Middle+Ages+Artifacts


 * Frederick I Barbarossa || A Doctor's Remedies for Sickness ||
 * [[image:Frederick_I_Barbarossa_Crusades.jpg width="259" height="360" align="center"]] || [[image:Midevil_Doctor_Herbal_Remedy.jpg width="353" height="343" align="center"]] ||
 * __This bronze sculpture was made in Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle) around 1155 to 1171. It is of Frederick I, known as Barbarossa. Barbarossa was a Holy Roman emperor who spent decades in the 12th century battling in the third crusade. Frederick died before reaching the Holy Lands, after his death, his troops mostly went home.__ || In this black and white image, a medieval doctor is giving his patient an herbal remedy to a sickness. These potions contained many herbs. They normally lessened pin but none could cure the Black Death that struck in the 1300's killing many people. ||


 * The Battle of Poitiers || The Viking Invasions ||
 * [[image:Hundred_Years_War_Battle_of_Poitiers.jpg width="358" height="252" align="center"]] || [[image:VikingInvasions.jpg width="360" height="242" align="center"]] ||
 * This is an illustration of the Battle of Poitiers. This took place on September 19, 1356, this was one of the battles in the Hundred Year's War. The Hundred Year's War was a war fought between England and France from 1337 to 1453, it was fought for a number of reasons. One was that England and France had always been long rivals. In the battle of Poitiers, The English won, mostly because of the skilled long bowman. || This photograph shows what a viking invasion would have looked like in the middle ages. The Vikings invaded Europe beginning in the eight century and continued until the eleventh century. Sometimes these invasions were violent, sometimes they were not. The Europeans were horrified and frustrated with the Vikings. They mostly raided France, Ireland and England. ||


 * The Book of Kells || The Black Death Victims Being Buried ||
 * [[image:Book_of_Kells.jpg width="358" height="288" align="center"]] || [[image:Burying_plague_victims_of_tournai.jpg width="360" height="200" align="center"]] ||
 * This illustration shows the making of manuscript copies of important Christian texts. This was done by Christian monks in the Middle Ages. Monks were some of the only people in the society who could read and write in Latin so they did this job. The production of these manuscripts required a lot of parchment. Parchment is animal hide, so a large number of animals was needed to do this job. || This image shows how people buried victims of the Black Death. The Black Death was a bubonic plague that struck Europe in the 1300's. It caused the economy to fall, the population to decrease rapidly and a strong leader was not provided during this time. People could not find a cure, some thought that the Black Death was God's way of punishing people for their sins. Others thought that it was the Jew's fault, and persecuted them. Some people went to magic and witchcraft and thought that that would cure them. ||


 * Knight Armor || Drinking Cup ||  ||
 * [[image:knight.jpg width="371" height="282"]] || [[image:Middle_Ages_cup.gif width="345" height="270" align="center"]] ||  ||
 * This is what a knight in the Middle Ages would've dressed in. Knights were popular in the Middle Ages until gunpowder was invented, and knights were not battling in wars anymore. They would also participate in practice battles called jousting, which became very popular. People were allowed to attend these jousts. || This golden cup were used to drink at toasts or on special occasions like betrothals, pledges of loyalty, and farewells. They were also used on important days of the year, they were Saints' Day, Pentecost Monday, New Years Day, eight days after Easter, and Three Kings' Day. This double cup may have been used for Epiphany. ||  ||


 * Beer Brewing ||  ||
 * [[image:brewery_workers.jpg width="328" height="432"]] ||  ||
 * This black and white illustration shows a brewery worker making beer. In the Middle Ages beer was brewed in monasteries. A monastery was a place where Monks lived, they were normally separated from society. Hops were also being used, hops were ingredients that were put in the beer. When water was not safe to drink, people often drank beer instead. In 1516 a law was made called the German Beer Purity Law, which said that only barley, hops and pure water could be used in the brewing of beer. This law is still used by German brewers. ||  ||