Wk8 Medieval Times 2

 Art-The games of medieval Europe were mainly the same as those of Egypt, Greece, and Rome: dice, knucklebones, marbles, checkers. We also see more children's toys from this time: whistles and little dishes and dolls.Chess, which came to Europe from the Islamic Empire, began to be played in Europe toward the end of the Middle Ages, and after paperreached Europe from China, playing cards also began to appear in the later Middle Ages. In the old circuses, also, horse-racing and chariot-racing continued to be popular for a long time. This was especially true in Constantinople, where the charioteers (the drivers) were divided into teams (the Blues, the Greens, the Whites, and the Reds, though the Blues and the Greens were the most important) and which team you rooted for was tied to your politics and your religion, and often led to violent riots and murders in the circus and in the streets. But on a smaller scale, horse-racing continued in Spain and Italy also, throughout the Early Medieval period. You can still see a medieval horse-race today at the Palio in Siena, which is held every year.