Welcome to week 33, Down Home readers! After this week, it only leaves us just 4 weeks left of school!! Can you believe it? We know time will just fly by so we’re going to make the most of what we can for our Monday Mix-Ins.
This week we’ll be finishing up on the Great Mortality and its effect on life after this devastating season. We’ll learn more about the different guilds and apprenticeships and some about Edward III.
Let’s get to our resources for this week…
Resource Links:
The 10 Dangers | a History Extra article on “10 of the biggest risks people faced” during the Middle Ages
The Black Death | and whether it made you healthier – if you survived. An interesting article by Time.com
Guilds in the Middle Ages | for kids
What is a Guild? | an Encyclopedia Britannica history article
The Role of Guilds in the Middle Ages | an interesting article written by Economists as they look at this group through an economic lens
On Merchant Guilds | what were the rules or who were its members?
The Hanseatic League | a history along with interactive drawings
More on the Hanseatic League | its establishment, the early years, at its height and its conclusion
On Apprenticeships in the Middle Ages | a look at what it is and the different trades you can get into
Who is Edward III? | A quick overview including at timeline
More on Edward III? | the man who founded the Order of the Garter
What is Garter Day? | learn more about it!
The Welsh Longbows | said to be more powerful than a crossbow, here’s a bit of history on the longbow as we know it today and its significance in the Middle Ages
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