(Recorded Course) Medicine, Invention, and Technology in the Middle Ages with Phillip Campbell (Medieval)

Give your middle school student this dynamic, high-interest science and history course highlighting valuable innovations and scientific discoveries impacting both history and today.

How to get the most out of Medicine, Invention, and Technology in the Middle Ages with Phillip Campbell:

  • First, read the course materials below before the first class meeting.

  • Then have a notebook ready and available for class notes each live session.

  • Read assignments before class meetings

  • Watch that week’s recording if you need to revisit information from our live session.

  • Do the assignments, quizzes, and any extra work assigned for that week.

  • Once the course is completed to the parent's and professor’s satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records.

Total Classes: 12

Duration: 45 minutes

Prerequisite: None, but Middle School Medieval History recommended (Fall 2020)

Suggested Grade Level: 6th to 8th grade

Suggested Credit: One full semester Medieval or World History

Instructor: Phillip Campbell

Instructor Email: phicampiii@gmail.com

Course Description: Medicine, Invention, and Technology in the Middle Ages is a fresh look at medieval history through the lens of science. Too often the medieval period is depicted as one of ignorance, superstition, and technological backwardness. This class will acquaint students with many valuable scientific advances of the Middle Ages and demonstrate that the medieval era was actually a time of dynamic discovery and innovation.

Course Outline:

  • Class 1: Science in the late Roman world

  • Class 2: Plowing and Horses

  • Class 3: The Waterwheel

  • Class 4: Military Engineering

  • Class 5: Miscellaneous Medieval Inventions

  • Class 6: Astronomy and Astrology

  • Class 7: Alchemy and Chemistry

  • Class 8: The Mechanical Clock

  • Class 9: Gothic Architecture

  • Class 10: Medieval Biology

  • Class 11: Medieval Medicine

  • Class 12: The Scientific Community

Course Materials: All course materials will be provided by the instructor.

Homework: Homework will consist in readings and automated online quizzes. The estimated homework commitment per week is 2 hours.

Answer Key: Answer keys are not required for this course.