Life in Medieval Towns

Think about the town you live in. What do you like about it? What do you dislike about it? Would you like to live somewhere else?

Discuss this in your groups!

Your Town

Learning Objectives

1) To empathise with medieval people.

2) To understand how location affected the lives of Medieval people.

Work in groups and use the map on your table to figure out where your character should set up his/her new life!

Think about how suitable the town is to what trade your person has.

Where Will You Live?

My job is….

I am going to start my new life in Town….

This is because…

The advantages of this are…

The disadvantages are…

I think I will happy/unhappy here!

Presentations

You are not going to get much buisness in your new town if you don’t advertise!

Create a poster describing what services you offer, and some pictures of your store/house.

You might include information about your selected town to attract people to come there and see your shop.

Advertise!

Learning Objectives

1) To empathise with medieval people.

2) To understand how location affected the lives of Medieval people.