept in the same room. In were called the lord’s “villeins,” like servants. They worked the country, the family animals, like cows, may also live inside hard all year long. Their main crops were barley, wheat, and homes. Homes were usually dark, smoky from the fire, and oats. They also had gardens where they grew vegetables and uncomfortable. fruits. Peasants usually had a few animals like chickens for CLOTHING eggs and cows for milk. Most peasants wore plain clothing made from heavy wool to CITY LIFE keep them warm during the winter. The wealthy wore much City life was a lot different from country life, but not much nicer clothes made from fine wool, velvet, and silk. Men easier. Cities were crowded and dirty. A lot of people worked typically wore a tunic, woolen stockings, breeches, and a as craftsmen and were members of guilds. Boys were cloak. Women wore long skirts called kirtles, an apron, apprentices for seven years to learn a craft. Some of the woolen stockings, and a cloak. To separate nobles from other city jobs were servants, merchants, bakers, doctors, peasants, “sumptuary” laws were passed stating who could and lawyers. wear what types of clothes and the materials they could use. FOOD SCHOOL Peasants did not have a lot variety in their food during the Few people attended school during the Middle Ages. Middle Ages. They mostly ate bread and stew. The bread Peasants learned their jobs and how to survive from their was usually gritty from the millstones used to grind the grain, parents. Some children learned a craft during an causing many people’s teeth to wear down. Stew was made apprenticeship. Wealthy children learned through tutors. from beans, dried peas, cabbage, and other vegetables. They lived in castles of other lords and worked for them to Sometimes stew was flavored with bits of meat or bones. learn how a large manor was run. Some schools were run by Meat, cheese, and eggs were saved for special occasions. the church. Students learned to read and write Latin. The Peasants were not allowed to hunt on the lord’s land. first universities started during the Middle Ages. Students Punishment for killing a deer was sometimes death. They had studied a wide range of subjects like reading, writing, logic, no way to keep meat cold, so they were forced to eat it fresh. math, music, astronomy, and public speaking. Any leftover meat was smoked or salted to preserve it. The MARRIAGE nobles ate a wider variety of food including meats and sweet Marriages were often arranged, meaning women had to puddings. People mostly drank ale or wine because the water marry men chosen by their fathers. Noble girls often married would make them sick. Kings and nobles held large banquets at 12 years old and boys at 14. Married noblewomen and to show off their wealth and power. There were several peasants were considered the property of their husbands. courses of food that took hours to prepare. Musicians played Women did domestic work, such as caring for babies, making music and people danced. Banquets lasted for hours, clothes, and cooking foods. They also worked with their especially when celebrating special occasions such as husbands on the land or in trade too. Christmas, a military victory, or a royal wedding. MIDDLE AGES: DAILY LIFE – Questions 1. Which does NOT describe life in the country during the Middle Ages? a) Most people were farmers. c) People ate a lot of meat. b) Peasants were called villeins. d) They had few animals. 2. Which best describes city life? a) Similar to country life c) Boys apprenticed for 5 years b) Harder than country life d) People worked as craftsmen 3. Which of the following does NOT describe houses during the Middle Ages? a) Most people lived in castles. c) Family animals stayed inside. b) Most houses were small. d) Homes were dark and smoky. 4. What was the purpose of sumptuary laws? a) Determine where people could work c) To tell people what they could wear. b) To tell people who they could marry. d) Determine where people could work. 5. Which of the following is true about food during the Middle Ages? a) There was a large amount of variety. c) Meat was eaten daily. b) They ate mostly bread and stew. d) People only drank water. 6. Which of the following is true about schools during the Middle Ages? a) Most were run by the church. c) Most everyone attended school. b) Most were run by the government. d) Only peasants attended school. 7. Which of the following is NOT true about marriages during the Middle Ages? a) Noble girls were usually married at 12. c) All marriages were arranged. b) Boys were usually married by 14. d) Most noble marriages were arranged. 8. Which of the following was NOT a main crop during the Middle Ages? a) Corn c) Barley b) Wheat d) Oats 9. “A lot of people worked as craftsmen and were members of guilds.” What is the best meaning of guild, as used above? a) Houses built in the Middle Ages c) Group of craftsmen or merchants b) Businesses that sold items d) Markets in town squares 10. Which of the following is NOT a food saved for special occasions during the Middle Ages? a) Meat d) Stew b) Cheese c) Eggs Directions: Pretend you are a peasant during the Middle Ages. Write three diary entries from the point of view of a peasant. Be sure to include relevant information that reflects what you read in yesterday’s article. Each diary entry should be at least five sentences long. Be sure to use capital letters and punctuation at the end. Here’s a few ways you can submit your responses: 1. Write your answers on notebook paper, take a picture of it, and email it to your teacher OR upload it to Microsoft Teams. 2. Record your answers in a word document and then email it to your teacher OR upload it in to Microsoft Teams. 3. Click this link and record your answers in a Google Form. Please send a confirmation email or teams message to your teacher when it is finished, so she can check it online. 4. ONLY IF NONE OF THESE OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU – Complete the work on notebook paper, hold on to it, and it will be turned in at a later date. Directions: Write a journal entry (from your perspective) on what has occurred in our world over the last few days. You are living history right now, and it’s important that you keep an accurate account of what is going on. Try to answer questions like: How has COVID-19 (“Coronavirus”) affected our country? Your community? Your home? Have any big changes occurred in our country or state? Why did they occur? What are our feelings about this epidemic? Do others feel the same or different as you do? Your journal entry needs to be at least eight sentences long. 1. Write your journal on notebook paper, take a picture of it, and email it to your teacher OR upload it to Microsoft Teams. 2. Record your journal in a word document and then email it to your teacher OR upload it in to Microsoft Teams. 3. Click this link and record your journal in a Google Form. Please send a confirmation email or teams message to your teacher when it is finished, so she can check it online. 4. ONLY IF NONE OF THESE OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU – Complete the work on notebook paper, hold on to it, and it will be turned in at a later date. Directions: Write a summary of a current event/news article. You can use a newspaper, online article, magazine, etc.