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During the Medieval era of history, life was lived by a very different set of political, economic, and social rules. The only form of government was a Monarchy where the king or queen ruled by "divine right. " Secrets of Lost Empires II. Objective To design a working model of a trebuchet and demonstrate the power of a Class 1 lever. copy of "Fling It!
" student handout (HTML)plastic soda strawslarge and small paper clipsshort lengths of sturdy wiretapeyarn or stringpennies, bolts, or other small, heavy objects for counterweightsring or washergrapestongue depressorsmall strips of cloth (such as cotton or muslin) Make sure students understand how a Class 1 lever works. (See Activity Answer.) Organize students into teams and distribute a copy of the "Fling It! " Secrets of Lost Empires. Welcome to the companion Web site to the NOVA program "Medieval Siege," scheduled for broadcast on January 24, 2006.
In the film, which is a part of the NOVA series Secrets of Lost Empires, a team of timber framers and other specialists design, build, and fire a pair of trebuchets, a devastating engine of war popular in the Middle Ages. Here's what you'll find online: Medieval Arms Race The trebuchet was only the most frightening of the weapons early European warriors employed in siege warfare. Castle Learning Center.