Category Archives: Medieval History Printables
Edward III’s Coat of Arms
Edward III was monarch of England during the early years of the Hundred Years War. He changed his coat of arms from the three lions of King Richard I to the lions quartered with the fleurs-de-lis of France. He did … Continue reading
Canterbury Tales for Kids
The Canterbury Tales were written by Geoffrey Chaucer in England toward the end of the 1300′s. Less than fifty years earlier the Black Death had swept through Europe, killing perhaps a third of the population, the peasants of England had … Continue reading
Viking People
We made toilet paper roll Viking guys from DLTK as an activity to go along with our Viking studies. We also colored maps of the raiding routes and areas of trade and settlement of the Vikings. You can print out … Continue reading
Wokou: Japanese Pirates of the Middle Ages
Wokou is Chinese for pirate and literally means Japanese-bandit. They were a problem in the middle ages. The Japanese pirates would sit among the many islands of the Japanese archipelago and the Chinese coast waiting for a nice juicy trading vessel to … Continue reading
Medieval Indian Ocean Trade Routes
Many cities around the rim of the Indian Ocean became fabulously wealthy during the middle ages through trade. The Swahili coast of Africa had ivory, gold, ebony, sandalwood and slaves to trade for Indian spices and drugs. China had silk to … Continue reading
