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The guillotine was used for the severing of the head weather is was an animal or a human. They used it to kill those who went against the king.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoAs far as is known, a guillotine was not used in Roman times. The guillotine was invented in 1792, a long time after the Romans.
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∙ 8y agoTo execute people by cutting off their heads. It was considered more humane than the headsman using an axe to reach the same end.
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∙ 8y agoThe word is French and it is a machine used for beheading someone.
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When where catapults used?
at medieval times
What was timber used for in the medieval times?
In medieval times people used timber for building material, furniture, tools and equipment, machinery, and fire.
What was the medieval tool that had a very long knife that slid down to chop your head off for execution?
The Guillotine.
What was the noose used for in medieval times?
Hanging a person.
How did people communicate in the Medieval Times?
they used pigeons
What is the device used in medieval times to behead people?
The ax was used in the middle ages. The French guillotine wasn't invented until 1789 well after the middle ages and in the French Revolution.
Were roman numerals used in Medieval Times?
Yes, roman numerals were used in medieval times.
What device was used to cut off peoples heads?
The Guillotine
What id another term used to describe the middles ages?
Medieval PeriodDark Age?Medieval times or the medieval era.
When where catapults used?
at medieval times
What was timber used for in the medieval times?
In medieval times people used timber for building material, furniture, tools and equipment, machinery, and fire.
In Medieval Times why did they put motes around the castle?
In the medieval times, they used moats as a defence against intruders.
Who used weapons in medieval times?
Knights
How did they treat tonsillitis in medieval times?
In medieval times they would have used certain herbs to help cure or help with the pain.
What was the medieval tool that had a very long knife that slid down to chop your head off for execution?
The Guillotine.
What are the names of the instruments used in the medieval times?
lyres
How did people communicate in the Medieval Times?
they used pigeons
