1. Research herbal medicines used in the Middle Ages and then write a study of which ones are still in use and for what purposes. Are some still used but for different illnesses? How accurate were medieval herbalists in the efficacy of their preparations?

2. Research animal husbandry in rural life. Pick several cultures in different time periods and compare their respective animal husbandry practices.

3. Rebecs, gitterns, and sackbuts are mentioned in the story. Research these and other medieval musical instruments. How were they built? Out of what materials? Which ones have modern descendants? Which ones have disappeared? Describe how a group of medieval instruments might have sounded and the effects this sound might have had on audiences.

4. Research medieval Saint's Days. Which ones were the most important and why? Which ones are still important?

5. Study the control seasons had over the...