Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Coats Of Arms Day 3 Notes

Day 3
Teachers Symbols:
Lowy: Grape - happiness bliss, and peace
Young: Key - knowledge, guardianship, and dominion
Fuller: Bee - creativity, diligence, and eloquence
Beckham: Elephant - bravery, strength, and ambition
Emert: Naked Arm - someone who believes in hardwork
Mahon: Azalea - temperance and passionate

Teachers Color:
Lowy: Yellow - happiness and creativity
Young: Brown - serious and protective
Fuller: Yellow - creativity and happiness
Beckham: Brown - serious and protective
Emert: Brown - serious and protective
Mahon: Gray - solid and stable


My Own Coats Of Arm
Symbols: Key and Horse
Color: Yellow and Red

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Coats Of Arms

Coats Of Arms

Coats of arms are a unique design on shields, armor, and surcoats. The picture represents who they are and their traits.

Day 1 Notes
Teachers:
Traits: Beckham Tough, Serious, and Strict
           Young Joyful, Protective, and Helpful
           Lowy Creative, Kind, and Helpful

Birth Order: Beckham 2nd born
                     Young 2nd born
                     Lowy 1st born

Colors

Red: Passionate, Strong Willed, and Hatred
Orange: Warmth, Happiness
Yellow: Happiness, Creativity, Weakness or Cowardly
Green: Balance and Jealousy
Blue: Trust, Loyalty, and Unstable
Indigo: Integrity Kindness, and Judgmental
Purple: Imagination, and Arrogant
Pink: Love and Nurturing, Silly, Immature
Brown: Serious, Protection
Gray: Solid, Stable, Boring, and Drab
Black: Secretcy
White: Perfection, Wholeness

Day 2
Teachers:
Traits: Fuller Creative, Serious, and Imaginative
           Mahon Strict, Passionate, and Solid
           Emert Funny, Serious, and Inteligent

Birth Order: Fuller 2nd born
                    Mahon Only child
                    Emert 1st born

Shield Divisions and Meaning




Protection





Protection and Defense






Rule and Authority






Faith and Protection






Military Strips or Belt of Valor






Military Strength or Bravery






Military Strength or Fortitude






Honor






Protection






Earth and Country






Sea or Water






Clouds and Air






Fire, or the Walls of a Fortress or City






Sun Rays, Fame and Glory


Sources: http://www.familytreesandcrests.com/heraldry-symbols.html http://www.dallastown.net/cms/lib6/PA01000011/Centricity/Domain/219/Meaning%20of%20Colors%20and%20Symbols.pdf

Sunday, March 13, 2016

Feudalism

Feudalism

Feudalism is the social system of Medieval Europe which includes land held in exchange for military service. And the peasants lived in the lord's land, but they have to share the produce.


King/Monarch/Royal
The king is at the top of the feudalism pyramid. The king owned all the land and ruled the whole kingdom. The king had total control over the land, and can decide how much land the lords can have. At anytime, the king can take away land and add land to the lords.

Lord/Noble/Baron
The lord had portion of the land the king gave them. Before receiving their land, they had to swear on an oath. The lords were the second wealthiest class in the social system of feudalism. They can establish their own tax and currency system in their manor. In return for the king who gave the lords land, the lords had to provide knights for the king, serve the royal council, and provide food for the king.

Knights/Vassals
The knights are provided land from the lords, and in return, they had to provide military service for the lords, and even kings. They had to protect the lords and kings. The knights were paid quite well and main objective was to protect the lords and kings.

Peasants/Serfs/Villeins
They get to live on the lands of the lords, but in return, they had to give a portion of the produce to the lord. They weren't allowed to leave the manor unless given permission too. They had little rights, and is one of the poorest classes in feudalism.

Sources:
Feudal Social System http://www.hierarchystructure.com/feudal-system-social-hierarchy/
Image: http://legitimatemolecules.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/the-middle-ages-feudalism-9-638.jpg

The Activity
I had a fun and great learning experience about feudalism during the activity. I experienced what it was like to be a lord, and the aspects of a lord. I learned how they controlled the land, and the lord's jobs. It mostly felt good and fun because I was one of the highest ranks. If we were to do this again, I would be a different class.