Middle Ages: The Domesday Book & The Black Death (p. 66 - 67)

• Humanities
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

The Middle Ages 

Statement of Inquiry: The identity and development of past societies can be explored through the perspectives of the people who lived there.  

Key Concept: Time, place and space 

Related Concepts: Perspective, Identity 

Global Context: Fairness and development

Read p. 66 and 67 and write down the English words you find difficult + a Dutch translation.

What was life like in Britain during the Middle Ages?

On the next slides are some notes, take them over in your notebook. 

The Domesday Book

• After the Norman Invasion, King William I wanted a better idea of the land he controlled.

• He issued a survey to check on the population, land use and wealth. 

• All the data was put together in the Domesday Book, a medieval example of a census.

King William I

census

A census is the procedure of systematically ecording information about the members of a given population.

What was life like in Britain during the Middle Ages?

We are going to re-create the Domesday Book. 

On the next word-cloud slide fill into one answer box the following data about yourself:

• Name of city where you live 
• How many square meters is your bedroom (ask parents)
• Your favorite personal belonging  

The 2020
Domesday Book

The Black Death 

• During the Middle Ages life expectancy was short and there was a high child mortality

• A bubonic plague kwown as the Black Death killed half of the European population.  

• The symptops inculded fever, headaches and the growth of large buboes. 

Life Expectancy

Life expectancy is a statistical measure of the average (see below) time an organism is expected to live, based on the year of its birth, its current age and other demographic factors including gender. 

Child mortality

Child mortality, refers to how many detahs of children under the age of five per 1000 people. 

Bubonic plague

Bubonic plague is one of three types of plague caused by bacterium Yersinia pestis, which is mainly spread by infected fleas from small animals.

What does the the Black Death tells us about the medical knowledge and treatments available to people during the Middle Ages? Do some research online and write down what people thought caused and would cure the Black Death.

Study Source A and B on p. 68. In 75- 100 words, write down what each source tells about the Black Death and what the impact was on medieval society.

02:52

List 3 differences between the plague that struck London in 1665 and the coronavirus that is spreading in 2020.

During this class, you have taken a few notes. Upload a picture of your notebook here.

True or False:
The Domesday Book was a being made by the order of the British King William III

1. True
2. False

True or False:
In the Domesday Book records of the population, land use and wealth of the villiages was being recorded.

1. True
2. False

True or False:
Symptoms of the Black Death are stomachaches, sneezing and getting blind.

1. True
2. False

True or False:
It is thought that The Black Death initially started in Central Asia and travelled across to Europe due to the exchanges people made along the Silk Road.

1. True
2. False

True or False:
It is estimated that the Black Death killed approximately 20 - 40 % of Europe's total population.

1. True
2. False