Longbow

Ancient china is one of the most interesting topic with many ancient sites. Some of them are the Great Wall, The Forbidden City, The Terracotta Warriors and The Summer Palace. These sites that I just said I will talk to you about what you will see, what dynasty it is from and why it is important. China is a popular county today and with so many ancient sites. The greatest military structure in the world with the length of 21,000 km and that can be seen from space welcome to the great wall of…

Survival Uses for Cheesecloth Cheesecloth is available in a number of grades ranging from open to extra-fine weave. Grades are distinguished by the number of threads per inch in each direction. The grades range from #10 to #90 with 10 being the loose grade and 90 being a tight weave. The # 10 grade, for example, has 20 vertical and 12 horizontal threads per inch, while, #90 has 44 vertical and 36 horizontal threads per inch. The other grades fall somewhere in between. The uses are only limited…

In the movie Shrek, there is an ogre named Shrek who encounters a problem when fairytale creatures start to takeover his swamp. Shrek speaks to Lord Farquaad about his delima. Shrek is sent on a quest to find the Farquaad as princess named Fiona so that Farquaad can become king and Shrek can have his swamp back. In order to get Fiona, Shrek and Donkey must get passed a dragon so Donkey distracts the dragon while Shrek got Fiona. Once Shrek has Fiona, he saves Donkey and they make their way to…

1. Europe has not always been as prominent as it is today. The first civilizations to develop in 4000 BC were Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus River Valley, and China. During that time Europe was still in the Neolithic Age. However, in 2000 BC, Europe suddenly went from the Neolithic Age to the Bronze Age and immediately to the Iron Age in a matter of 150 years. This took the first civilizations 2000 years to accomplish. The cause of this is thought to be due to the Aryan migration. For a short time…

Brian, I completely agree with your discussion board post on the importance of realistic tactics training. The old cliché of “train as we fight” does in fact highlight the need for realistic training so the proper actions can be executed in a timely manner to be effective on the battlefield. The second point you stated on how we must truthfully assess our capabilities as well as that of the enemy is completely correct. If aviators do not train realistically and have the muscle memory to react to…

The human condition can be characterized as one which comprises characteristics, key events and situations which compose the essential being of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration and morality. Through the human condition we have waged countless wars, built peerless impierums, and lost billions of lives in the struggle of sovereignty and domination. Yet through this, we also have created great innovations, technological achievements, and improved the quality of life…

Knights were the imperial military figure in Europe and samurai were the secondary military figure in japan. Although they sound different there are many similarities. Samurai had full loyalty to their lord just as the knights had to their own lords. The Knights had a code of honor called chivalry and the Samurai had a similar code called bushido. Although Samurai and Knights had a few differences there similarities were greater than their differences. “ A sword was a very elegant weapon in…

had gained the support of Burgundy and allied with them throughout the war (History).Nevertheless, the English army was better trained proved to stand against large masses of these cavalry units. The English’s largest advantage was the use of the longbow which could shoot three foot arrows over 100 yards (History Extra). The French did, however, utilize the crossbow which had better accuracy and range, but the longbow’s reload rate was over five times faster than the crossbow. Towards the later…

Starting in 1337 the war was initiated with the English King’s bid to become ruler of France (Rosenwein, 2014). In the beginning the English longbow gave England the advantage and they were able to capture Paris for a short time (Rosenwein, 2014). The French regained strength in 1429 after Charles VII met Jeanne d’Arc who joined the french army and assisted in the defeat of the english at Orleans…

many lives were lost, and innocent peasants were slain for no particular reason, becoming “veritable martyrs” as written by Jean Froissart in his account of the sack of Limoges. Later, with the introduction of new military technologies such as the longbow, privileged nobles lost their places as key fighters in the war. Additionally, multiple violent urban and rural uprisings ravaged their way across Europe. In France, the Jacquerie involved many outraged peasants who stormed the houses of the…