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= Presentation Zen = media type="custom" key="8452782" = Outline = =Essay=
 * 1st slide || Title slide:Presentation ZenSwords, Bows, and Armor ||
 * 2nd slide || Authors:Created by:Anna G.Emma B. ||
 * 3rd slide || Swords ||
 * 4th slide || ** swords have personalities
 * swordsmith's personality reflected on the sword
 * swrodsmiths had to be of the highest moral character
 * swords had to be strong enough to be effective in battle
 * flexible enough to withstand a blow with out breaking
 * combined metals of different hardnesses
 * hardness of metal depends on carbon content
 * hard steel on outside, softer steel on inside
 * metal is folded over a dozen times to strengthen the metal
 * steels melted together in furnace
 * put in cool water to harden
 * metals cool at different rates giving the sword it's curved shape ||
 * 5th slide || ** Short- bladed spears were worn by Horse men and longer ones by foot men (yari)
 * Swords were decorated with mother of pearl
 * A tsuba is a sword guard
 * Sword hilts were made with fish skin and wood
 * <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;">tsuba- guards between the handle and the blade to keep the user from slicing their hand
 * <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;">katana- the sword
 * <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;">sword weighs less than three pounds
 * <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;">swordsmen are taught to wave the blade in circles so there is no break in momentum ||
 * 6th slide || Armor ||
 * 7th slide || ** <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;">Samurai helmets were generally referred as kabuto
 * <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;">Samurai helmets were decorated with brass and lacquer.
 * <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;"> On a samurai helmet there usually is a horn shaped crest.
 * <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;">On the top of the helmet there is a opening called a tehen it is used so the warriors pig tail can pass through.
 * <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;">The Samurai wore armored sleeves that protected there arms from spears and swords
 * <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;">It was made of close fitting material and was placed over the arm and tied around the chest ||
 * 8th slide || ** <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;">helmet- kabuto
 * <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;">lances were never thrown
 * <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;">lower arm protection- kote
 * <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;">shoulder plates- sode
 * <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;">gloves- tekkō
 * <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;">chests and backs guarded by iron plates riveted together
 * <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;">arms and thighs covered with either chain mail or rawhide plates
 * <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;">weighs 40 lbs
 * <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.2in; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;">helmet made of 32 different pieces ||
 * 9th slide || Closing ||

<span style="display: block; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span style="border-bottom: solid #4f81bd 1.0pt; border: none; display: block; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 0in 0in 4.0pt 0in;"> Swords: Samurai swords were of the highest quality. They were hard enough to be useful in battle, but flexible enough to absorb the impact of another sword without breaking. In order to craft a blade with both these qualities, the sword smith had to combine two different metals. Hard, durable steel was used on the outside of the sword to create a razor sharp blade and softer steel was used on the inside to absorb the blow of another sword. To strengthen the blade, the smith would also fold the steel over a dozen times. Then once he combined the steels he would melt them together in the furnace. When the metal reaches a certain hue, the sword smith would put the blade in cool water to harden. The two metals cool at different rates which gives the blade its curved shape.

A samurai’s sword had 3 main parts to it. There is the hilt, the guard, and the blade. The sword hilt was made of wood and fish skin. The guard was called the tsuba, and it’s a round piece between the blade and the hilt that protects the user from slicing their hand when in use. The blade of the sword is called the katana. They were also decorated with mother of pearl. The samurai also believed that swords had personalities. The sword smith’s personality reflected on the sword so therefore the sword smith had to be of the highest moral values. The samurai would name their swords and pass them down in their families.

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A samurai’s armor was made of many different pieces so that it was flexible enough for the samurai to move around in, but hard enough to protect the wearer from some of the injuries of battle. The craftsman would first take strips of tough rawhide and punch holes in it. Then he would lacquer it to make it harder. After that he would use strings made of monkey skin to weave the plates of rawhide together. This created hard but flexible joints, similar to chain mail. The craftsman would then have to weave together enough rawhide plates to make a suit of armor. They would also have to make other parts of the suit of armor so making a full suit took over a year.

There were many different parts to a full suite of samurai armor. The helmet was called the kabuto and usually had a horn shaped crest on top of it. They were decorated with pieces of brass and lacquer and the whole helmet was made up of 32 pieces. The samurai also wore masks-called menpo-for extra protection and to give the warrior a more frightening appearance. A samurai’s chest and back were protected with iron plates riveted together. Their arms and thighs were protected with either rawhide plates or chain mail, which allowed for movement. All in all, a full suite of samurai armor weighed 40 pounds! Try wearing that while sword fighting!

<span style="border-bottom: solid #4f81bd 1.0pt; border: none; display: block; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 0in 0in 4.0pt 0in;"> Closing The samurai were very intelligent when it came to warfare. They figured out how to make swords that were razor sharp, but not brittle, armor that was flexible but still very protective and a variety of other weapons. They used bows and arrows, lances, and many different swords in battle. A samurai’s armor and sword was very expensive and hard to make, but it was what made them some of the most fearsome warriors in battle. = Citations =

Bryant, Anthony J. __The Samurai__. London: Osprey Publishing, 1989.Macdonald, Fiona. You Wouldn't Want to be a Samurai! : A Deadly Career You'd Rather Not Pursue. New York: Franklin Watts, 2010, c2009. Print. Illustrations and text introduce early readers to the the training, duties, and lifestyle of a samurai; and also describes the culture and traditions of ancient Japan Byam, Mich-ele. Arms & Armor. New York: Knopf, 1988. Print.