The Middle Ages for Kids

The Middle Ages in Europe occurred between 500 and 1500 CE. It was the age of feudalism and manors, of lords, ladies, knights, serfs, and peasants. The government of Rome had disappeared. It was replaced by thousands of small, regional feudal governments, where the local lord was in charge. But the real ruler was the Catholic church. Religion dominated everything people did in their daily life. Whether you lived on a manor or in a castle or in one of the growing towns, daily life in the Middle Ages was deeply religious and often violent.

Daily Life Daily Life Medieval Castles Nobility - Kings, Lords, Ladies, Knights The Manor House Commoners - Peasants & Serfs Women Marriage Clothing & Jewelry Becoming a Knight Code of Chivalry Weapons, Tools Coat of Arms, Shields, Heraldry Mythical Medieval Beasts Jousts & Tournaments Medieval Music & Dance Medieval Art & Architecture Troubadours Feasts & Foods Trade Fairs, Marketplaces Banks, Money Rise of Towns (Serfs Buy Their Freedom,  End of Feudalism) Guilds The Bubonic Plague Famous Literature Beowulf Song of Roland Divine Comedy King Arthur Canterbury Tales Robin Hood Olde English Language Medieval Holidays Free Powerpoints about the Middle Ages Free Games for Kids about the Middle Ages Take the Quiz

Power of the  Secular Rulers Justinian & Justinian's Code Vikings Anglo Saxons The Franks, Charlemagne Trial by Ordeal vs. Trial by Jury Education and Preservation Pope Adrian & Charlemagne Pope Leo III & Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor (Pope Leo Gets Even) End of the Frankish Empire The Manorial System Fiefs Feudalism & Vassals Norman Conquest of England (William the Conqueror, Battle of Hastings, Great Council) The Bayeux Tapestry The Domesday Book King John & the Magna Carta Tudors & Stuarts Medieval Achievements  Power of the  Catholic Church Parish Priests and the Sacraments Medieval Nuns, Monks,  Benedictine Rule Medieval Abbots, Bishops, Cardinals, Pope Church Councils and Religious Beggars, Friars The Inquisition The Crusades Effects of the Crusades Cathedrals & Architecture Stained Glass Windows Holy Relics Illuminated Manuscripts (& the Book of Kells) Gregorian Chants Medieval Plays, Drama (Mystery, Miracle, Morality) Festivals & Religion

See Also:

Interactive Quiz about the Middle Ages (with answers)

Europe Geography & Maps

Timelines for the Middle Ages

Middle Ages for Teachers

Clipart for Kids & Teachers for the Middle Ages

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