Middle Ages First Semester Curriculum Package (Young Adult Edition): A Global Journey Through Medieval History

Give high school students a meaningful, hands-on experience of the medieval world with a curriculum that explores its complexity, creativity, and global connections. This high school level Middle Ages Curriculum Package combines thoughtful lessons, immersive activities, and mature discussion topics to challenge students and bring history to life for a single semester.

This complete, stand-alone package includes six themed boxes with advanced lesson plans, reading lists, and educator resources, perfect for homeschool families, co-ops, and classrooms. Students will examine art, literature, science, politics, and daily life as they engage with diverse cultures and civilizations from across the medieval world.

What’s Inside?

This Young Adult edition includes all the creative activities of the standard package, along with expanded discussion prompts, deeper historical context, and content designed for students ages 16 and up.

1. Anglo-Saxons: Adventure in Old England! Embroider a section of the Bayeux Tapestry, make runestone jewelry, and read a section of Beowulf.
2. Byzantine Empire: Tour Byzantium and find out how riots, poetry, and political power often hinged on two things people still feel passionate about today: sports and religion. Enjoy an in-depth look at icon painting and then try your hand at designing your own.
3. Maya: Enjoy the sights and flavors of the Mayan culture. Learn about sacred feathers, divine tattoos, and the invention of chewing gum.
4. Korea: Discover the Wonders of the Silk Road, try your hand at calligraphy, and create a night light based on the constellations studied by Queen Seondek. Read the legend of Seondek’s wisdom and craft a paper peony in her honor.
5. Islamic Empire: Discover scientific and hygienic advances of the Islamic Empire! Split white light in honor of the scientist who first explained rainbows, grow rock candy as you learn why sweets suddenly became easier to find during this time in Medieval history, and brush your teeth the old fashioned way: with a miswak branch!
6. Charlemagne: Learn who’s to blame for compulsory schooling and who’s to thank for trial by jury. Follow in Charlemagne’s footsteps by sleeping with a journal under your pillow and make a house to attract one of the most important livestock animals in Charlemagne’s empire: bees.

Each box comes with extended lesson plans and thought-provoking educator prompts to help students engage critically with complex historical narratives.

Why Choose the Young Adult Middle Ages Curriculum Package?

This secular, high school-level curriculum combines hands-on projects with deeper, more mature content to help students think critically about history. The activities are designed to be creative and interactive while the accompanying materials invite discussion about the lasting impact, diversity, and ethical questions of the Middle Ages.

It’s a perfect fit for students earning high school history credit, exploring advanced humanities topics, or simply seeking an enriching and creative way to learn.

Product Details

• Includes six themed boxes with extended lesson plans, advanced reading lists, and educator resources

• Covers a full semester of high school-level medieval history

• Designed for students ages 16+ / grades 10–12 (or adult history lovers!)

• Secular, inclusive, and adaptable for independent, homeschool, or classroom use

• Welcome Packet with introductory materials and high school history guides are included

• Please see our FAQs for additional information

Equip your students to engage with history thoughtfully and creatively. Order your first semester Middle Ages Curriculum Package for your high school student today and take them on a global journey through the medieval world.