Middle+Ages+Artifacts

|| A big invention of the middle ages was the longbow. This painting shows how the English used the longbow in the Hundred Years' War to their advantage. Because of this technology, the English quickly began to win the Hundred Years' War. This invention gave them hope and threatened the French, as it could pierce armor, shoot arrows at a large distance and fire and load arrows quicker than the crossbow. Because of this technology, England gained the city of Calais at the end of the Hundred Years War. || The following picture depicts peasants talking in a market in the middle ages. However, the biggest detail of the image is their clothing. Their clothing is mostly cloth, which seems to be gray, as dye was expensive back in those times. They have many ribbons and lace on their clothes and have weapons, suggestion that this period was dangerous. The invention of this type of clothing, probably made the prodigious peasant population comfortable and helped outline the clothing we are wearing today. This probably inspired peasants to work harder and make the world a better place. || This drawing is from the Doomsday Book. William the Conqueror ordered a survey for England to provide population figures. This gave him an idea on how to tax citizens. He was the Duke of Normandy who took over England in the eleventh century. The book explains the system of feudalism to the country, leading to the system spreading rapidly. It told King William the number of cattle, castles, fences and fields in England. It was the first survey of England. The next one was not until the 1800s. ||
 * **Medieval Militia** || **Medieval Technology** || **Medieval Clothing** || **Medieval Literature** ||
 * [[image:Crusaders_take_Jerusalem.jpg width="347" height="363"]] || [[image:Hundred_Years_War_Battle.jpg width="397" height="340"]] || [[image:Peasants_talking.jpg]] || [[image:Doomesday_Book.jpg]] ||
 * This image shows the Crusaders, or the Christian knights whose goal is to take over the holy land, or the land around Jerusalem, capturing the city in 1099 A.D during the first crusade. I can tell they are crusaders by the top image that depicts people carying crosses, a sign that they are christian. I can tell that they are knights, as the bottom image shows warriors in armor with spears and catapults. A christian warrior is a crusader, so I know this image must be illustrating the crusades. This crusades shows the medieval relationship between christians and muslims, one that often led to fighting.