Thursday, May 19, 2016

medieval games

  • tag
  • side n seek
  • ring around the rosie
  • prisoner's base
  • hop scotch
  • how many miles to London?
  • hoodman's blind
  • jingiling
  • barley break
  • marbles
  • pick-up-sticks

Roman catholic church


Monday, May 9, 2016

medieval shops

Interior of Medieval: Blacksmith shop
Blacksmith shop used for forging with iron.
Interior of Medieval: Tannery shop
Tannery shop used for leather tanning.
Interior of Medieval:Cooperage
A cooperage is used for making barrels.
Interior of Medieval: Tailor shop
A tailor shop is used for making clothes.
Interior of Medieval: Glover's shop
Interior of Medieval: Carpenter's shop
A carpenters shop is used for wood work and building materials.
Interior of Medieval: Fuller's shop
Interior of Medieval: Baker shop
A bakers shop is used for baking and food.
Interior of Medieval: Butcher's shop
A butchers shop is used for meats and food.
Interior of Medieval: Mill
Mills are used for pumping water and grinding grains.
Interior of Medieval: Brewery
A brewery is used for beer or ale.
Interior of Medieval: Cobbler's shop
A cobblers shop is used for shoe making and buying shoes.
Interior of Medieval: Barber's shop
A barber's shop is used for cutting hair and looking after hurt soldiers during or after a war.
Interior of Medieval: Wheelwright's shop
A wheel wrights shop is used for repairing or fixing wheels.
Interior of Medieval: Tinker's shop
A tinker is a tinsmith and mends household utensils.
Interior of Medieval: Potter's shop
A potters shop is used for making and selling pots.

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

vocab

Fiefdom: the lower or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance  or restraint.


Feudalism: the dominant social system in medical Europe,  in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service.


Monarch: a sovereign head of state,  especially a king, Queen, or emperor


Lord: someone or something having power, authority, or influence ; a master or ruler.


Vassal: a holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance.


Knight: a man who served his sovereign or Lord as a mounted soldier in armor.


Peasant: a poor farmer of low social status who  owns or rents a small piece of land for cultivation.


Commoner: an ordinary person, without rank or title.


Serf: an agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate.


Tradesman: a person engaged in trading or a trade, typically on a relatively small scale.


Merchant : a person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying merchandise to a particular trade.


Castle: a large building or group of buildings fortified against attack with thick walls, battlements, towers, and in many cases a moat.


Moat: a deep, wide ditch surrounding  a castle, fort, or town, typically filled with water and intended as a  defense against attack.


Guild: a medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power.


Abbey: the building  or buildings occupied by a community of monks or nuns.


High Middle Ages: a period of European history around 11th-13th centuries.


100 Year's War: a war between France and England that lasted from the middle of the fourteenth century to the middle of the fifteenth. The kings of England invaded France, trying to claim the throne.


Black Death: an epidemic outbreak of bubonic plague in Europe around 1348 that killed between one-third and two-thirds of the of the population in less than five years. The epidemic spanned from China to England to North Africa,  transmitted along the Silk Road and other trade routes.