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Highway to Hell / Stairway to Heaven [Interactive]
Students answer a series of questions about their beliefs, hobbies and interests; a Medieval priest (Flatulence O' Flaherty) then tells them what "sins" they are guilty of and - based on their asnwers - what the best way is for them to gain God's forgiveness (e.g. Pilgrim, Monk, Crusader). This activity teaches students about the beliefs and then the practices of the medieval church and comes complete with a worksheet. This activity should be used with students after worksheet [3] in the unit below. |
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Images of Heaven and Hell [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [Interactive]
The following interactive exercises involve getting students to label different features of various "doom" paintings, then printing them off for display purposes. This accompanies worksheet [5] in the unit below. |
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KeyWord Challenge: Medieval Religion [Interactive]
If you are unfamiliar with the format of the game, click here for instructions. |
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Medieval Religion: Stand-Alone Worksheets |
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Why was the Church so important in the Middle Ages? |
This is a self-contained series of worksheets following on from the simulation above. Students are encouraged to see the Church in Medieval terms as a centrure of the community and to see heaven and hell as "real" places which provided medieval people with a framework for life. This helps them to appreciate the importance of the clash between the Crown and Church in the reign of Henry II. |
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What should I believe to get into heaven? |
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What should I do to get into heaven? |
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What sorts of things could get me into hell? |
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What are heaven and hell actually like? |
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End of Unit Project |
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Medieval Cathedral Building [making use of this slideshow]. |
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The Medieval Cathedral Builder [Interactive]
In this activity, students answer a series of questions asked by King Henry II. Based on the quality of the responses he then decides how likely he is to let them build a cathedral. Complete with a worksheet and a live "leaderboard" to build up a sense of competition! |
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Why did Henry II and Becket argue? |
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What happened to Archbishop Becket? |
