Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
DueDate:May10,2016
Directions:
Usingyourresearch,determine(find)vocabularywordsthatpeoplewouldneedto
understandinordertolearnaboutyourtopic.Afteryouhavefoundthesewords,followthese
steps:
1) Writethewordinthelefthandcolumn
2) Findapictureonlineofyourvocabularyword
3) Createadefinitionfortheword,INYOUROWNWORDS!
Example:
Phalanx
Inbattle,Greeksoldierswouldcreatea
phalanxbyhavingalargenumberof
soldiersmakearectangle.Greek
soldiersoftenuseddoryspearsand
shieldsinthisformationtostop
attackers.
Yourworkgoeshere:
Yellowhighlight=moreinformation
VocabularyWord
Definition(YOUROWNWORDS
Furca
ApoleorpolesslungoverRoman
soldierstocarrythings.
(AKAamarchingstick)
PictureofVocabularyword
Carob
Acocoalikematerialwhichwasvery
popularinRome.
Thisisconnectedto
Romanwarfarebecauseitcouldbeused
tofeedthesoldiersandgivethemextra
energytofight.
HispanicSword/Gladius
Aswordmeantforslashingandstabbing
but,mostlystabbing.
Apron
Abeltthatprotectsthelowerpartofthe
body.
Flax
Aplantwhichcouldbeturnedintolinen
afteritgetscombedandthenspun.
This
couldberelatedtowarbecauseitisused
tomakethekits,whichwouldcarrythe
weaponsthatsoldierswoulduse.
Pilum
AheavyjavelinusedbyRoman
Legionaries.
Itwasusedasaprojectileto
throughatsoldiersfarawayanditcan
alsobeusedasacloserangedspear.
Marsh
Alowfieldwhichisusuallyoralways
flooded.
Thiscouldhinderthesoldiers
andmakethemlosevaluabletimeinwar.
Itcouldlowertheirchanceofsurvivalina
war.
SilkRoad
Aroadthatwasusedtotradematerials
betweenthewestandeast.
Mattock
Apickaxeshapedtoolthatisusedfor
agriculture.Anadzeandchiselwereat
eachends.
Itcouldbeusedtomakefood
thatfarmerswouldsendtosoldiersto
helpthemstayhealthyandfighttheirbest
inawar.Itcouldalsobeusedasa
makeshiftweaponifthefarmershadto
defendthemselves.
Ballista
Acatapultusedtohurlstonesora
crossbowwhichlaunchedspears.
Itcould
beusedtodefendacityfromwithinthe
citywallssothecitywouldnthavetolose
soldiers.Itcouldalsobeusedasavery
strongweapontohelpanarmyinbattle.
Turfcutter
Atoolmeanttoliftuptheturflayer.Itwas
usedtofarmandplantseedswhichcould
beusedtofeedsomesoldiers.Itcould
alsobeusedtorearrangetheterrainand
makeitharderfortheenemytoattackthe
Romanarmy.Theycanusethistoolto
helpmakemoreroadsandbridges.This
canhelptheirarmyadvanceandtake
moreterritory.
Aquilifer
Carriedthelegionaryeagle.Itisamajor
symbolinRome.Itcouldbeusedtoraise
themoraleofthesoldierstomakethem
fightbetterbecausetheeagleisreally
important.
Adscriptions
Soldierswhoreplacedothersoldierswho
couldn'tfight.
Byzantineera
TheerawhereeasternRomewasthriving
andhadtruepowerinbattle.
TheTortoise
AdefensiveformationwhichtheRomans
usedtoprotectthemselvesfrom
projectiles.Everysoldierputsshieldsover
theirheadsbesidestheonesinthefront
whichputtheirshieldsinfrontofthem.
TheWedge
Thewedgeisanoffensiveformation
wherethelegionariesformatrianglethat
pointsattheenemies.Theythenruninto
theenemywhichputstheminabad
positiontofightin.
TheOrb
Theorbisadefensiveformationwhere
thelegionariesformacircleandprotect
themselveswiththeirshields.Itisavery
effectiveformation.
TheSaw
Thesawisadefensiveandoffensive
formation.Itiswhensoldiersturnintothe
shapeofasawandallowenemysoldiers
usingthewedgetoramintotheholes.It
allowstheRomansoldierstowithstand
theattackanditalsoletsthesoldiersto
surroundtheenemyanddoa
counterattack.
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