What was the Medieval Usage for Marigolds?
Q. Could someone please tell me what people in Medieval times used marigolds for..and please write the source you got it from..thank you!
Asked by claudiaxo100 - Thu Apr 10 17:57:11 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. it was used for dyeing and other things. Here's an excellant site.
Answered by Dararie - Thu Apr 10 18:39:17 2008

What percent of the medieval population was merchants?
Q. In the medieval times, there were merchants, what percent of the population were they?
Asked by Saira A - Mon Feb 2 22:52:32 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. A tiny percentage since in medieval times only a few towns had independence from the feudal system. Almost everyone selling stuff was making it and was a journeyman or master in the guild system or a "servant" in a household like the horse master, seamstress, etc. You didn't wander down to a shop and look through a selection of prepared goods, you discussed materials and perhaps looked at samples or sample drawings and it was made for you. The names of specialty makers go on and on - felters, men's hats, ladies hats, narrow knitters for scarves, etc.
Answered by mike1942f - Mon Feb 2 23:01:59 2009

Why do you think Medieval authors, namely Chaucer, challenged the common outlook on women?
Q. Through the works of these authors (such as Canterbury Tales) we can see evidence of Medieval authors writing about women in a new light, contrary to how they were spoken of during the Middle Ages.
Asked by Just - Mon Dec 10 20:38:24 2007 - - 1 Answers - 1 Comments

A. I think you've answered your own question. Women were shown in a new light. The Miller's tale is a clear example. it shows women controlling their sexuality and, in fact, being sexually aggressive. A heavy concept for those days.
Answered by Michael B - Tue Dec 11 00:26:40 2007

What age would a medieval scholar have gone to university?
Q. I just read that during the 1500s someone went to Cambridge University in England aged 12 and matriculated aged 17. Was that normal for medieval times? I didn't realise the scholars started so young!
Asked by lanyon_piskie - Sun Mar 29 16:21:11 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Students usually entered the university at 14-15 years of age. "Students entered the University at fourteen to fifteen years of age. Classes usually started at 05:00 or 06:00. Students were afforded the legal protection of the clergy. In this way no one was allowed to physically harm them; they could only be tried for crimes in a church court, and were thus immune from any corporal punishment. "-Wikipedia
Answered by quirky39 - Sun Mar 29 16:29:38 2009

How to role play a medieval tavern wench?
Q. I need to role play a medieval tavern wench. Where can I get some literature on the subject? What sort of words and mannerism should I be using?
Asked by Ben W - Mon Jul 13 03:45:37 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Hi, Look up Pirates. They always had women around, and they are basically the same. Just in a different dress. May GOD bless you as your research, Amen?
Answered by prettiest girl in So. CA - Mon Jul 13 03:55:38 2009

What is the difference between Medieval Feudalism and Japanse Feualism?
Q. I am writing a term paper for my history class. If you have any additional info about Japanse/Medieval Feudalism, I would be pleased to know. Thank you.
Asked by huhbora - Sun Mar 9 20:55:01 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Check out "examples of feudalism" Wikipedia. This is an excellent place to start researching your paper. Good luck!
Answered by Warren - Mon Mar 10 14:53:46 2008

How did the trebucket affect medieval towns and society?
Q. How did it affect the town's defensive system, what it actually did to towns and what impacts did it have on medieval society.
Asked by AI FBI - Sat Apr 18 02:16:41 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I believe you are talking about a "trebuchet." (tre-boo-shay.) It made walls pretty well useless, for the simple reason that it could fire rocks and other projectiles over the walls. Often dead animals and even human corpses would be fired over the walls, in order to spread disease amongst the town's residents. It wasn't modern technology that invented biological warfare. One effect was that it undermined towns' independence, any lord with enough wealth to have an army and the cash to build an engine like a trebuchet could intimidate a town's populace, and extort pretty much anything he wanted. It also gave him the ability to put huge areas under his direct control and taxation. Any noble with enough ambition could become very… [cont.]
Answered by Sir Studley Smugly - Sat Apr 18 02:37:03 2009

What's a fun way to introduce a medieval times unit in the classroom?
Q. For a school assignment, I'm creating a unit plan on medieval times. I'm just stuck on how to introduce the unit. Since this is such an interesting subject that students would probably love to learn about, I would like to think of a really fun way to introduce it to the class (while also being realistic). The best I could think of is to play an exciting video clip with scenes from medieval times, but I can't seem to find anything like that. Any type of suggestions or ideas would be awesome! Thanks!
Asked by Timber - Sun Jan 4 01:35:37 2009 - - 7 Answers - 1 Comments

A. Use medieval food and have students dress up as if they were in medieval times./
Answered by DrIG - Wed Jan 7 20:53:25 2009

What caused the Middle Ages in Medieval Times?
Q. Not Meideval Times the dinner and tournament, but the real times of the medieval times. What really caused the Middle ages in 500 Ad - 1450 Ad. Please I need to kno for my geography homework!
Asked by Arianna - Tue Nov 6 18:44:41 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Middle = medieval. They mean the same thing. What caused the time period we call the Middle ages? The fact that that time period was between the early christian era and the Renaissance. Maybe you have asked the question wrong. But as you have worded it, the answer of what causes any time period is . . . wait for it . . . Time. Geography does not cause time.
Answered by CZ - Tue Nov 6 18:53:40 2007

What was the First Medieval University to accept women?
Q. What was the First Medieval University to accept women? I know that The University of Bologna is the first Medieval one for men. Help, Please & thank you.
Asked by Knowledge - Sun Mar 14 15:41:25 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Kimbo Slice university
Answered by Kunzy D - Sun Mar 14 15:56:34 2010

What is the importance of leisure time during medieval life?
Q. Explain the importance of leisure time during medieval life and the changes it was subject to. For AP Euro History summer project.
Asked by keychain - Thu Aug 23 18:08:23 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Well, leisure time in the Middle Ages was for the same purpose as today, the pursuit of entertainment. Granted, they didn't have the same resources and outlets for entertainment as we do now. Leisure time was the source behind most medieval artistic culture (music, literature, and visual arts) Women of the nobility used their leisure time for needlework, and tapestry weaving. Court troubadours were hired for their skills with singing and reading epic poems and courtly romances. Men of the nobility would practice their martial abilities in their free time. Jousting tournaments were popular events where this would occur. Monks and priests too enjoyed their free time. Monastery residents would often doodle/sketch in scriptures they… [cont.]
Answered by unknown - Fri Aug 24 12:56:14 2007

What are medieval houses of poor people made up of?
Q. I am working on something important today and I just need to know what are the houses of poor people in medieval times made of. I need to know about the roof and especially the walls and doors. If there is any image available, I would also appreciate that. Thank you.
Asked by Amaranta - Mon Dec 10 21:19:16 2007 - - 18 Answers - 0 Comments

A. the dude on the show dirty jobs makes a house such as this on a recent episode. made of cow manure mixture.
Answered by Bend Them Strings - Mon Dec 10 21:23:36 2007

What is the architecture of Medieval churches?
Q. Hi, I have a project on Medieval stuff, and right now, I have to make a brochure on how Medieval churches look and what the parts of it are called. I can't find any good pictures, so if you would help me that would be great! Thanks! Please give links! I would like it if they were labels on the EXTERIOR! Thank you!
Asked by Avie Lee - Fri Dec 4 19:53:57 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

What would be your reasons for visiting the medieval ages?
Q. Come up with as many reasons you would want to visit the medieval ages as possible.
Asked by Jeremiah - Sun Sep 27 18:45:56 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. To buy/take as many books as possible. Take em back and sell them for a fortune. Other reasons: to hear "Minnesang", to talk to the authors of some great novels (although this is unlikely), to see first hand that the Middle Ages might have not been as dark as we assume nowadays. To eat a lot of meat at a banquet. To have relations with a countess. To have a genuine sword fight. To see some mystics and "Gottesnarren". There are many reasons. (At least as much reason to go to a third world country for vacation...)
Answered by Odradek - Sun Sep 27 19:11:41 2009

What kind of animals were used in a medieval garden?
Q. For my class, i have to construct the animal aspect of a medieval garden. What kinds of animals would they allow to roam in the garden. Any sources would be helpful also because I kinda need help in jump starting this project.
Asked by solid s - Wed Mar 24 02:06:17 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. They would only allow the domesticated animals in their gardens. Chickens, horses ,donkeys etc. Growing and protecting their food was of utmost importance to them. These links may help.
Answered by ralf - Sat Mar 27 13:05:47 2010

What kind of history did they teach during medieval times?
Q. Not the history of medieval times, but the history of the history of it I guess.
Asked by nicole - Thu Sep 11 03:39:11 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. First, there was no public education in that era. The vast majority of people got no education, including learning to read and write. For those few who were educated, most instruction was in Latin. They learned to read and write it, and learned history from the Bible, as well as studying lives of saints. Some had knowledge of Greek and Roman historical writing and literature, but such knowledge would have been very unusual before the Renaissance. Students of certain subjects such as medicine, law, astronomy, rhetoric, and mathematics were usually trained in the Greek and Roman works relevant to their specialties.
Answered by A M Frantz - Thu Sep 11 03:51:45 2008

How high did the sea level get during the medieval warm period?
Q. I have heard that the global average temperature is not yet as high as it was during the medieval warm period. Do we know how high sea levels got during the MWP?
Asked by rockclimbingferret - Sun May 18 21:57:13 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Your source is wrong. The planet temperature has already passed the temperature during the medieval warm period. The fluctuations that originated what is called the "medieval warm period" or "the little ice age" that followed it, were smaller than the temperature perturbation observed along the XX century. Therefore, the sea level was lower than it is today. Here is a figure that shows what I am talking about:
Answered by Cosechero - Mon May 19 09:45:26 2008

How do I start a real life role-playing medieval times club and where should I start one?
Q. I saw this club on Degrassi where these teens got together and played in this medieval times club. They could play as regular citizens or a queen or princess and they even had costumes and all. When I was watching it, it looked fun but there are no clubs like that in Georgia, so how do I start a roleplaying club and where should I start it.
Asked by bbyjoijoi2 - Mon Dec 21 12:55:18 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Contact the Society for Creative Anachronism - and ask about starting a local chapter.
Answered by mamianka - Mon Dec 21 13:00:26 2009

How often does Medieval times change their show?
Q. We've been once, would like to go again, but don't want to see the exact same thing we saw before. How often does Medieval times change up their storyline?
Asked by apbanpos - Sun Feb 8 22:51:14 2009 - - 6 Answers - 2 Comments

A. They just changed it. It takes a lot to change it! Music, costumes, script, fights, everything but the food and the horses. My sis works there, so she tells me everything about that place. You better tip your wench properly. They work really hard to serve you. I hope I helped!
Answered by Corgi Luvr - Tue Feb 10 14:48:10 2009

What pieces of classical/medieval music are examples of medieval the Dorian musical mode?
Q. Have you any examples of classical/medieval music that specifically use the medieval Doric (or Dorian) musical mode. Wikipedia quote only Beethoven in his Missa Solemnis during the credo, does anyone know any others, the more the better! There are plenty of modern examples, but I am specifically searching for classical and even better medieval examples. Thank you for your help
Asked by George - Mon Oct 5 14:02:14 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. A search of classicalarchives.com yielded the following results: Hope this helps.
Answered by redhed311 - Tue Oct 6 14:16:33 2009