Lesson 6 the state of science and technology during middle ages

MILITARY TECHNOLOGIES SUCH:

Revolutionized medieval siege weapon which uses countryweight and hurling of huge stone to very far distance

Used by the english against french during the hundred year's war (1337- 1453)

first hand held mechanical crossbow came with several different cocking aids to enhance draw power

the armour chain mail was made from thousands of metal ring and the armour was a long clock called a hauberok

AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION

important in cultivation of rich heavy often wet soil of northern europe that advanced their agricultural practices

more horse fulling power such as heavy plough while horseshoes let horse adapt to rocky terrain

Thin rod with a hard iron cutting edge placed in a borehole and repeatedly struck with a hammer

used in construction mining and farming for carrying materials from place to place.

OTHER INVENTIONS

or cast iron first appeared in middle europe around 1150

made from a dependable, affordable and accurate measure of time believed to be medieval innovation first documented in siena italy.

pivot able pot mill efficient at grinding grain or draining water

composed of convex lenses to helps far-sighted people to see

earliest prodecessors of the game originated from india and spread through persia and Muslim world to europe.

made by alexander neckam who said "take away lead which is behind the glass and there be no image of the one looking in.

invented by flemish painter jan van eyck who introduced stable oil mixture.

special type of water mill driven by tidal rise and fall.m

Invented in india it reached europe via the middle east in the european middle ages

first used in the eastern Mediterranean basin

personal boy armour made from iron or steel plates that is used to protect the body of the wearer especially during war