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M E D I E V A L T E C H N O L O G Y. By: Omid Azodi Duran Hughes Vincent Alday Date: 10/17/12 Period: 5 th. Plow (Agriculture). Used for agriculture ,specifically harvesting. Plowed through wet and heavy dirt. A BIG advancement for the agriculture business. Horse Harness.
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MEDIEVALTECHNOLOGY By: OmidAzodi Duran Hughes Vincent Alday Date: 10/17/12 Period: 5th
Plow (Agriculture) • Used for agriculture ,specifically harvesting. • Plowed through wet and heavy dirt. • A BIGadvancement for the agriculture business.
Horse Harness • Efficient plowing. • Easier transportation (carriages). • Attached to collar and chest. • Horses mobility controlled.
Wheelbarrow • Easier to carry heavy loads. • Can transport a huge amount of something.
WHAT TIME IS IT…? • Hourglass • The drops of sand told the amount of time that has passed. • Sundial • - Gave rough estimate on the time, by using the suns shadows.
Mirrors • Created images for everything. • See reflections.
Vertical Windmill • 1185 • Drained water. • Grinded grain.
Medieval Hospital System Cared for – 1. Travelers 2. Blind 3. Peasants 4. Diseased
Paper • Used parchment before. • Parchment used for elaborate manuscripts. • Paper; cheaper and lighter than parchment. • Paper made from linen rags.
Spinning Wheel • Time consuming ,but produced even threads. • Hand spinning time was cut in half. • Foot pedal dramatically reduced time.
MedievalARMOR • Chainmail protected from blade cuts. • Lethal weapons had little affect.
Medieval Compass • Sailors/explorers found their way through fog. • It was the old “tom- tom.” • Specific directions were set.
The Rudder • Enabled use of wind and water power. • Efficient sailing. • Reduced ship-wrecks. • Allowed full mobility of the ship.
Medieval Weapons I’ll get revenge!! He won!! • The Longbow • Shot L O N G range • Could release 10-12 bows per minute!! • Bad accuracy • The Crossbow • Shot 4-5 bows per minute!! • More precise than longbow. • Shotshortrange
Siege Tower You missed.. You sure?
Siege Weapons Catapult Battering Ram Punch and breakdown walls. Made invading enemy castles easier. • Shot things at a FARdistance. • Castles & walled cities.
Bibliography • http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/pabacker/history/middle.htm (www.engr.sjsu.edu) • http://scholar.chem.nyu.edu/tekpages/Technology.html (scholar.chem.nyu.edu) • http://medieval.stormthecastle.com/armorypages/battering_rams.htm (medieval.stormthecastle.com) • http://www.medievalists.net/2010/06/06/the-development-of-the-rudder-100-1600-a-d-a-technological-tale/ (www.medievalist.net)