Why The Magna Carta Was Signed

Why The Magna Carta Was Signed

To give a simpler explanation, I've made a few paragraphs here

 for information to  why the Magna Carta was signed in 1215.

     Richard, the King of England at the time, fought wars in the Middle East and France. He taxed the English people to fund for his war supplies. The taxes were not slim at all; they were huge. In 1199, Richard died. His brother John became king after his relative passed away.

     John, now the new King of England, continued his brother's wars. He fought in France, but he kept losing them. He needed more money than ever before, so his government taxed the English people even more than last time. He continued ravaging these peoples' pockets for war. 

     The people became extremely unhappy about the large taxes. They went to King John, and rebelled. The English were absolutely furious, and they took over London. They then forced King John to sign the Magna Carta (Great Charter). The Magna Carta was the very first document to state that the king had to follow laws.

TL;DR: The Magna Carta was signed by King John, 

who was forced to sign it by the people of London.

info taken from here

My Personal Coat of Arms

My Personal Coat of Arms

I've already explained what a coat of arms is in my other post, so I'll move on.

For my personal coat of arms, I drew a fox. The fox is a symbol of wisdom, wit, and wisdom for the person's own defense. As for the color, I did the color\white. The color white stands for cleanliness, wisdom, joy, peace, and innocence.

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Kaitlyn/1st Child

• Is pretty intelligent
• Cares about cleanliness and personal hygiene 
• Wants peace and usually goes for peaceful decisions instead of violent decisions (but will resort to violence if necessary)

img creds: http://www.familytreesandcrests.com/heraldry-symbols.htm

Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms Assignment

In class, we are doing a coat of arms assignment. A coat of arms is a unique design on things like shields, surcoats, and tabards. We are currently doing designs based on our personality, and one for every six of our teachers. My class and I have to think about their special traits, and we also have to ask about their birth order. Every different color and every different symbol has a different meaning. Here is information about each color.

Red

Red represents eagerness to serve their country.

White

White shows cleanliness, wisdom, and loyalty.

Orange

Orange represents ambitions.

Blue

Blue represents strength and loyalty.

Green

Green represents freedom, healing, and loyalty.

Maroon

Maroon represents persevering in battle.

Purple

Purple represents justice and majesty.

Black

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Black represents grief.

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Shield Division Information

Here is information about each shield division. Each shield division, like each color; has a different meaning and representation.

This shield division stands for protection and defense.

Stands for protection.

This division stands for rule and authority.

This division stands for faith and protection.

This division stands for the Belt of Valor, or military strips.

This division stands for military strength or bravery.

This division stands for fortitude or military strength.

This division stands for honor.

This division stands for protection.

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Here is also information about my teachers' traits.

 These are based off my personal experiences and what I think of each teacher.

Mr. Beckham/2nd Born
Bear

The bear represents strength and bravery.
Color: BLUE (Strength and loyalty)

• Has a strict personality
• Extremely sarcastic
• Incredibly intelligent 

Mr. Fuller/2nd Born
Duck
The duck represents a person of many resources.
Color: ORANGE (Ambitions)

• Calm and short tempered at the same time
• Usually talks in a calm way unless angry
• Mostly on our side

Ms. Lowy/1st Born
Lamb
The lamb represents faith, innocence, and purity.
Color: GREEN ( Freedom, healing, and loyalty.)

• Likes to joke around
• Sarcastic
• Enthusiastic and helpful

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img credit / info credit - http://www.familytreesandcrests.com/heraldry-symbols.htm

The Definition of "Feudalism"

The Definition of "Feudalism"

Picture Credit: http://www.mountrantmore.com/rants/why-your-company-structure-fits-the-feudalism-pyramid/

Feudalism, also called "the feudal system" was a system that was used in Europe during the middle ages. There were four tiers; peasants at the very bottom, knights above the peasants, nobles and lords above knights, and at the very top - the king. 

The King

The king holds ownership of all the land. He grants land to others for protection, and of course; not for free. The king had extreme power always by his side. All would bow down at him- as he is the highest above all in the country. His supporters had to swear an oath of loyalty to him.

Nobles & Lords


Nobles had a limited source of education or books, like most of everyone else. Nobles were very loyal to the king. They would be granted land, then they would pledge their loyalty. The nobles and lords would swear to serve and protect the king. Nobles would also eat fancy food made by servants.


Knights/Vassals

Vassals, or knights, agreed with the king to do military services in exchange for land. Vassals were extremely loyal to the king.

Peasants

Peasants, or serfs, worked the pieces of land given by the king. Those pieces of land are called "fiefs".  These people are at the lowest status of the feudal system. Peasants belonged to the land. Townspeople are also included in this category.


Sources Used For Information

http://www.lordsandladies.org/feudalism-pyramid.htm
http://www.hierarchystructure.com/pyramid-of-feudal-hierarchy/
http://www.thefinertimes.com/Middle-Ages/nobles-in-the-middle-ages.html

My Experience In Class

My experience in class was rather fun and interesting. My social studies class and I did a "roleplay" in class. We roleplayed the different classes of the feudal system. I was a peasant, or serf. I worked the fields (aka coloring in pieces of wheat), then cut them out for the lords. After all those 2 minutes of peace, the barbarians (or our social studies teacher) attacked us using paper balls. In short, my class and I roleplayed.