People in ancient times used twisted ropes to create tension. Then the object needing to be hurled is thrown up in the basket and then line is then cut causing the arm to fly to the other side launching whatever it is (fire balls) at its intended target. Distance was controlled simply by how tight the roped was coiled up. Catapults however had downsides they were not very accurate and during the rain they could not be used plus they were very large and hard to transport. The idea of a catapult came from the invention of the crossbow, which is significantly smaller but uses some of the very same aspects.
This devastated the land, so that instead of the people of the North fighting against him, they had to concentrate on just surviving instead. To keep control of the country, William I designed stone castles that were stronger against the fire arrows and battering rams that the Saxons used in battle. It was easier for William to take control of the wooden Saxon forts. William’s men built stone castles on hilltops that gave the soldiers a good view of what was happening around them. They could see enemy troops before they got too close.
For nearly four hundred years, the Roman Empire dominated the western world. Many characteristics made it possible to achieve feats that seemed impossible. Engineering and technology were the key components to the development and great empire, which produced remarkable structures and designs that are in the present world today. ! The people in Ancient Rome put their knowledge to work to build aqueducts to fix their major problem of water so they can devote their time to building other impressive things like the Colosseum, the Amphitheater, and bridges.
The Turks had already began to capture parts of his empire. Always getting closer the Turks were just 100 miles from the capital of Constantinople. So this lead to Alexius asking for help from pope Gregory to fight them. Unfortunately pope Gregory was unable to help, but the following pope, pope urban II, was very keen to help. Launched by pope urban, with the primary goal of responding to an appeal from Byzantine Emperor Alexius I Komnenos, the first crusade was a military expedition by western Christianity to regain the holy lands taken in the Muslim conquest of the Levant ultimately resulting in the recapture of Jerusalem.
Traditionally, catapults were used for war. They would attach a harmful device at the “bucket” of the catapult and release it so it would target the opponent. The catapult was in great use when there was fighting going on back in ancient time. For instance, when the Romans back in 300 BC were fighting against the Greeks, the catapult was the biggest helped because it speeds up the process to launch the killing device to the other army force. It helped a lot, because it throws further and it was more efficient.
Lines 1-2 Batter my heart, three-person'd God; for you As yet but knock, breathe, shine, and seek to mend; • The speaker begins by asking God (along with Jesus and the Holy Ghost; together, they make up the "three-personed God") to attack his heart as if it were the gates of a fortress town. • If you are caught up on the word "batter," note that back in medieval times, in order to break down the door of a fortress or castle, you'd have to use a battering ram. It's a huge pole of wood, possibly with a ram carving on the front. • He asks God to "batter" his heart, as opposed to what God has been doing so far: just knocking, breathing, shining, and trying to help the speaker heal. • Those actions are nice and all, but Donne wants something a little more intense.
This was very important when they were defending themselves from their enemies they need very sharp objects such as spears, swords and knife as well as shields to defend when the times came. The Problems They Faced. The Romans were one of the biggest issues that the Celts faced. The Romans came from Rome in Italy, fighting other tribes gaining land across most of Europe. In AD 43 they came and invaded Britain.
Prions are a mutated form of a normal protein. These preeon proteins are spread when the body of an infected cow or human is eaten by another being. When in an animal, the proteins actually become severely deformed into a contagious shape, and while in this form, Breeds plaque fibers that slowly eat away at the victim’s brain. A preeon is a small protein linked to certain rare, fatal brain diseases in cows, sheep, humans, and other mammals. Preeon in cattle are from carcasses of scrapie-infected sheep.
In the Middle Ages, both attacking and defending castles were challenging tasks. People used a number of techniques to attack their enemies as well as they used even more tricks to defend their medieval castles. Let us look at the most popular ways applied by medieval warriors to attack their enemies’ castles and defend their own castles. Then, let us discuss an unusual way of attacking Macbeth’s castle used by Malcolm in Shakespeare’s tragedy. Making a castle unconquerable was the main task of medieval castle builders.
He later became a sheriff and that is when he encouraged prison reform. He pushed for the Penitentiary Act of 1779 to be passed. He wanted standards for prisons to be set in place. Early prisons were very tough, and involved physical harm and/or death as forms of punishment. William Penn, the governor of Pennsylvania in the late 1600's, realized that these types of punishments were too severe and were not fit punishments for the crimes being committed.