ANALYSE AND APPLY 6. Examine SOURCE2 . What conclusions can you draw about the Church and its importance to people of the time? 7. Analyse SOURCE3 and explain how it was created. 8. Explain the difference between a scribe and an illuminator. 9. Explain why Latin was such an important language in medieval times. 10. Imagine that you are a young novice entering the convent of Herrad of Landsberg in Alsace, France. Describe the advantages that you would have as a nun in this protected abbey, compared to if you had remained in secular society. Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
LESSON 3.10 Inquiry: Was King Arthur real?
LEARNING INTENTION By the end of this lesson you should be able to explain how historians have disproved medieval myths such as King Arthur
Scenario What TV shows, books, films or computer games come to mind when you hear about King Arthur? Do you have any idea who he was? Merlin? Or the Knights of the Round Table? Sir Gawain? The sword in the stone, Excalibur?
There are so many stories about the Saxon King Arthur, who supposedly fought enemies in early medieval Britain and united the kingdom. These stories can be traced back to early medieval manuscripts but they all offer different perspectives. Historians have attempted to trace the myths back to see if they began as a fact, but no one has been able to produce a definite answer. The twenty-first century consensus seems to be, however, that King Arthur was nothing more than a fictional character. Even though most historians do not believe that King Arthur existed, there are still many people who disagree and argue that he might have. Before you begin Access the Inquiry rubric in the digital documents section of the Resources panel to guide you in completing this task at your level. At the end of the inquiry task you can use this rubric to self-assess.
SOURCE1 Are you familiar with the myth of the sword in the stone?
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