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During the late 1000s, the Seljuq Turks, a Muslim people from Central Asia, gained control of Palestine-known among Christians as "the Holy Land." The Turks went on to attack Asia Minor, part of the Byzantine Emperor who called on Pope Urban II in Rome for help. He was so eager to get back the Holy Land he called a meeting of church leaders and feudal lords. Thus started the Crusades, a series of military expeditions to regain the holy land. At least 10,000 Europeans took up the cause. The First Crusade lasted from 1096 to 1099. French and Italian lords led several armies of Crusaders from Europe to Constantinople. The goal of the Crusades was to take the Holy Land from the Turks. All the Crusades except the first failed to reach that goal. The Crusaders sewed crosses on their clothes. In 1187 the muslim leader Saladin gained control of Jerusalem. Three European rulers - Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, King Richard I of England, and King Philip II of France - then led separate armies in the Third Crusade. The crusade lasted fro 1189 to 1192. It, too, failed. When Barbarossa drowned on the way to the Holy Land, his army turned back. Philip and Richard quarreled and Philip took his army back home to seize English lands in France. Richard and the forces under his command remained in the Holy Land, but they could not recapture Jerusalem. Richard settled for a truce with Saladin. During the Crusades, the weapon of choice for many European soldiers was the crossbow. This weapon was a powerful bow that was held horizontally. It fired a short, heavy arrow called a bolt with the pull of a trigger. The crossbow required far less skill to use than did the traditional bow. Yet it was a deadly weapon that was capable of penetrating chain mail and plate armor.

Vow of Silence

The vow of silence assignment, in my opinion of course, was pretty easy. The reason it was easy is because not everyone needs to talk on a daily basis. I have learned many things in this assignment. For example I learned that it is pretty hard to do a puzzle without talking. I also learned that it is possible to go to Mrs. McNaboes class and not talk in it. Without voice my day (inside of school) would be pretty hard. Outside of school it would be easy though because I don't talk at my house anyway. The skills necessary to finish those assignments are able to speak without your voice, reading lips, and/or doing all the work by yourself and telling your partners the stuff.

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Bathing
1. People bathed once a month
2. People wore the same clothes day after day, they only had one outfit
3. They used lavender flowers and mint in the water for cleaning. These were used to keep the fleas because they had a lot of animals and straw in their houses.

Chairman
1. The word chairman comes from the Middle Ages where a house only had one chair, for the exclusive use of the man of the family

Sleeping
1. At night time people would pile onto a mattress, a lump of starw on the floor. The whole family slept in the same bed(Mom, Dad, Sisters, Brothers.) If an animal was friendly they may sleep in the bed to keep them warm.

Troubadours
1. Troubadours traveled from town to town "singing for their supper".
2. His songs were often about love or the glory of kings.
3. Troubadours would strum a lute or a guitar.

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Angelo saxtons were two german tribes combined together. Shires were like sheriffs, they collected their taxes. Alferd the Great was the first Angelo Saxton king, and Edward was the last. When Edward died, there was a war because there was no direct heir. Herald Godwadson was the brother in law of Edward. William the duke of Normany. They both wanted the throne. William was the cousin of Edward. The Battle of Hastings was the battle of who got the throne. William won and got the name William the Conqueror. He was the first to collect the census from ancient times. Census was used to tax you. They compiled the info into the domesday book. They called it the doomsday book because it was used to tax you. When he died William was replaced by Henry the 1st. Henry the 2nd replaced Henry the 1st. Henry the 2nd made some laws and Thomas Becket did not like them. Henry the 2nd said he wished Thomas Becket was dead. Three of this knights heard it and killed the Archibishop on Christmas Eve. This ruined Henrey's reign.
     King John, his son, succeeded him. He went to war with everyone. He had no money for the war so he taxed them. People of England met at Remmaneede. They came up with the Magna Carta. 1215 King John was forced to sign it. The Magna Carta made it so that King John could not collect any special taxes from the people without consent of the Great Council. It also made it so you could not just take someone's property without paying for it.

Where would I like to go

I would love to go to Canada. I would like to go to Canada because I would like to see some scenery. I would also like to visit Canada because it is also a peaceful place.

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1. They start school at age 3
2. They speak spanish
3. They play complex clapping games and a coin tossing game.
4. They have a Constitutional Republic.
5. One of their main ingredients is hot peppers.
    Brazil
1. Their population is 194,946,470 people.
2. They are the only South American country to not speak spanish.
3. Kids in brazil like jumping rope and playing checkers.
4. Fruits and vegtables are main ingredients.
5. School runs from Feburary to December.
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1. Their population is 12.311.143 people
2. They speak english
3. Charles Mongoshi is a famous author
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5. They have a president and a vice president.
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1. They speak Greek.
2. Socrates is a famous author.
3. Tortise and a hare is a children book there.
4. Lucas is the prime minister.
5. Baked lamb is a popular dish there.
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1. The capital city is madrid
2. They speak Spanish.
3. Pio Peep is a popular children book.
4. Children in spain are a lot like us.
5. They won the world cup 2010.
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1. Their population is 10,760,305
2. Fernando is a famous author
3. Fly ladybug fly is a short story there.
4. Parlimentary Democracy is their goverment
5. They celebrate Christmas, but they right to Jesus instead of Santa
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1. Their population is about 7,623,700
2. They speak swedish
3. The capital is Bernie. 
4. Most schools require uniforms.
5. Albert was a famous poet.
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3. Sweep my baby is a nursery rhyme.
4. Their Pre-School is 3 years
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3. A popular toy is a thumb toy
4. Their goverment is a Federal Parlimentary Republic.
5. A popular soup is creamy mushroom soup.
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2.  They speak Japanese
3. They use a 8366 system
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2. There is no native langauge.
3. They have varites of differnet food.
4. A custom is "Do no wear hats in the village"
5. You have to pay a lot of money to go to school.
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2. Their goverment is a Republic.
3. Bruno is an author in Italy
4. Clap your hands is a famous book
5. The capital city is Rome
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1. The population is 81,121,077 people.
2. The capital is Cairo
3. They speak Arabic
4. Baha Timer is a jourlist
5. They play play a lot of board games.
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1. The capital city is Buenos Ares
2. Children mainly play soccer
3. Their goverment is Republic
4. Their lunch is the biggest meal of the day
5. Their Easter lasts for two weeks.
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1. The capital city is Paris
2. The population is 60,740,000 people
3. They speak French
4. They have toy libaries
5. They have a Republic
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2. It was a monarch until 1982
3. They have 3 branchs of their army
4. They have 76 provinces
5. Bangkok is the capital of Thailand
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1. Their population 3,516,820
2. Panamal City is their capital
3. They speak Spanish
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2. Their language is similar to Modern English
3. They play with marbles as kids
4. Their sports are Football, Soccer, and Basketball
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2. The most common language spoken is English
3. J.K Rowling was a famous author from the UK
4. Cricket is a popular sport to play
5. They have a Monarchy
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1. The populaton of Ireland is 4.4 million people
2. They speak Irish
3. Ogham was a literature system they used
4. The goverment is a republic and parliemtary democracy
5. Most meals are made of veges
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1. The population is 10,118,683 people
2. They speak Spanish
3. Humpty Dumpty is a famous nursery ryhme
4. They don't really play games when they get older
5. They mainly eat meat and fish
    Madagascar
1. The population is 21.4 million people
2. They speak French and English
3. Michelle is a famous author
4. They play war games
5. The goverment type is a Republic
    Sweden
1. The population  is 9.8 million people
2. The old man and the old woman had a cat is a popular book
3. They play outside a lot
4. Constitutional Democracy is the goverment type of Sweden
5. Stew Roast and Seafood is a popular dish
    El Savador
1. They speak Sanish
2. The capital is San Savador
3. El Savador doesn't have any famous authors
4. They play with the same toys as us
5. The tradional food is corn