12th century

How was the castle during the 5th and 6th century compared to the 12th century castles?the castles in the 5th century wasnt as unique as the 12th century. What was the castles made out of? How was they built? What was they used for ? The castles in the fifth and sixth century was used for housing large groups of people and offered protection for the people. The castles were also used to help defend the country from foreign invaders. They were also made to keep enemies out, and people inside safe from the invaders in the war. The layout of the castles have changed over time, but the base has always stayed the same. But they say the castles are always built on mountains, cliffs or hills.…

The Japanese, life during the 12th century was like feudalism. The way of life was like chosen by the power rulers (Kings, governors), what they can do, and what they can’t. Life in Tokugawa was very peaceful but it was heavily controlled by the shogunate government. The people who had money, meaning the wealthy family’s was always looking for the land and have more, they tell people to search for them like land and etc. The taxes were very high, by the end of 12th century, there was new rural…

Which do you prefer, a short sword or a crossbow? A bag of darts or a set of javelins? These were dominate weapons for armies prior to the invention of gunpowder weapons. Many militaries, like the 5th century Roman empire (which had control of England and much more land) and the 12th century British military (not a fully united kingdom) differed in many ways, but also used many of the same weapons and concepts. The changes in tactics and technology between 5th and 12th century lead to the…

The material that made up this story was charred, meaning it burned in the fire. A coin of Antoninus Pius was discovered in the rubble, and can also help give this stratum a date, as well as Stratum 500 an end date that is the mid 2nd century because Pius ruled from 138-161. The start and end date for this layer is the same because it did not take long for the story to collapse and…

journey due to middlemen on the trade routes, so they would not have been exposed to such a stark change in cultures. In the 11th and 12th centuries, Europeans were not very open-minded when it came to foreign ideas about politics, philosophies, or religions. China, other than the time when foreign religions were attacked by the Tang dynasty in the 9th century, was generally accepting of different beliefs. The difference in tolerance would play a role in…

The design of the structure was general but has 196-foot steeple which was the highest building in the nation for more than half-century until 1810. Churches in the 19th century achieved compatibility with highly artistic designs and sophisticated functionality. St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan Island is one of the best known 19th century’s gothic style churches completed in 1879. The building employs the gothic revival style which literally sought the revival of medieval gothic design…

passed to Amenemhat I in 1985 BCE (McIntosh 2014: 26). Amenemhat was known as the founder of the 12th dynasty and he also built a new capital at Itj-tawy, the Kingdom’s administrative “nomes” were fixed (McIntosh 2014: 26). During…

Over the next nearly a thousand years in Europe there is extremely reduced hygiene practices and rules. And the common people very rarely cared about general hygiene, years do not take a bath. So it was in the VI century, it was in the XIII century, it was at the end of the XVIII century BC! "Happy is your nose, do not smell the smell of Germans", - said at the end of the V century BC Gallo-Roman aristocracy Sidonius Apollinaris. The French philosopher Montaigne (XVI century) stated the fact…

Continuing, “The High Middle Ages” (1200-1400), the Gieses broke the era into two centuries; the 13th century was considered the “Golden Century, an era of affluence and growth” in contrast the 14th century of catastrophe and contraction (Gies 166). The 6th chapter is devoted to the High Middle Ages, the authors elaborate on the continuation of technological momentums that the Europeans experienced during this first century of this era. Another advancement that must be mentioned of is the…

rejoice in heaven once their time on earth is done. Chinese Make Silk The Chinese knew how to make silk by the 27th century BC, but it wasn’t until the Second Century BC did the creation of silk begin to be exported to Europe and other areas.…