Medieval Society & Life

In this lesson, students will be able to make the judgement - how far did life change in Medieval society between c.1100 - c.1500? They will study various features of life such as population, power, world knowledge, technology, entertainment, science, medicine, rich and poor and the growth of towns to help them answer the question. They will also have the opportunity to reseach the key discoveries of the medieval era.

The lesson pack includes the following resources:
1 x Medieval continuity & change writing frame and worksheet (PDF & PPT)
1 x Medieval continuity & change fact sheet (PDF & PPT)
1 x Medieval worksheet (PDF & PPT)
1 x Medieval Discoveries Research sheet (PDF & PPT)

Main Power Point:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: A recap of the Medieval topics
Slide 3: Starter activity - Continuity & change in your lifetime
Slide 4: The importance of continuity, change and historical turning points.
Slide 5: The importance of turning points in the past.
Slide 6: Starter activity 2 - Explain the impact of…
Slide 7: Task 1 instructions and explanation
Slide 8: Make a judgement questions
Slide 9-10: Medieval Discoveries Match up
Slide 11: Challenge questions.

All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.