AALISHNA'S MEDIEVAL VILLAGE

Medieval Model 2010Assessment Homework Task

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Medieval villages consisted of a population comprised of mostly of farmers. Houses, barns and sheds, and animal pens clustered around the village, which was surrounded by plowed fields and pastures. Usually there was a small church near the center of the village, symbolizing their faith and good fortune. Larger villages usually had small castles, in which the lord was obligated to live. Medieval society depended on the village for protection and a majority of people during these centuries called a village home. Most were born, toiled, married, had children and later died within the village, rarely venturing beyond its boundariesSome villages were temporary, and the society would move on if the land proved infertile or weather made life too difficult. Other villages continued to exist for centuries. Every village had a lord, even if he didn't make it his permanent residence, and after the 1100's castles often dominated the village landscape. Medieval Europeans may have been unclear of their country's boundaries, but they knew every stone, tree, road and stream of their village. Medieval peasants were either classified as free men, those who owed heavy labor service to a lord, were bound to the land, and subject to feudal dues. Village life was busy for both classes, and for women as well as men. Much of this harsh life was lived outdoors, wearing simple dress and subsisting on a meager diet. Village life would change from outside influences with market pressures and new landlords. Villages got bigger as the years passed on and started receiving more wealth. As the centuries passed, more and more found themselves drawn to larger cities. Yet modern Europe owes much to these early medieval villages.

Medieval Villages

A Brief History on the Medieval Villages

Materials used to Create my

Medieval VillageIcy Pole SticksCraft Clay

Modeling Paste

cArDbOaRd BaSe

FeltPAINT!Matchsticks

FOAM

sTICKY tAPE

The planning of this Medieval Village was referred to The Humanities Alive2, Second Edition. I referred to this plan because the structure of the village was accurate to my research and to the setting that I was originally going to do.

AALISHNA ALAG

In this stage I was planning the basic layout of my village including the space and certain measurements.

The planning of the map was important as it outlined my village cleared any important questions regarding the size and structure of the different villages.

Planning of Map

Stage#1

In this particular stage I created the main structures of the medieval times like the huts, church and the lord’s castle. I also created the three field rotation system. The reason I started off with the main structures so I could see the different objects needed to set around the structures.

Creating the Main StructuresStage#2

In this stage I created the river , fence, bridge, trees and bushes, etc. This was definitely the best part of the creation n because I got to try some great crafts skills and learnt how to create new models like a plough and a well.

Creating different objects Stage#3

In this stage I painted the different objects of the model and gave them their original colours in the medieval times. I also added a significant meaning to each colour.

Painting Stage #4

How was the Model Built?The model was made using different techniques of craft and experimenting with different materials. To create the model I first needed the history of the medieval villages, to see where each structure was placed and why it was needed in the model.

The model was built using various different stages, stages that added colour and stages used for building and constructing. There was also a lot of researching to find the colours of various objects and their intended purpose. The model was made using materials and text and computer resources.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:Bedson, C. Ewbank, N. Smith, R. 2005,Humanities Alive, Second Edition. John Wiley & Sons Limited, Australia.INTERNET, “Medieval Villages”, 2010. Publisher and Author not cited.

MY EVALUATIONWhile creating my medieval village there were many different things that I learnt and many challenges that I faced. The different things that I learnt were the different techniques of Art and Craft and the experimenting of materials. Above that the main thing I learnt was the many different parts of the village and how each object connects with the village to create the model in that time. What I would decide to do next time is not squeeze in everything and give each object some space. Overall I am very happy with my achievement.

Some of the challenges that I faced was the size of the model. It was in fact very small and so each object was shrunk down to its smallest size and each detail had to be small and intricate and at the same time needed to be seen. My other challenge was my use of materials which frequently needed to be altered and changed to create the best model. I enjoyed the whole project together and was very interesting and fun to create. It was something different and unique that I hadn’t done before in humanities.