Health and Medicine

In the middle ages, the medicines are not really healthy for the people who live there and the ones who got sick. The medicine was not very scientific and many patients suffered and died at the end, the people had no idea about germs in middle ages. If you had a nose bleed, they will think that you had too much blood and they are trying to escape from your nose. Many peasants didn’t see a doctor because it’s too expensive so they go to apothecary or a wise woman for a natural medicine. Surgeons are the ones who performed a surgery in middle ages, usually people died after doing this.  After he did the surgery, he took the bandage and wrapped it around a pole to show the people that he did a surgery. Moreover the Muslims people discover new ideas and help to cure the sick by using Koran, their holy book. 

Crime and Punishment

The punishments in the Middle Ages were so brutal and violent because they have no ideas of human rights, in feudal system the peasants are on the bottom last so they have no rights and its unequal. There are violent people around everywhere like knights and kings. They are powerful and they can do anything to you if you break or obeying rules. As many people believe in god, when people break the god’s rule then they will get punishments for it.

Crusades

The crusades were important to Christians because they fight with Muslim to own the Jerusalem. In 1905, Jerusalem was a holy land for all the three religions. The Wailing or Western Wall is the last remaining part of King Herod’s temple and is a site of pilgrimage for Jews, The Dome of the Rock Mosque is built on site where Muslims believe that they Prophet Mohammed rose up and visited heaven and lastly The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is built on the site where Christians believe that Jesus was buried.  Because the Muslims are controlling the land, the Christians are trying to fight for the land so they can own them.

The First Crusade

Date: Around 1096-1097

Leader: Robert of Normandy, son of William the Conqueror

Difficulties

Because of the long journey, half of 3000 noblemen and knights from Europe died because of disease, baking heat, ferocious battles, the Muslim had poisoned the water holes outside so they ran out of food and they died.

During the battle

They hooks were catapulted onto the city walls, enormous battering rams smashed into the gates, the Muslims threw pots over the walls to their attackers.

After the winning

The Christians stole some things in the Dome of the Rock Mosque and murdered about 70,000 muslims including woman and kids. 

Castle Report

To my dear King William, I am writing to tell you that the enemy has launched a large attack using the ballista to kill all of us. Our castle, weapons, food will be destroyed and we will then be homeless. Even though our door is quite strong, they can still attack us by using battering ram to knock off the door.

I have decided that our first move should be by using the fire arrows to kill the enemy or maybe we throw the hot oil to attack them. This thing will make them feel suffer and some of them will then stop attacking us.

After that it will be necessary to might use of the people. For killing them using the sword. The moat also helps us so they won’t cross it. We can push them into the well. And again we attack them with hot oil and last but not least we kill them all.

I believe that we will win! The victory will be ours. We used a lot of weapons that we kept in the armoury. Some of our people died. 

Medieval Religion

The medieval church controlled the people by ordering them go to go to ask for forgiveness for their sins. They also tell them if they don’t follow the church’s rule then they will go to hell. People had to pay for the tithe, was one tenth of all new born animals ad on tenth of crops harvested. The church are really rich, owning everything. 

Knights

To become a knight you must be a page boy (7 years old) and on the age 14 squire boy leaning to use weapons, to ride a horse, wrestle, swim, fit, fight and hunt. In the knighthood ceremony the first step is shower to take wash the sins away and then get dressed. Later must fast for 24 hours and praying to promise to be loyal, brave, help poor people. Then sword blessed by priest and king strikes. Chivalry means horsemanship and I think they are still exists because people riding horses and racing still in life nowadays. 

Town Life

Living in town is way worst living in village. The town was dirty, smells, disgusting. People throw rubbish everywhere; animals poop on the street and people was all crowded. High shoes help them to keep them away from the mud. There are a few jobs such as a chainmail maker, fuller, tanner and barber surgeon that cut people hair and amputator (someone who cuts off wounded or diseased limbs to save the rest of the body from infection.)