Key Stage 3 History

The Middle Ages

The Thinking Worlds ™ Application The Middle Ages contains 20 interactive 3D learning tasks, it covers all of the QCA unit - How hard was life for medieval people in town and country?

Students will explore exciting 3D environments including a medieval village, town and castle. They will meet and interact with characters such as the grim reaper and a medieval tradesman. They will perform a range of cognitive tasks to investigate:

What the Domesday Book tells us about life in town and country?
Was life always hard for medieval peasants? How can we find out?
Was life any better in a medieval town?
Why was the Black Death so terrifying?
Why was there a Peasants' Revolt in 1381?
How hard was life for medieval people in town and country?