"traction" trebuchets which are powered by a mass of people pulling one end of the arm with ropes.” ("All about Catapults.") (Trebuchet Castelnaud.) * Ballista- “This is a two-armed torsion device invented by the Greeks. It works similar to a crossbow‚ but instead of a flexible bow‚ it uses two stiff arms powered by twisted rope skeins like an Onager. The ballista predates the Onager by several centuries and was used to hurl stones (lithobolos style ballista) and also bolts or darts.” ("All about
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The woodlands lay in complete darkness ahead of them‚ no insects buzzed or night birds called out to break the silence. Sorrow led the way‚ a grey ghost in the shadowy recesses among the trees. He scouted ahead‚ eyes and ears alert for danger. The others followed as best they could‚ staying close in the pitch black of the woods. Once the wolf-dog alerted them to a party of Goblyns in the trees ahead of them and they had to double back. Jerth and Jakth led the children silently through the maze of
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Between 1000BCE and 600CE the technological achievements of the Han and Roman Empires greatly excelled creating an outlook of the concepts we have today. Han China as well as Rome both had great construction‚ where new roads were being built and advanced in the production of newly arrived iron used for tools and weaponry; however‚ while Han China used iron to open more land clearing the forest as well as to conquer new territories‚ Rome used their less impressively made iron tools and weapons to
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Samurai vs Knights:Were the Similarities Greater than the Differences. The knights and the Samurai were very similar but also had some major differences to‚ but if you were going to compare them on fighting and tactics that would be a lot harder because they are from two very different times and have very different geological advantages and disadvantages. So it is easier to compare their loyalty and way of living along with respect to others and enemies. Japan and Europe both switched to feudalism
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warfare which respected social status‚ “...gunpowder weapons had no such respect for class‚ and nobles risked death as much from gunshot as did non-noble soldiers”. Nobles feared firearms. Their armor could protect them from swords‚ axes‚ arrows and crossbows‚ but it couldn’t stop a long gun like a harquebus-a large heavy rifle- or a cannon. At this point‚ both aristocrats and commoners had a certain disdain for
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The Medieval Ballista was a crossbow like weapon used during siege warfare. The word Ballista comes from the Greek word “Ballistes” which means “to throw”. The Ballista was a valuable siege attack weapon. The Ballista worked by using tension. It was designed to fire huge wooden‚ iron clad‚ darts or arrows which were powered by coils of hair‚ rope‚ or sinew. The tension in the coils helps launch the projectiles with enough force to give them great penetration through enemy walls or people. Ballista’s
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of eight to twelve iron plates‚ and below it was a five piece neck guard. The body of the armor had four parts. They did not have armor on their right arm so they could easily draw their bow. Knights wore armor made of chain mail. When bows and crossbows became more common they started to wear complete suits of plate armor made of metal. (Documents C‚ D) The Samurai followed the code of Bushido. It consisted of discharging loyal service to his master‚ deepening his loyalty to his friends‚ and devoting
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anemometer- helicopter- ornithopter-Da Vinci was fascinated by birds. He watched them‚ sketched them and borrowed ideas from them for his inventions. One of the results of this fascination was the ornithopter‚ a device conceived by da Vinci that would theoretically have allowed humans to soar through the air like birds. While da Vinci’s parachute would have allowed a human being to jump off a cliff without being hurt‚ the ornithopter was actually a way for people to soar off the ground and into
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rectangular prism that has a drop door on the entrance and a trigger in the back of the trap that is a stick with a notch in it so once the animal hit the trigger the door will fall and trap it . The last project that I did was make a crossbow out of plywood and the bow was made out of hickory and the string from a bike inner
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Why did William win the battle of Hastings? There are 4 reasons for William’s victory in the battle of Hastings. First‚ there was his preparation‚ the next‚ William’s leadership. Then‚ Harold’s weaknesses: and finally‚ luck. I think that luck was the main reason for William’s victory because‚ without the wind changing at the precise moment when Harold was still at Stamford Bridge‚ William would not have been able to accomplish an amphibious landing unnoticed to invade the southern side of England
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