worse‚ generally considered in light of the knight and the nobility. The nobility‚ fighting as heavy cavalry‚ had exerted a tremendous influence on the battlefield. In spite of the pressures brought to bear on the knight by the increased use of the longbow‚ crossbow‚ handgun‚ and pike‚ heavy cavalry continued to play an absolutely essential role on the battlefield. The 14th-16th century saw great chanteys in weapons and armor‚ not because they "evolved" per se‚ but because they changed to maintain
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Ruchi Bhatia Davenport 4th period 8th October 2012 SPRITE CHART FOR LATE MIDDLE AGES Social- * (mostly) male oriented‚ brother abandoning brother during illness‚ during the post-plague years people aspired to be better and blamed the Jews (scapegoats). * During the Hundred Years’ War England vs. France‚ Henry IV married daughter of France king: ensured that all their heirs would receive French throne‚ Joan of Arc (courageous peasant girl and co-commander of French army) inspired
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What are the physical features surrounding Greece & Rome? Mediterranean and Adriatic Compare Rome to U.S. (current). Rome had two consuls‚ elected by the assembly for one year. United States of America has A president‚ elected by the people for four years. Compare Athens to U.S. (current). Middle Ages Vocab Serf - An agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord’s estate. Chivalry - The medieval knightly system with its religious‚ moral‚ and social code.
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while applying logic‚ deductive battlefield knowledge and‚ above all‚ common sense‚ Keegan produces some fascinating new assessments. For instance‚ instead of the victorious longbow myth that still pervades British teachings on Agincourt‚ The Face of Battle provides a more involving‚ subtle and multi-faceted account. The longbow may have caused great damage‚ but the fact that a large hand-to-hand melee took place shows it wasn ’t dominant‚ and the archer ’s social class was just as important. The discussion
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animals. Bow designs changed as well they got longer and were made from heavier larger pieces of wood. This was to increase range and killing ability. These new bows could be as long as or taller than the archer himself‚ and were ironically called “longbows”. long lines of bowmen played a key role in warfare at this time and charging troops could be wiped-out very quickly. Bows also proved very effective when they were used by soldiers riding horses or riding in chariots. In England the use of the
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The Battle of Hastings By Finlay Campbell 1. It is the 13th of October 1066 and I ‚ King Harold Godwinson am preparing my mighty army for battle against the Norman Army and their leader‚ Duke William II .We are prepared to do anything to protect our land and our pride. From our intelligence‚ it seems that the Normans have a force with around 10‚000 which means that we are outnumbered because we only have 7‚000 troops available for battle. 2. I king Harold Godwinson have prepared the finest war
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The Middle Ages Test Choose the best response for the following questions. 1. The emperor Justinian’s most important achievement was the codification of Roman law into The Body of Civil Law which- a. Became the basis of Christianity b. Caused the dissolution of the Roman Empire c. Became the basis for much of the legal system of Europe d. Created the legal foundation of the Roman Empire 2. The Crusades were a series of nine military expeditions that began in 1095 and ended in 1291. The goal
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The Renaissance was not an isolated movement in art and literature. There were many historical social and cultural factors that led to the renaissance‚ both in Italy and in Northern Europe. These events included the Black Plague‚ the rise of constitutional monarchy‚ the Hundred Year’s War‚ and the Avignon Papacy. The Black Death was the bubonic plague that spread throughout Europe killing an estimated one third of its population. The plague was brought from the Middle East to Europe through infected
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century the wheelock was invented. It was a metal wheel which spun against a piece or iron pyrites generating sparks that ignited the gunpowder. This caused cavalry to stop using Lances. The traditional English weapon was the longbow but handguns were increasingly used. The longbow slowly went out of use during the 16th century. The Mace was probably the most deadliest weapon of this time. It was a simple
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The Middle Ages was a time where people tried to gain back the knowledge they previously lost due to the collapse of the Roman Empire. The most common system that they would use was Feudalism. Every level in feudalism benefitted each other‚ and everything would collapse if one level didn’t do their part. Feudalism is a military based system depending on loyalty to meet the needs of its people because if everyone is loyal to their obligations because everyone would benefit in some way. The Hundred
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