Skip to main content

Home/ History with Holman/ Group items tagged Ancient Middleages

Rss Feed Group items tagged

Filter: All | Bookmarks | Topics Simple Middle
Ya'Riah P

The Spread Of Christianity In Ancient Rome By: Maggie Smith - YouTube - 1 views

www.youtube.com/watch

christianity youtube middle Rome government History Greece MiddleAges ancient greek

shared by Ya'Riah P on 27 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • Ya'Riah P on 27 Nov 12
     
    The Spread of Christianity in Ancient Rome 
Srinivas P

Goodgame Empire | Goodgame Studios - 0 views

empire.goodgamestudios.com

empire history medieval middleages ancient

shared by Srinivas P on 06 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • Srinivas P on 06 Feb 13
     
    An awesome medieval empire game where medieval manors are recreated!
danielle k

Holidays and Celebrations - 0 views

www.medieval-life.net/festivals.htm

holidays celebrations middleages

shared by danielle k on 07 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • were based on ancient agricultural celebrations that marked when certain crops should be planted or harvested.
  • By November, feed was often too scarce to keep animals through the winter, and became known as the "blood month" when meat was smoked, salted and cured for consumption during the long winter ahead. The month began with All Hallows (later, All Saints) Day, followed by St. Martin's Day (November 11).
  • Easter, as Christmas, was a day for exchanging gifts. The castle lord would receive eggs from the villagers and in return, provide servants with dinner.
  • danielle k on 07 Feb 13
     
    the holidays 
Garth Holman

Of Monks, Medieval Scribes, and Middlemen - 0 views

www.medievalists.net/...medieval-scribes-and-middlemen

quest4 quest5 middleages scribes monks

shared by Garth Holman on 03 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • : In the early Middle Ages, the Church played a very important role in protecting ancient works, and monks were heavily involved in the “reproduction and preservation of the literature that had been inherited from earlier writers,—writers whose works had been accepted as classics.”
  • The monks who were not yet competent to work as scribes were to be instructed by the others.”
  • The copying of books was also slow, tedious, and very time-consuming; it took years for a scribe to complete “a particularly fine manuscript with colored initials and miniature art work.”
  • ...1 more annotation...
  • it is, therefore, no surprise that monks sometimes jotted remarks about their frustration and relief in the margins, or the colophons, of their manuscripts. Examples of these remarks included “Thin ink, bad vellum, difficult text,” “Thank God, it will soon be dark,” and “Now I’ve written the whole thing: for Christ’s sake give me a drink.”
  • Garth Holman on 03 Feb 13
     
    A more difficult read, but explains the life of Monks, Medieval Scribes and other middlemen.  
Shira H

Parts of Castles in the Middle Ages - 1 views

www.middle-ages.org.uk/castles-in-the-middle-ages.htm

middleages history ages ancient

shared by Shira H on 05 Mar 12 - Cached
    • Shira H
      Shira H on 05 Mar 12
       
      Great site for quest 7  Has the parts of the castle. 
  • Castle MoatsFacts: Castle Moats were used for defensive purposes. To prevent undermining of a castle. Moats were either filled with water or wooden stakes to create a difficult barrier for men and horses
  • Castle DungeonsFacts: Castle Dungeons were intended for holding prisoners and in extreme cases for torturing them
  • ...1 more annotation...
  • Castle Murder HolesFacts: Castle Murder Holes were used for defensive purposes. Murder Holes were holes in the ceilings of castle gateways, barbicans or passageways through which heavy missiles or dangerous substances could be thrown on enemy soldiers. The Missiles dropped from 'Murder Holes' included heavy stones, hot sand, molten lead, boiling water and boiling tar or pitch.
Garth Holman

Medicine in the Middle Ages - 0 views

www.historylearningsite.co.uk/edicine_in_the_middle_ages.htm

Quest7 medical middleages

shared by Garth Holman on 28 Feb 14 - Cached
  • the momentum started by these people tended to stagnate and it did not develop at the same pace until the Seventeenth/Eighteenth Centuries.
  • In Britain, as an example, most things linked to the Romans was destroyed – villas were covered up as the Ancient Britons believed that they contained ghosts and evil spirits. With this approach, it is not surprising that anything medical linked to the Romans fell into disuse in Britain.
  • Dissections of human bodies were carried out in these universities so anyone wanting to study medicine in the Middle Ages was not totally ignorant of facts about the human body.
  • ...9 more annotations...
  • However, medicine became steeped in superstition and the Roman Catholic Church effectively dominated what direction the medical world took. Any views different from the established Roman Catholic Church view could veer towards heresy with the punishments that entailed
  • when the Roman Catholic Church stated that illnesses were punishments from God and that those who were ill were so because they were sinners, few argued otherwise.
  • Urine charts were also used to help physicians diagnose illnesses. Certain coloured urine indicated certain illnesses. Combined with a table of the planets, these gave physicians enough information to diagnose a disease. Once the disease had been diagnosed, a treatment was decided on.
  • letting blood.
  • Blood letting was a popular treatment for many diseases. Many diseases were thought to be caused by an excess of blood in the body and blood letting was seen as the obvious cure. When a large quantity of blood was required, the appropriate vein was cut. If only a small amount was needed, a leech would be used.
  • Diagnosis was also influenced by astrology
  • They believed that the human body and the planets were made up of the same four elements (earth, fire, air and water). For the body to operate well, all four elements had to be in harmony with no imbalances. It was believed that the Moon had the greatest influence on fluids on Earth and that it was the Moon that had the ability to affect positively or negatively the four elements in your body. Where the Moon and planets were – and a knowledge of this - was considered important when making a diagnosis and deciding on a course of treatment.
  • Remedies for diseases were still crude and based on herbs, potions or more drastic cures.
    • Garth Holman
      Garth Holman on 28 Feb 14
       
      Heresy: is speaking out against the Roman Catholic Church and punishable by Death or excommunication.  How many people who do that?  
  • Garth Holman on 28 Feb 14
     
    Medical thoughts of middle ages.
1 - 9 of 9
Showing 20▼ items per page