Ballista

During the Middle Ages or the Dark ages life was very difficult and societies were struggling to strive with poverty and disease striking every manor. During this time militaries were a huge part of society developing, as Armies would revolve around equipment and structure to operate on a battlefield which is shown in some very important battles during the Medieval ages. A large part of militaries in the Middle Ages was the equipment that they used In most battles basic foot soldiers…

Ideas come from lots of people but most of them only know the base because of the Greek and Romans. Ideas of blueprints came from Leonardo Da Vinci, a Greek man. Politics were introduced by Greek and Romans. Religion, was both. Voting, Roman. Kings/Queens, Greek. Formation, Roman. Citadel, Roman. Volume, Greek We all are influenced by Ancient ideas no matter who we are, rich person? Politics, poor person? Money, we are all influenced by Ancient ideas. Ideas have certain effects, like……

Leonardo da boy A man who used the combination of his own intellect and imagination to record his designs of the inventions and innovations that could of revolutionized the world. The visionary that studied plenty of disciplines in his lifetime. Taking part in engineering, painting, sculpting, architecture, literature, anatomy and many other scientific subjects. Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci added his ingenious mind to such an abundant amount of subjects during his study of them that he…

I saw them bring trebuchets, ballistas, mangonels, battering rams, siege towers, and ladders. This force was determined to take this mighty fortress, but we were determined to defend it. The massive force of attackers was well-equipped, and they charged at our castle. The wasted no time in getting up that hill, but the the archers and I were shooting away at them through our arrow loops. Their archers fired back, and they finally got their trebuchets and ballistas into place. They began to…

Another document I am using is document 4. This document shows that a city in Persia, which is Nishapur, was invaded by Mongols. The people in Nishapur saw that this was serious so they had three thousand crossbows in action on the wall and they had ballistas that were laid in a corresponding quantity of missiles and naphtha. On Saturday night, all of the walls were covered by mongols and they descended from the walls and began to slay and ponder. In the document it says “They severed the heads…

The Medieval technology that made war a game of iron and brains. The art of Blacksmithing, crafting master swords out of iron and fire. The long range approach to bring down enemies from afar. The great war machines used to overcome great towering walls. The inventions that moved the Medieval Ages more towards modernity. The art of Blacksmithing, crafting master swords out of fire and iron, was no easy task. Blacksmiths often bought purified iron and in which they themselves then turned it to…

Works Cited “Ancient Jewish History: The Khazars.” Jewish Virtual Library. N.p.: Gale Group, 2008. N. pag. Print. “Artillery.” The Middle Ages: An Encyclopedia for Students. Ed. William Chester Jordan. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1996. 47-48. Web. 29 Mar. 2016. The historical setting of the novel is during the early and end of the middle ages due to the constant use of weapons. The evidence used by the author is that the weapons during the middle ages evolved over time from pretty…

War, ashes, and devastation and the city of hopeless reconstruction. Pompeii illustrates destruction in order to show nobody is safe from danger at any time. The purpose of the telling of Pompeii is to present the world with history from a former city that was once prosperous. The thought of people having to look death in the face is a thought that would be found terrifying. People were suffocated by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and ¨For eighteen hours the ash and rock kept falling¨ (O'Connor…

In the year 1066, after William the conqueror established his rule over England, he built many castles. The first few castles ever made were made as a form of defense against anyone attacking and were a symbol of power for the people living there. After a few years these castles started to evolve in terms of shape, location, substance and reason. The first castles were mainly made from timber. This was a great disadvantage as the castle could be burnt very easily and could simply be broken down…

Many people today have heard of Genghis Khan, and what he’s done. Not as many know how he did it though. Genghis Khan’s empire was bigger than the contiguous U.S. Before he became Genghis Khan, he was born Temujin. He was also born with a blood clot in his hand, which was an ancient sign of an acceptable leader. Many wonder just how barbaric were the ‘barbarians’? Although there is evidence to suggest that the Mongols had some non-barbaric traits, there is more evidence suggesting that the…