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Thursday, September 13, 2012

Making a Coat of Arms

In class we have been talking about how a knight used a coat of arms and how this was eventually used by many others in the Middle Ages in Europe. Here are some links to websites to learn about heraldry and the creation of a coat of arms.

This is a great website, type in a family last name and learn about your ancestor's coat of arms
http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp/qx/honsurnamesearch.htm

This website has thousands of charges that show all the symbols and their meanings
http://www.fleurdelis.com/meanings.htm

This website has everything you could ever want to know about a coat of arms
http://www.internationalheraldry.com/

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Medieval Europe Webquest

Click on the link to access the websites for answering the questions

http://weblist.me/medieval-europe

When you finish click the links below for games about topics from this unit.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/viking_quest/index_embed.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/normans/launch_gms_battle_hastings.shtml

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Nova Cathedral Movie

Watch Building the Great Cathedrals on PBS. See more from NOVA.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Roman Emperor Game

Try your hand at being a Roman emperor.

http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/special/emperor_game.html

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Fall of Rome Video

Friday, August 24, 2012

Welcome Back

Well its that time again. Start warming up those brain cells and sharpening those pencils. I look forward to another great year at WMS in history. Its always an adjustment getting back but I feel renewed and I'm excited to teach more inspired minds. Welcome back lions!