Appleseeds articles from December 2001

Appleseeds archives from December 2001

Children of the middle ages.
December 1, 2001... The Emperor Charles V, aged 2, and his two sisters, Eleonore and Isabella, were painted by the Master of St. George's Guild in 1502. The painting, done on three wooden panels, can be seen today in the Schloss (Castle) Ambras in Innsbruck,...

December 31, 999.(Short Story)
December 1, 2001... "God's bones," Anna muttered, scratching at fleas. Sleeping was such a trial at times. Something slammed against the outside wall. It was nighttime still and raining hard. Had Vikings returned? Anna crawled out of her straw rope bed and...

Welcome!
December 1, 2001... Once called the Dark Ages, this time period is a 1,000-year-long stretch of contradictions. A time of terrible troubles--crusades, plagues, and brutal wars--it was also a time of great beauty. Glorious churches were built, colorful...

Middle ages time line. (Where in the World?).
December 1, 2001... (500) People of central California weave elaborate baskets. (542) The first outbreak of plague begins. (618-907) The land that is now Tinanamen Square is cleared for development. (500) Roman rule is over. Britain is ruled by...

A knight's training.(Short Story)
December 1, 2001... Nicholas Parry was born into a noble family. In the Middle Ages, sons of the nobility were often sent to live in another castle at the age of 6. At Ramsey Castle, Sir Godfrey and Lady Catherine teach Nicholas manners, music, and fighting...

The children's crusade.(history)
December 1, 2001... The excited children marched to the edge of the sea. Some older children carried baby brothers and sisters. A few held wooden crosses. They stopped at the water's edge. Their leader, a 12-year-old shepherd named Stephen, told them that the...

All fell down: Europe's black death.(middle ages)
December 1, 2001... "Ring around the rosy"... Did you ever sing this rhyme? You probably didn't know it might be about a terrifying disease. Imagine that suddenly your friends and family become horribly sick. No doctor knows why. Soon, houses on your street...

Learning the mysteries.(apprentices)
December 1, 2001... John listened intently before repeating the oath. "In reverence," the guild master commanded, "the secrets of said fellowship ye shall keep and give no information to no man but of said fellowship. And if it fortune that ye part from the...

Words and picture. (Reading Corner).(illuminated books)
December 1, 2001... During the Middle Ages, only a small number of people--mostly men who were priests, monks, or nobles--could read and write. Books were extremely rare. Because the printing press hadn't yet been invented, each book had to be made by hand. A...

Medieval menus.(what's for dinner?)
December 1, 2001... What is the one question you ask almost every day? What's for dinner? If you were suddenly transported back to medieval Europe right before mealtime, you probably would want to know the same thing. What's for dinner would not be pizza....

Mind your medieval manners.(table manners)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... How many of these table manners do we share with children of the Middle Ages? DO Wash your hands and face. Let your betters sit before you do. Make a bow or curtsy and wish that your parents' food may do them good. Say grace before...

Game time. (Fun Stuff).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... They didn't have video games or Monopoly, but medieval people knew how to have fun. Children took on adult chores early but kept playing games well into adulthood. Active games were popular, such as hoodman-blind, in which the person chosen as...

Clothing rules.(Middle Ages)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Next time you search your closet for something to put on, think about the Middle Ages, when there were rules about what you could and couldn't wear. People weren't considered equal. Clothes were one way to announce to others where you...

What's in a name? (Brainteaser).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... In the Middle Ages, each job had a title. Today, many of our last names come from these job titles. Match each name to the job title from which it came. -- 1. Baker a. worker or maker, like a blacksmith or ...

Charge it, please! (By the Numbers).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Shoppers in medieval Europe didn't have plastic credit cards, checkbooks, or ATMs. But they still said, "Charge it, please!" Their bill? A small piece of wood called a tally stick. If a woman bought three loaves of bread, the baker cut...

Branching out.(books)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... What was it like to live in the Middle Ages? A short and silly chapter book, Knights of the Kitchen Table (The Time Warp Trio), by Jon Scieszka (Puffin), transports you to medieval Britain. The narrator and his friends help the knights of old...

A medieval day.(personal narratives)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Separated from the crowds by a painted wooden castle wall, my family waits in line to buy tickets. We are about to become tourists in medieval Europe. The knights keeping a lookout for suspicious-looking individuals amuse us with their shouted...