2. Hear Ye.. Hear Ye!
 The medieval times started around 400 CE in
what we call Europe today. In medieval life
everyone had a role, from a peasant to the
king. There were knights, castles, feasts,
lords and ladies that made the medieval
times an exciting place to be. Believe it or not
there were a lot of things in medieval times
that are still important today. At the end of
our lesson see if you can think of some things
that are similar and different from medieval
times to today!

3. What kind of clothing do
you think people in
medieval times wore?

4. Medieval
Clothing
- Men and women in the
middle ages wore clothes
made of wool and linen.
- Brighter colours and
longer jacket length
meant the person was
richer (i.e. Lords and
royals)

5. What kind of food do you
think people ate in
medieval times?

6. Medieval Food
- In medieval times your role in the
kingdom would determine what you
ate.
- Peasants could only eat what they
made: vegetables, small animals they
caught and bread if they were lucky .
-Nobles, who were rich, could afford
many different kids of food and had
it made for them: Beef, pork, fresh
fish, cheese and fruits
- Peasants meals were simple and
plain
- Nobel's could afford to have spices
and lots of flavor.

7. Environment
 The medieval times were a
part of the countries that
today we call Europe
(England, France Italy…).
 Their home you lived in
depended on if you were a
Peasant or a Nobel
 Peasants lived simple homes
made of stone walls with
straw for your roof.
 Lords and royals would live
in large stone castles with
towers, moats and draw
bridges.

8. Government
 In Medieval times government and
society revolved around the feudal
system.
 Communities would have lords who
owned the land and everything on it. The
lord would keep peasants safe as long as
they worked for him. Kings were happy
because the lord would pay him taxes to
be apart of the kingdom.

9. The Feudal System

10. Technology
- In the middle ages there were
many inventions created to help
make life better.
- Plows for farms: Plows made it
much easier for people in
medieval times to have farms
and grow their own food.
- Spinning wheels for cotton:
Spinning wheels were a fast way
to make cotton thread for
clothing. before this invention it
would take a long time to make
- Another important invention
that we still see today,
especially in church are stain
glass windows

11. Education
 In medieval times only the
richest children were taught
by the Catholic church.
 Boys were the only ones
who were allowed to go to
school. Here they learned
grammar, astronomy,
philosophy and math.
 Girls were not allowed to go
to and were only allowed to
take specific classes like
music and art.

12. Can we think of any
medieval myths that we
have heard of?

13. Religion, Myths and Legends
 The main religion in
medieval times was
Christianity (Catholic
Church). Other religions
were Islam and Judaism.
 There were many myths
and legends during
medieval times like the
story of King Arthur.
 Myths of wizards and
dragons.

14. Can we think of any
medieval celebration that
we still have today?

15. Special Celebrations
 In the middle ages there
were many celebrations
like feasts to honor
religious holidays
(Easter, Christmas…)
and ones that went
along when to plant
crops
 Today we have some of
the same celebrations
that people in medieval
times did (All hallows
eve – Halloween! 2 week
holiday after Christmas)

16. Structures in Medieval Times
 Castles
 In medieval times lords
would build castles on
their land to defend
themselves from attacks.
 Most castles had a few
certain features: Moat
(ditch dug around castle)
Keep (tower that was the
last spot of defense)
Curtain Wall (walls that
surround the castle) and
Draw Bridge (a bridge
that could be raised over
the moat to stop attackers
from entering).

17. Time for a quick video on
Castles!