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Medieval Games and Recreation - 1 views

  • Chess was widely popular and often a source of gambling entertainment; both in the traditional format and in a simpler version played with dice. Dice were easy to carry and were played in all ranks of society, even among the clergy.
  • bowling,
  • blind man's bluf
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  • "horseplay
  • prisoner's bas
  • Checkers
  • bob for apples and go on hunts
  • cockfights and bullbaiting.
  • "King of the Bean," where a small bean would be baked inside bread or cake, and the one who found it in their portion would be crowned king of the holiday feast.
  • wrestled, swam, fished and played a game that was a cross between tennis and handball.
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    games about medieval life 
Jack B

Ancient Rome - History.com Articles, Video, Pictures and Facts - 0 views

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    Really Interesting
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Ancient Rome for Kids - 1 views

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    GReat Website
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Learn How to Speak German | e Language School - 0 views

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    This is a great way to learn how to speak german.
Jack B

Cheese - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

shared by Jack B on 17 Oct 12 - Cached
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      Cheese is awesome
  • Cheese
  • cows,
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    Really descriptive. Don't read the part about how cheese is made. You will not want to eat cheese anymore.
Jack B

Ancient Greece - 0 views

shared by Jack B on 01 Nov 11 - Cached
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    This is a great summary type website of greece.
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