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Title: Middle Ages of Europe


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Middle Ages of Europe
  • By Mrs. Sanders 6th Grade Class

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Topics of the Middle Ages
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BECOMING A KNIGHT
KIMBERLY BREANA
  • A boy starts on his way to knighthood at about
    the age of seven or eight.
  • This young trainee was known as a page.
  • Pages practiced fighting with a sword against a
    wooden stak or pell to develop muscles needed in
    becoming a strong knight.

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Becoming A KnightJesse and Stephen
  • You have to be the between the ages eighteen and
    twenty.
  • The next morning you would be dressed in
    symbolically colored clothes red (for his blood),
    white (for purity), brown (for the return to
    earth when he died).
  • A tap on each shoulder would crown him a knight.

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CastlesKara and Haley
  • The structures were surrounded by a moat, a ditch
    filled with water.
  • The gatehouse was the living quarters of the
    guards over the main gate of the castle.
  • The portcullis was a heavy gate made of wood and
    iron, which could be dropped down to close off
    the gatehouse.

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CastlesMatthew B. and Branden
  • The walls of a castle could be as thick as
    30ft!!!
  • The walls of a castle have small slits in them
    called arrow loops for men to shoot arrows
    through.
  • Round walls made each part of the castle harder
    to hit, and they gradually get thicker.

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Clothing of the Middle AgesJosie and Andrea
  • Most women and men wore tunics.
  • Children only wore rags mostly from the adults
    old clothes and never had shoes to wear.
  • Monks and old men wore tunics to the ground.

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Knights and their ArmorJon-Jon and William
  • The suits took 5 years to make.
  • The armor was hand-made by artisans and
    craftsmen.
  • It took an hour to put on the suit of armor.

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Knights and their ArmorNiky and Kristi
  • In the 12th century, the knights used an armor
    called mail.
  • When the armor was complete it weighted about 20
    or 30 pounds and that was only the chest, arms,
    and back.
  • These suits lasted until the 15th century and
    then they started making full body suits our of
    plate armor.

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Weapons
Brittany, Samantha, and Shuntelle
  • The two-handed sword was a very large sword with
    visions of the ordinary sword.
  • The battle-axes were on a yard handle, and swung
    with both hands.
  • The cross bows were like a gun that shot arrows.

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WeaponsRandy
  • Warriors used all kinds of weapons.
  • The smallest weapon was a dagger.
  • Knights used lances during jousting tournaments.
  • A double-handed sword was used in the 13th
    century.

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Medieval MonksCory and Jared
  • Monks were men who devoted their lives to the
    service of God.
  • The chapel house is were monks go to speak to
    pardons.
  • They did not talk at dinnerinstead they made
    signals to each other for talking.

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Monks and NunsBritt and Matthew J.
  • Some monks wore shirts made of hair as
    undershirts,to purposely scratch their skin and
    constantly remind them of the suffering that
    Jesus had done.
  • There is a special type of haircut required of
    monks in some churches.
  • It is called Tonsure,and it leaves a ring of hair
    around the head to represent the crown of thorns
    that Jesus wore.

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Jousts Tournaments
By Jordan Katrena
  • Jousting reached its height as a spectator sport
    in the 13th century.
  • Knights met at a combined speed of 60 mph.
  • 2 teams of knights would fight a mock battle,
    called a tourney.

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Jousts and TournamentsLucas and Austin
  • In a joust, knights could show off their skills
    without other contestants getting in the way.
  • A knight could score points if he broke his
    opponents lance on your shield.
  • Special armor was developed for jousting to
    increase protection.

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Cathedrals
  • In the middle ages,the main purpose for a
    cathedral was religion.
  • The bells in the tower often signaled beginnings
    of services or served as a clock to tell time.
  • Stained glass windows, statues, and paintings
    were picture Bibles for those who couldnt read.

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The CrusadesKendall, Darren, and Christopher
  • During the Middle Ages, many Christians went as
    pilgrims to Jerusalem and other Bible lands.
  • By November 1095 Pope Urban II preached a sermon
    calling on faithful Christians to journey to the
    Holy Land on a crusade against the Turks.
  • The Turks were driven from much of the Holy Land
    and a new kingdom of Jerusalem known as Outremer,
    was set up.

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Monks and NunsStephanie and Madison
  • Monks lived alone, but met in a common chapel.
  • Monks went to monastery churches eight times a
    day.
  • The life of a monk or nun was full of prayer,
    physical work, and prayer.

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Knights of the Round TableJessie B. and Ashley B.
  • The Knights of the Round Table were the most
    famous knights ever.
  • King Arthurs charge to the knights was meant to
    make them promise to always to do good and never
    do evil.
  • Their bravery, honor, and dignity should be an
    example for all of us to behave even in todays
    times.

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Thank you!
  • Thank you to all the
  • students for helping me create this
    presentation. Some taught me a lot about making
    a Power Point, and in turn I taught others how to
    use PowerPoint.---Mrs. Sanders
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