a stone or metal ball inside‚ and when the fire was struck against the string attached to the top‚ it would burn up‚ and then fire the round missile at whatever the target was. Yet another medieval invention was the Ballista‚ which was a HUGE crossbow that would shoot a giant grappling hook at a castle wall. It was mainly used in sieges‚ which is when you try to wait someone out when they are inside of some kind of space‚ like a castle. Or‚ they would try to break in by getting inside the space
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the governor Velasquez‚ the man who put Cortez in charge of the expedition‚ had second thoughts about Cortez because of his growing power. Once Cortez learned of this he quickly boarded his ship‚ and with “508 Spanish soldiers‚ 109 sailors‚ 38 crossbows‚ 13 matchlocks‚ 14 second-rate cannons‚ 16 horses‚ and a handful of camp followers” ()‚ he started off for the New World‚ ignoring the various orders Velasquez sent in order to relive him of his command‚ on March 4‚ 1519. On March 12‚ 1519‚ Cortez
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The signing of the Magna Carta‚ the thousands of dead in a result of the Bubonic Plague‚ and the advancements in weaponry and battle tactic; each event played a role in the decline of feudalism. They each disrupted the social‚ economic‚ and political aspects of medieval Europe. One event that contributed to the decline of feudalism was King John’s signing of the Magna Carta. The Magna Carta‚ also known as the Great Charter‚ was a document that stated the laws and liberties that the serfs demanded
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Arms and Armor of the Medieval Knight by David Edge and John Miles Paddock is an extremely great overview of the development of the knights’ armor and weapons‚ covering the evolution of the knight from the eleventh century all the way to the sixteenth century. The novel also shows illustrations of the weapons and armor that the knights used so the reader can get a better understanding of the material. On top of covering armor‚ weapons‚ and the evolution of the knight the book goes over the role of
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demonstrate? P.330‚ 332 -his great wealth and high status 10. Why was India more subject to raids and susceptible to invasions? P.333 -It had long before lost the defensive unity of the Gupta empire 11. What allowed Muslim warriors to fire crossbows from the backs of galloping horses when invading Northern India? P.333 -Iron stirrups 12. Who was Raziya (and why is she
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Gladiator is a historical film‚ which was released on May the forth in 2000. The movie was set in the year 180AD. The filming was held from December 1998- May 1999 and the whole creation took three years. Gladiator is about a powerful general named Maximus‚ who is asked to be emperor over the emperor’s son. This causes his son Commodus to kill his father in rage. Commodus becomes Emperor and tries to assassinate Maximus and his family in revenge. Maximus escapes Commodus and tries to regain the
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Buttercup.” I said. “I’ll go milk the cows then.” “Thank you.” I said. Later that afternoon I was chopping wood when I heard horse hooves. Buttercup came screaming‚ “It’s Prince Humperdinck’s guard!”. “Get behind me!” I said. Two soldiers with crossbows appeared‚ ”Give us Buttercup‚ now!” “I told Humperdinck to never show his face!” Before I could hear the reply I felt a sharp pain in the back of my head‚ I had been clubbed by another guard who had snuck behind me. The last thing I could see was
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limbs and a "glittering eye." He sets sail from his native country with two hundred other men who are all saved from a strange‚ icy patch of ocean when they are kind to an Albatross that lives there. Spontaneously‚ he shoots the Albatross with his crossbow and is punished for his crime by a spirit who loved the Albatross. His punishment was the dead Albatross (seabird) being hung around his neck. “Ah! Well a-day! What evil look had I from old and young! Instead of the cross‚ the Albatross about my
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made by tghe priest of Bartolome de las casa at the end of December Indians seemed like they praised columbus he says “more than 1000 pewrsons came to the ship‚ and that all brought something that they owned‚ and before they come within a half a crossbow shot of the ship‚ they stand up in their canoes with what they brought in their hands‚ saying “Take! Take!”” We said colombus just came and took the Indians what I think he did was took advantage of the indians and their ignorance‚ Columbus knew
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Jesse Arneberg American History Group 4 Collaboration Weapons Used in the Vietnam War The Vietnam War‚ which lasted from 1954 to 1975‚ ushered in a new era of weapons‚ bringing forth new tactics and technology. The Vietnam War was a war located mainly in the jungles and forests of South Vietnam. The war was fought between the communist regime of North Vietnam and their counterparts in the south‚ the Viet Cong‚ and South Vietnam‚ who had allies like the USA‚ and resulted in over 3 million deaths
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