3. INTRODUCTION
IN the Middle Ages the Church encouraged people to make
pilgrimages to special holy places called shrines. It was believed
that if you prayed at these shrines you might be forgiven for your
sins and have more chance of going to heaven. Others went to
shrines hoping to be cured from an illness they were suffering
from.
The most important places to visit were: Rome, Santiago de
Compostela and Jerusalem.
At other shrines people went to see the teeth, bones, shoes, combs
etc. that were said to have once belonged to important Christian
saints. The most common relics at these shrines were nails and
pieces of wood that the keepers of the shrine claimed came from
the cross used to crucify Jesus.
Travelling on long journeys in the Middle Ages was a dangerous
activity. Pilgrims often went in groups to protect themselves
against outlaws.
4. QUESTION
• What would
you have done
if you were a
medieval
pilgrim
travelling
for faith?
5. USING THE INTERNET SOURCES BELOW YOU WILL
KNOW MORE ABOUT PILGRIMAGES IN THE MIDDLE
AGES
6. TASK
• I MISSION • YOU ARE GOING TO
GO TO ROME
YOU NEED
INFORMATIONS ABOUT:
• Routes
• Transports
• Necessaries
• organization
7. TASK
• II MISSION • YOU ARE GOING TO
GO TO SANTIAGO DE
COMPOSTELA
YOU NEED
INFORMATIONS ABOUT:
• Routes
• Transports
• Necessaries
• organization
8. TASK
• III MISSION • YOU ARE GOING TO
GO TO JERUSALEM.
YOU NEED
INFORMATIONS ABOUT:
• Routes
• Transports
• Necessaries
• organization
9. EACH GROUP WILL CREATE A POWER
POINT presentation WITH THE MAIN
INFORMATIONS ABOUT ITS DESTINATION .
Make sure to be specific in both the
information (like where you got it
from on the Web) and the reasoning
(why the information proves your
group's task).
The Internet sites have lots of good
information. Be sure you read the
selections carefully. Take your
time when finding the correct
answER
10. Debating, Discussing,
SELECTING
1. SURF THE NET IN PAIR .
2. group members come back to
the larger WebQuest team .
3. You must all now answer the
Task / Quest(ion) as a group.
Use information, pictures,
facts, opinions, etc. from the
Web pages you explored to
convince your classmates
that your voyage is well
organized.
11. RESOURCES
Go to the following Web sites :
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/NORpilgrimage.htm
www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/morelign.html
medievalhistory.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_medieval_pilgrimage
www.request.org.uk/main/history/middle/middle03.htm
www.saint-denis.culture.fr/en/2_6_pelerin.htm
www.hyperhistory.net/apwh/essays/cot/t2w08pilgrimage.htm
www.saintjacquesinfo.eu/guide.htm
www.pilgrimpathways.com/pilgrim_pathways.asp?IdSeccion=3&IdNoticia=53
www.hamar.kommune.no/article.php?articleID=5863
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrimage
www.themiddleages.net/people_middle_ages.html
www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/ma/mahome.htm
www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/feudal.html
• about maps
www.henry-davis.com/MAPS/EMwebpages/EML.html
mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/
www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbookmap.html
