The Downfall of the Middle Ages There were many reasons for the downfall for the Middle Ages‚ but the most crucial ones were the decline of the feudal system‚ and the declination of the Church’s power over the nation-states. In feudal society‚ everyone had a definite place and a definite role‚ with the power resting in the hands of the local lords (instead of a central government). The lords‚ or nobles‚ lost power after the Crusades‚ when the Europeans came into contact with the more
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Rick Serra Professor Graham Music History 1 2 October 2012 The Development of Polyphony Polyphony is a musical concept that completely revolutionized music as a whole. The development of polyphony began to take shape around the 11th century. When talking about polyphony‚ we are referring to a texture made up of two or more independent melodic voices‚ as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony). Although we have
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Introduction The notion of authenticity is one of self-fulfillment and Charles Taylor recognizes that there are dangers in accepting modernity’s drive toward self-realization. However‚ he is not willing to give up on this idea of "authenticity." In The Ethics of Authenticity‚ Taylor lays out a system of thought and morals that connect our search for self-realization with our desire towards self-creation. He is attempting to keep a form of individualism while still operating under objectivism.
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Listening Exam - Music History 1 Epitaph of Seikilos Song (epigram) First Century C.E. * sung in Greek Brief song inscribed on a tombstone dating from the 1st century C.E. The singer is accompanied by a lyre or other plucked string instrument The music follows the rhythms of the text (melody) The poem sung is an ‘epigram’ (a short verse that makes a pointed remark) Uses vocal notes of the diatonic Iastian tonos There are major 3rds that begin or end the last 3 phrases (bright sounding)
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The Plague‚ also known as the Black Death‚ was the single most deadly outbreak in human history. The Plague was so deadly that is almost completely eradicated the population of Europe in a 5 year span. Because of the devastating effect the Plague had‚ Europe would be altered forever from that point onward. Even though terrible at the time‚ the Plague would carve the way for Europe’s prosperous future. Marking the beginning of the end of the feudal system‚ sparking more widespread education and higher
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The Black Death‚ a common phrase most people have heard of‚ but are unaware of the tragic catastrophe that crippled Europe throughout 1347. European society has never witnessed such an event. The Black Death‚ nearly wiping out a third of the population devastated across the country claiming the lives of tens of thousands. How the people of Europe reacted to this disaster predicted their future. In all the agony and disbar the citizens still found hope and persevered. Barbara Tuchman‚ author of
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During 1334‚ The Black Death hit China and begins to spread to Europe infecting 60% of the population. At this time soldiers were traveling by ships and trade was the major source of the economy. Transportation began to evolve and ships were a new and evolved way or transporting goods and people. Although‚ this new way of transportation was great for Europe‚ it was horrible for spreading the disease. The prevalence of the Black Death is known to have changed society in European countries. The increasing
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Rifle hunting has always been a big thing in my immediate family. I can still remember when I was young my father would go out hunting and bring home a deer it would be a big commotion. My parents had 4 young kids so my dad would always tell use these crazy story’s about how he killed the deer. Looking back I now see some of the details were extremely exaggerated but I thought to myself‚ I wanted to have story’s like that to tell my kids one day when I grow up. I have been rifle hunting for 8 years
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The influenza virus has had detrimental effects on society throughout history. In 1918‚ the influenza strain H1N1 caused a global pandemic (Billings‚ 1997). One of the major problems with the spread of H1N1 was that soldiers were living in terrible conditions throughout Europe and were susceptible to the virus (Billings‚ 1997). Soldiers travelled worldwide‚ spreading the incredibly fatal virus that had no known vaccine to their families and friends (Latson‚ 2015). The symptoms of the Spanish flu
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Music 15‚ Fall 2010: Prompt for Paper #1 Music is a very large and significant part of human history. The characteristics‚ style‚ and theme of music is affected by what is going on in the world during the time when it is written. The constant changes in technology and culture throughout history cause music to be an art that is always building on itself and evolving. The connection between the progress of human history and the development of music is highly evident when comparing Hildegard of Bingen’s
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