Castles

Remember our class discussions and do some reading here about castles. Explore the site and become one of our Castle experts.

Some terms and principles to take away from your studies:

Height (remember the Greeks?)
Stone
Bailey or Ward
Concentric Ring
The Keep
Arrow Loops
Crenelations
Machicoulis or Murder Holes
Gate House
Circular Staircase going up clockwise
Moat

Go to the app store and get the tumblr app.  Use your iCloud email to create a tumblr account.

Go to this link here and follow the our Social Studies tumblr account.  Now leave a comment by creating a post on ten of the castles. Comments are done by clicking on the double arrows, typing in the comment box and pressing Post.  In your ten comments, you must use, at least once, each of the 11 words above.

Example
 If commenting on the castle above, one could say-The castle has a dry moat, which at one time was probably full of water. There is a Gate House at the entrance and probably murder holes within the Gate House. I see what looks like Arrow Slits in the towers and Machicoulis along the walls. I bet during festive occasions they flew flags above the towers, maybe they still do!

Update: James Scott, Duke of Monmouth was the victim of a botched beheading and who legend has it his portrait for the National Gallery was done after his head was stitched back on. Below is an eyewitness account of the beheading and the painting that launched the legend.

The first blow inflicted only a slight wound. The Duke struggled, rose from the block, and looked reproachfully at the executioner. The head sank down once more. The stroke was repeated again and again; but still the neck was not severed, and the body continued to move. Yells of rage and horror rose from the crowd. Ketch flung down the axe with a curse. ‘I cannot do it,’ he said; ‘my heart fails me.’ ‘Take up the axe, man,’ cried the sheriff. ‘Fling him over the rails,’ roared the mob. At length the axe was taken up. Two more blows extinguished the last remains of life; but a knife was used to separate the head from the shoulders. The crowd was wrought up to such an ecstasy of rage that the executioner was in danger of being torn in pieces, and was conveyed away under a strong guard.

In the meantime many handkerchiefs were dipped in the Duke’s blood; for, by a large part of the multitude he was regarded as a martyr who had died for the Protestant religion.

Your Coat of Arms

Many names used in our society can be traced back to the Middle Ages, perhaps your name can be trace back to those times. In your quest, if it pleases my lady/my lord,  you may use this link for your last name  and/or this link for your (Christian) first name. Blog below what you found out about your name.

Now we are going to make a coat of Arms, which royalty had. Why would they have a Coat of Arms? Think about the purpose of stain glass windows.

For your coat of arms, make it about yourself. You may wish to incorporate the meaning behind your name onto the coat of arms. Pick a template from the pick up box. Put things on it that represent the best about you. Most coats of arms have Latin on them, so you can put Latin on it if you like. Here is a link to translate English into Latin. Here is a list of some famous latin mottos that you may wish to adapt.

Create a Feast!

In your groups, make a list of foods that you will serve at your feast. You can find dishes, complete with descriptions here and here and here. Here is a dish called Bruce

Food during the Middle Ages

With information from this link, answer the following questions in the blog. 1. List at leasts 2 ways that travel (in particular, the Crusades) change meal time during the Middle Ages. 2. Who would eat rye bread? 3. Assuming that you have enough food to feed yourself properly during the middle ages, would extra money lead you to have a healthier diet? Explain. 4. Many of our foods were developed as a result of preservation practices during the Middle Ages. In the days before fridges and canning, foods were prepared in various ways so that they would last longer. These various methods of preparation gave the foods a distinctive taste. Read the article here and list at least 5 foods that you have had that would have been subjected to a Middle Ages preservation technique. Some more information can be found here 5. A ploughman is a field worker from the Middle Ages and a ploughman's lunch is a common menu item today. What would you get if you ordered this? 6. What were some main differences between the meals of the upper class and the lower class?

More on their food is here

Circucs Maximus

Find out some information about this wonder of the Ancient Roman Empire. More information here and here








Circus Maximus and the Colosseum were/are in the city of Rome. Here is another entertain facility, this time located outside the city of Rome. Such entertainment centres were very common and found in many Roman centres.




What is meant by the term Bread and Circuses (Games)?

Rome straight roads ( green )

Duncan, Devon, Ethan, Fikayo, Samamtha, and Christina Picture