MED - Before You Begin. . . (Lesson)

Before You Begin. . .

Misnomers and Misconceptions: Images of the Middle Ages.

What images do you have of the following?

Think about the following topics/events from the Middle Ages. What do you know about them, think you know or have seen about them? What examples in movies, books, TV shows can you think of?

Jot down some notes on each. After you finish the module, revisit these. Have your conceptions changed?

• Black Death
• Families
• Church
• Richard the Lion-Hearted
• King Arthur
• Knights
• Joan of Arc
• Towns
• Castles
• Daily life of (nobles, peasants & serfs)
• Medicine
• Technology
• Witchcraft (belief in witches)
• Fighting/wars
• Crusades

 

 

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