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Medieval Times Medieval Times

Entertainment and GamesEntertainment and Games

ByBy

Patrick YoungPatrick Young

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EntertainmentEntertainment

Music was a great form of entertainment, Music was a great form of entertainment, and was a good source of worship in the and was a good source of worship in the churches.churches.

People loved to dance, People loved to dance,

especially at weddings especially at weddings

and festivals.and festivals.

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Entertainment

Stories of war, heroism, and love were not only told for entertainment, but also to preserve a culture’s identity.

Drama was started by the church to illustrate bible stories.

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EntertainmentEntertainment

• Hunting became entertainment for the Hunting became entertainment for the royal and noble people, and it required royal and noble people, and it required many rules of etiquette. many rules of etiquette.

• In Europe dogfights and cockfights were In Europe dogfights and cockfights were popular. popular.

• Sometimes bears wereSometimes bears were

blinded and made toblinded and made to

dance by having its feet dance by having its feet

burned.burned.

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Entertainment• Fairs played a huge role in medieval

times.• People came from all over Europe to

participate in Christmas andEaster fairs.

• At the fairs entertainment included: acrobats, jugglers, and dancing bears.

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Entertainment Tournaments were held for military

preparation, and for entertainment. At first, knights fought with sharp weapons,

but later on the weapons were dulled to reduce the number of casualties.

Jousts were usually the main event at a tournament.

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GamesGamesSacred Ball GameSacred Ball Game

The object of the game was to shoot The object of the game was to shoot a small rubber ball through a stone a small rubber ball through a stone ring.ring.The players were only allowed to The players were only allowed to touch the ball with their knees, touch the ball with their knees, elbows, and hips.elbows, and hips.Players were often injured, killed, or Players were often injured, killed, or sacrificed to the gods.sacrificed to the gods.

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GamesGames

Even though gambling was highly disliked Even though gambling was highly disliked by the church it was one of the most by the church it was one of the most popular popular medieval pastimes. medieval pastimes.

People gambled on games of dice, People gambled on games of dice, wrestling matches, cards and animal wrestling matches, cards and animal fights.fights.

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GamesGames

Chess, checkers, backgammon, and Chess, checkers, backgammon, and cards were all invented in the cards were all invented in the medieval period.medieval period.

Only the wealthy people could afford Only the wealthy people could afford chess sets because they were carved chess sets because they were carved from ivory or from ivory or wood.wood.

Card playing originated Card playing originated

in Asia. in Asia.

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Toys

Children played with dolls, balls, hoops, hobbyhorses, and kites.

Children also enjoyed playing with knucklebones, spinning tops, and a cup-and-ball toy.

Knucklebones were a set of pig bones that were thrown into the air and caught in various orders, much like today’s game of jacks.

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GamesGames

The Game of Fox and GeeseThe Game of Fox and Geese► It is a game of strategy, and is similar to It is a game of strategy, and is similar to

checkers.checkers.► It was played on a square board by two It was played on a square board by two

players.players.► One player had a black piece that represented One player had a black piece that represented

the fox, and the other player had seventeen the fox, and the other player had seventeen white pieces that represented the geese.white pieces that represented the geese.

► The object of the game was for the person The object of the game was for the person with the fox to capture all of the geese by with the fox to capture all of the geese by jumping over them, or for the person with the jumping over them, or for the person with the geese to surround the fox so he is unable to geese to surround the fox so he is unable to move.move.

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GamesGames

The Chinese invented dominoes, The Chinese invented dominoes, picture games and cards. picture games and cards.

The Native Americans played a game The Native Americans played a game called little sticks, which is now called little sticks, which is now known as pick-up-sticks.known as pick-up-sticks.

The children played The children played

games like blind man’s games like blind man’s

buff, king of the hill. buff, king of the hill.

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• http://www.rarebookreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/holkham_lg.jpg

• http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/YALDhunting.jpg

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