I have to make a medievil times project in Europe.?

Question

what should i make for a medevil times project in europe. dont say a castle, that was a mess. i have to make 3 projects. soo please help. im in 7th grade. and i have 5 weeks to do them.

My first idea is make ink with a quill, then i dont know what i should do for the other 2.

Answer 1

Illuminate a manuscript page; it would be a Book of Hours (prayers), or perhaps a page of the Bible.  If you can't get vellum or parchment, use a page of thick, aged-looking paper from an arts store.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminated...  (add some script, too)

Make some medieval clothes - doll-size!  You could make a peasant's dress, a monk's and a lord's.

http://www.medieval-life.net/clothing.ht...

http://www.morbidoutlook.com/fashion/his...

http://www.virtue.to/articles/

How about researching a banquet or feast?  You could make a menu (see first suggestion).  Some ideas here:

http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castle...

http://www.suite101.com/lesson.cfm/17991...

http://www.godecookery.com/

If you can stretch to woodwork, you might make some stocks and a pillory, to illustrate punishment!  You put your feet in two holes in a plank for the stocks, and sat there while passersby ridiculed you.  For the pillory, there was one hole in the middle of the plank for the head, and two smaller holes, one either side, for the wrists.  Don't forget to saw the plank in half lengthwise, adding an iron lock, so that you could get the limbs and head in!

Hope this is what you're looking for, and that it gives you some ideas.  Good luck!