Jan. 29 - Middle Ages

We started a new assignment today. Students worked on designing and drawing a Medieval manor. The manor assignment must contain the following Castle, lord and ladies home, blacksmith, farms,bakery, marketplace, butcher, water source, woods, King and Queen,Lord and Lady, Farmer, Blacksmith, Peddler, Knight, Children(3). Label everything!
Here are the examples from class:

Review 

-Barbers performed the surgeries in the Middle Ages

- Bloodletting was the main surgery performed

- Homes were damp, dark and cold

- roofs were mainly thatched

- Common vegetables were leeks, onions and potatoes

- Sheep, goats and cows were the main meat sources besides hunting fowl

Cultural Literacy Word of the Day- 

Jitterbug - An exuberant form of ballroom dance from the 30s and 40s, originated in US and spread internationally during WWII. Involves acrobatic swings and lifts! Here is a video example: Jitterbug 

Question of the Day - What is Fief?

King gives a land grant to a noble in return for soldiers to fight for the king

Did you watch the State of the Union address last night?

State of the Union