The Katana Medieval Japan assessment Task 1d In medieval Japan weapons were like those of Medieval Europe‚ as were the people that used them. Unlike the European Long sword or Broadsword‚ which were designed to penetrate chainmail and slice your opponent’s limbs off‚ the Katana has a curved one sided blade and is used specifically to inflict injury on your opponent and to deflect blows. According to legend‚ Samurai swords began when Amakuni‚ a master swordsmith‚ (during the Koto period‚ before
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The way people were taught and raised in the medieval times depended on their social background. Houses were different from a lord to a laborer. Their material good such as clothing‚ drink‚ and food depended on their social stature as well. The duties of the medieval person were different at some points‚ and varied greatly. However‚ a dominant force in the medieval times was the church. It played a large part in their days. The lives of the medieval English were different from one class to the
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The Medieval Ages were known as one of the most violent periods of times in history. Because of this the architecture of castles changed drastically. Successfully defending a castle would depend on if the castle could defend a siege attack. Some defense features included moats‚ portcullis the barbican a gatehouse as well as crenellations and a drawbridge. (http://www.medievalwarfare.info/index.htm#towers) Castles were always built on land and were close to a body of water such as the ocean or a lake
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Early versus Late medieval times Christian Art In order to illustrate the return of naturalism from the early to late medieval periods I will be using the artworks entitled The Miracle of the Loaves and the Fishes by Church of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo created in the 6th century and the piece God as architect of the world‚ by French Master in 1220 A.D. The first artwork will show the use of the philosophical meaning of Supernaturalism as well as the artistic definition through the use of symbols and
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The bagpipe‚ though still widely used and recognized‚ is one of mankind’s oldest musical instruments. The bagpipe’s early ancestors can be traced all the way back to ancient Egypt‚ Babylonia‚ as well as Mesopotamia. Those early versions were reed-sounding single-pipes or double-pipes. These pipes are also known chanters. The basic means of sound producing comes from the vibrating of a reed or double reed on the chanter under the pressure of the breath. The double-pipes are thought by some to have
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Heroism in medieval times was different than it is today. Much of it was based on power over beauty‚ or wealth over intelligence. When faced with the decision of looking brave but being dumb‚ or looking cowardly while being intelligent the majority of the heroic people would have chosen the first option. In the example of Theseus (Canterbury Tales:The Knight’s Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer) although he was honored for his wise decisions he had the power and strength to stand fast against anyone who opposed
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Medieval Education: The Histor Higher education plays a major part in today ’s society. Expected to continue their education beyond high school‚ many students attend four-year universities and colleges. The emergence of such higher education was first recorded in Europe during the Middle Ages. The origins and characteristics of these medieval universities as well as details of the students and their masters (professors) will be thoroughly discussed in the following paragraphs. These universities
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Although for the King and Monarch the Feudal System was considered ‘just’‚ to others it was considered unjust and not fair. Courts in Medieval Europe weren’t advanced therefore they didn’t have the technology we have nowadays to determine innocence. Medieval Courts didn’t have evidence to back up a case. Everyone no matter what in Medieval Europe were ‘guilty until proven innocent’. This was not a sufficient way as there was no evidence to support you if you’re proven guilty. Some evidence you could
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Seals were common items in Medieval England during the time of 1150 to 1350. Seals were used for a variety of exchanges‚ the most frequent being land agreement but any document that needed proof of identity were used by seals. A seal is composed of two parts‚ the wax seal and the metal matrix which combined form a seal. Seals were a common part of society as then were used to exchange documents and many different social classes within England had a seal. Seals were used in a personal capacity:
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In the medieval period the most powerful people in the Western Europe were the great nobles kings‚ lords and the lesser nobles. They were at the top of the feudal system.Nobles had control over the knights and peasants. Kings and queens found it difficult to rule without the help of the nobles for three main reasons. Firstly they needed the force of fighting men (knights) on call if their power was threatened‚ Secondly they needed someone to travel their messages it was hard for rulers to make their
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