...History period 5 6 November 2016 Medieval Weapons Flail One handed and two handed Not popular among knights Easily Deflected and bad defence II. Sword Efficient A favorite among knights Single-handed and two-handed III. Mace Another favorite of knights Strong Varying sizes IV. Long Bow Remarkable during its time Multiple different types Required extensive training to use All men in medieval times were taught how to fight and were expected to serve the the King whenever they were called or requested. Soldiers during the middle ages were Knights, Foot...
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...MEDIEVAL WEAPONS Other Titles in ABC-CLIO’s WEAPONS AND WARFARE SERIES Aircraft Carriers, Paul E. Fontenoy Ancient Weapons, James T. Chambers Artillery, Jeff Kinard Ballistic Missiles, Kev Darling Battleships, Stanley Sandler Cruisers and Battle Cruisers, Eric W. Osborne Destroyers, Eric W. Osborne Helicopters, Stanley S. McGowen Machine Guns, James H. Willbanks Military Aircraft in the Jet Age, Justin D. Murphy Military Aircraft, 1919–1945, Justin D. Murphy Military Aircraft, Origins to 1918, Justin D. Murphy Pistols, Jeff Kinard Rifles, David Westwood Submarines, Paul E. Fontenoy Tanks, Spencer C. Tucker MEDIEVAL WEAPONS AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THEIR IMPACT Kelly DeVries Robert D. Smith Santa Barbara, California • Denver, Colorado • Oxford, England Copyright 2007 by ABC-CLIO, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data DeVries, Kelly, 1956– Medieval weapons : an illustrated history of their impact / Kelly DeVries and Robert D. Smith. p. cm. — (Weapons and warfare series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-10: 1-85109-526-8 (hard copy : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-85109-531-4...
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...Frank Krause May 4, 2015 His 101-001 The History of the Bow and Arrow in Early Western Civilization Early prehistoric humans hunted with ancient spears. The bow and arrow is one of man’s most ancient technologies in prehistoric hunting and war weaponry. The development of the bow and arrow allowed early western civilization to evolve by providing a more effective weapon than the spear, which was used for hunting, protection, and war. Stone Age humans were the first to use the bow and arrow, in which there is no argument this ancient weapon helped save many lives by providing safety during hunting and war. Spears were used for hunting and protection prior to the invention of the bow and arrow. The arrow, essentially is a specialized...
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...In Medieval times castles played a big role. Castles were made for the King or Queen as they ruled their area. If the King or Queen wanted to have a great castle or even castle at all, that would make them very satisfied,they would need to,have a certain layouts-materials-and methods,what is going on in their time period and how to handle it,have tons of people to work for them or even their own family members, have lots of places to eat-sleep-honor the past kings or Queens or the present ones, and lastly a good army/protect. All of those things play a part of making a castle that can please any King or Queen. layouts/methods/materials To make a castle it took a lot of work. You had to have certain materials, methods and most likely a lot of blood and sweat....
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...Medieval Europe Gunpowder changed wartime forever. The medieval times where also called the Middle Ages. This was the time of knights, castles, and jousts.Also in the is time gunpowder was very useful because it had just started being used for war. The Middle Ages took place in 500 AD-1500 AD. The Middle Ages were a time of war and men had to be completely devoted to it. In this time some of the most brutal and bloodiest battles were fought. Most battles in this time were bloody,because you would have to get up close and personal to attack, unlike battles today which are less gory because we try to stay away from the threat. The Crusades also occurred in this time period and were a horrible time. The crusades were military campaigns controlled by the Latin Roman Catholic Church. They started in 1095 and the goal was to restore Christian access to Holy places in and around Jerusalem. During this time artillery was very important.They used many weapons such as swords, pikes, spears, and axes. These weapons were used by many foot soldiers. They were used to take out...
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...Ruben Arderi AP World History 8/30/13 Book: Life in a Medieval City by Joseph and Frances Gies The Medieval age lasted for about eleven centuries; it started in 476 when the Western Roman Empire collapsed, and it ended in 1453 when the Ottoman Empire conquered Constantinople. It would change the world for centuries to come. Poor hygiene and lack of medical knowledge caused many diseases in the medieval period. People were very unsanitary, trash was dumped into rivers, and sewers were open. Many people got sick, and it was not uncommon for people to die from illnesses like dysentery, malaria, diphtheria, flu, typhoid, smallpox, leprosy. Pneumonia was a great killer during the colder months, but the worst off all diseases was the black plague; it wiped out at least 30% of Europe in the 1300’s. In the 1200’s and 1300’s there was a very little amount of doctors throughout Europe. Doctors would have to go to school for about eight years, then take a year of internship by a licensed practitioner and only then could they take a formal test which determines whether they could receive a license to practice. The most common currency was the denier in French, the dinero in Spanish, denari in Italian, denar in Hungarian, and penny in English. It was made of about 30% fine silver the rest different alloys. As the first official currency it was used all over Europe, and it introduced the idea of coins as currency to the world. Some Barons and Princes however would take out a small amount...
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...Transformations of Military Technology Transformations of Military Technology The military is armed forces authorized to use lethal force, and weapons, to support the interest of the citizens, and the profession of soldiering goes many years back. The military’s primary reason of existing is to engage in combat and be victorious. This is the primary focus for all military throughout history. Tactics and methods are used for engaging and defeating the enemy in direct combat. However the soldiers and armies have come a long way from the spear, or the bow and arrow. The innovations along with changes in tactics and strategies were crucial to the evolution of warfare. In the middle ages the army, air force, marines, national guards, and navy did not exist. Medieval knights were the middle ages military. Knighthood was awarded to members of nobility. Normally a man must have been born the son of a knight in order to become one. At the age of seven or eight, a young knight would be sent away from home to begin formal knight training, in preparation to dominate the medieval battlefield. In this training, the most commonly used weapons for war were swords and the lance; by horseback riding knights wearing body-covering armor. In addition, the knights were taught to use a wide range of weaponry, from simple tools and farm implements to sophisticated acts of surrounding and attacking the enemy, for capture. Wounds inflicted on the battlefield were usually cuts to arms, legs and scalp;...
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...Throughout the Renaissance time period militaries were very active and powerful.This was due to the fact that they had many weapons and naval ships. Along with the formations and tactics used in battle. This led to major and bloody battles. Wars were so terrible because renaissance militaries were powerful and effective. There were many weapons used during the Renaissance period. One of the most widely used weapons was the sword. It was the weapon of choice for close range fights. The sword was double edged and designed to slash and cut enemies not stab. As time went on though, plate armour was made the sword could no longer cut through the armour, so new swords were made that were designed to stab. This is how the Rapier was designed and made.(LaRocca”Arms”) Another weapon used during the Renaissance period was the Lance the lance was a shaft weapon. It was twelve feet long with a sharp steel tip on the end. It was mainly used on horseback with cavalry charges. The Halberd was the infantry version of the Lance. It was five to seven feet long and was a combination of an axe and a short sword. At the top of the shaft was the short sword and the axe head on the side.(LaRocca”Arms”)...
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...February 2, 2015 Glass making is thought to have originated with the Phoenicians during the Mesopotamian Era around 3500 BCE. People were creating with glass even prior to this by using naturally occurring class like obsidian. Obsidian was a common material for weapons, jewelry and considered to be a currency. Initially glass was difficult to make. People were still working on the tools and techniques needed to create glass. In the first century BC the glass blowpipe was invented. This discovery revolutionized the glass making techniques, it was now faster, easier and cheaper to make. From there glass making and glass art spread throughout Europe and Northern Africa. The making of colored glass has also been around since ancient times. This process was also thought to have been born by Mesopotamians. Glass is made in colors by adding metals to the mix. Although the art of exact color making was not known until the 8th century when a Persian Chemist, Jabir ibn Hayyan created 46 recipes for creating colored glass. The oxidation of the metals is what ultimately results in the colored glass. The specific art of stained glass windows came about in ancient Roman times. Ancient Romans glazed glass into windows. The used blowing techniques to spin discs and made glass cylinders. The glass was not very transparent. Religions and Christian Churches in particular spurred the patronage of stained glass window making. One of the oldest examples of stained glass is found at the St...
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...to an age of enlightenment we know as the Renaissance. Although this period in our history is generally thought of as a reformation in how we as people look at the world around us, it was inspired by the classics of Greece and Rome. With this new found interest in classical writings, values, and art, humans crawled out of the “Dark Ages” and in into the age of “rebirth”, forever impacting the way think and perceive the world around us. Northern Italy can be looked upon as the father of modern history; however, it was Northern Italy’s grand-father, Greece and Rome that inspired this modernization of the world. Italy is full of Roman architecture and art; it was this influence, combined with a spike in common wealth that began the first break from medieval logic. Individual city states began flourishing, taking politics into their own hands. Influenced by an increasing number of wealthy businessmen, people began to dismiss the old fire and brimstone ideas of medieval rule and began to center on one’s self. This promotion of “self” compelled people to explore their individual talents and glorify intelligence rather than oppress it. For the first time in centuries, creative arts were encouraged and those who possessed the talent were highly sought after. Religion, while not completely phased out of daily life, was taken into consideration, but people’s lives did not revolve around it like in medieval times. Instead, a typical Renaissance era citizen was involved in every aspect...
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...During the Civil War a huge variety of weapons were used everything from cannons to pocket knives and shotguns. The most used rifle of the civil war was the Springfield model 1861. It was a slightly modified version of the model 1861. The model 1832 foot artillery swords were issued to the artillerymen was based on the Roman gladius. The model Dragoon saber issued to the United States cavalry and was an engaged version was privately purchased by mostly senior officers or officers in command. The model 1840 light artillery saber was issued to mounted artillery. Edged weapons which are any weapon with a sharp blade on them were actually very popular in the Civil war and many men preferred to use them in the war rather than guns...
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...Part 1 -- The History of China Before we discuss individual technological developments, you should read the following three essays that will give you a historic context for these developments. Concise Political History of China, an online article by Paul Halsall compiled from Compton's Living Encyclopedia on America Online, http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/core9/phalsall/texts/chinhist.html Chinese Periodization in Light of Economic Developments by Paul Halsall, http://www.mastep.sjsu.edu/history_of_tech/chinese_chronology.htm China, Technology and Change, an article by Lynda Shaffer, from the World History Bulletin, Fall/Winter, 1986/87, http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/core9/phalsall/texts/shaffer.html China's Gifts to the West by Professor Derk Bodde, for the Committee on Asiatic Studies in American Education Reprinted with permission in China: A Teaching Workbook, Asia for Educators, Columbia University, http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/song/readings/inventions_gifts.htm Part 2 - Science and Technology in China Science in China has a long history and developed quite independently of Western science. Needham (1993) has researched widely on the development of science and technologies in China, the effect of culture, and the transference of these principles, unacknowledged, to the West. The Chinese contribution to Western science is particularly interesting because it serves...
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...Good Warriors And Good Kings In Beowulf, translated by Seamus Heaney, it portrays a young man who is a brave and a courageous warrior because of his experience with many battles. Conversely, in The Things They Carried by Tim O´Brien, he narrates and shows how young men have little experience with protecting their country. In the differing eras, the manner in which they were brought up was different. The era of the medieval time is different than the 1960s era due to the skills of weaponry and attitude. In The Things They Carried, the government took young men away from their lives without giving them a reason due to the Vietnam draft. Each book proves that no matter what time period fighting happens people will still have feelings and hatred...
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...Chapter 15 Study Guide In 1200, the Middle East and north Africa were dominated by two powerful empires: Byzantine and Islamic caliphate. By 1400, this structure was in disarray: • Byzantine was in decline, pressed by invading Ottoman Turks. Constantinople fell to Turks in 1453, ending empire. • By 1200s, the Muslims had fallen to Mongols. Arabs never able to unite the entire region again. Decline of Islamic caliphate: decline of caliphate and its economy was gradual and incomplete – not at all like the dramatic fall of Rome • authority of caliphate declined, landlords seized power, peasants became serfs on large estates • agricultural productively declined, tax revenues declined • Arab and Middle Eastern traders lose ground: European merchants began to exercise control of their turf and challenge the Arabs in other parts of the Mediterranean. Still, Arab and Persian commerce remained active in Indian Ocean. • The emerging Ottoman Turks expanded into southeastern Europe, and the power (both politically and militarily) was frightening to other people in other areas, such as western Europe. A Power Vacuum in International Leadership • Turkish rulers unable to reestablish Islamic position in international trade. Turks scornful of Arabs (though both were Muslim), did not promote trade, especially maritime trade, as vigorously as in past. • Turkic expansion was important well into 17th century, but real focus was on conquest...
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...have evolved by taking advantage of criminal organizations’ and illegal trades’ favourable trends. But this method, more than a political doctrine, represents a non-state use of violence or threat of violence to spread fear and bring political reform or revolution. Therefore, it should be reconsidered with the former violent actors and the disintegration of states. Moreover, the subject comprehension have to be reinforced in order - for great power or American superpower - to prevent those criminal organization from jeopardizing the modern structure of international system. Then, to what extent is terrorism linked and influenced by globalization? In a first time, we will deepen the positive dynamics and logics of globalization that help terrorism to get to a higher degree of violence, and then we will show in a second time that this link have to be put in perspective regarding...
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