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Medieval Time Period: Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales WebQuest

INTRODUCTION: As we travel back in time from Shakespeare but ahead in time from Beowulf, we need to learn more about the age of knighthood, feudalism and medieval society.

YOUR TASK: Please click on this link to download the questions. Either print them out or type your answers in the document. Then, continue this PowerPoint presentation reading the slides, watching the videos and following the links. Happy Questing my feudal lords and ladies…. the questions.

Part I: History/ Feudalism Answer questions 1-6 on your Word document by looking at the video, websites and the next slide. Each picture below is a link to information for questions 1-7. Click to begin… Video #1-questions1 -5 Link #1 questions 5-7 Link #2 questions 5-7

Welcome to England and the English … an island of peoples, languages, and divisions... Latin -- church, schools French -- court, castle English -- commoners The White Tower in London… part of William’s legacy Chartres Cathedral These were the languages that each class spoke:

Part II: Knights and Chivalry Answer questions 1-7 on your Word document by looking at the video. If you can’t determine the answers from it then use the link to the helpful website. Each picture below is a link to information for Part II, questions 1-7. Click to begin… Video # Link #1- 1-7

Part III: Society/ Wars For questions 9-13, use the first link below, you may need to search beyond this site. For questions watch the video below. For 16 and 17 refer back to the first website. Link # Video #

Part IV: Thomas a Becket Click on the picture to the right and it will take you to a website to answer questions

Part V: Geoffrey Chaucer For questions 1-5 click on the picture of Chaucer for the information and then watch the video below for number 6. Link # Video #1 for question 6