The Song of Roland is an epic poem based on a battle during the rule of Charlemagne‚ in the year 778‚ called‚ the Battle of Roncevaux. It was composed between 1040 and 1115‚ the first version being written in 1040‚ with many additions and edits up until the completion in 1115. The first nine manuscripts of the epic‚ were written in Old French. The oldest version was written in Anglo-Norman. The Song of Roland is one of the first examples of the chanson de geste‚ which is a literary form that occurred
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Ashley Kershner Mrs. Rankin AP World History 15 December 2014 The Middle Ages The Middle Ages was an era that could be described several different ways. Like all spans of time they had their downfalls‚ victories‚ different views of faith‚ and different forms of government. The Middle Ages span from 500 to 1500 in Europe. This is a very extensive period of time‚ and it is difficult to label it with one name. So many different events and themes took place. Nevertheless‚ the labels that best describe
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English IV Mrs. Mackenzie 30 October‚ 2014 The Power of a Woman In The Canterbury Tales‚ a collection of tales told by pilgrims‚ Geoffrey Chaucer presents a predominantly a patriarchal society during the Middle Ages. “The Wife of Bath Tale” is satiric and shows the power the Wife has. He satirizes this patriarchal society though his characterization of the Wife of Bath. The narrator describes her as a woman of means who has been married five times. The theme in her characterization and her
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Part I Before we begin… 1. Labels are identifications and NOT chronological periods of time!!!! 2. DBQ MUST use DOCUMENTS!!! (it’s called a document based question for a reason) 3. DO NOT simply summarize the documents they must prove a point! Bad sentences 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. “Everyone in Europe was into religion”… “All were poor and uneducated”… “There was no economy”… “There was no government”… Any sentence with the word “stuff” Any sentence with the word “things” Keep it short and sweet
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Bishops | The World Around The 1600’s | Essay Topic: Were The Dark Ages Really So Dark? | | Aidan Bizony | 29-Jan-13 | Were the dark ages really so dark? It was first used when people began to see a contrast between the brilliance of Europe during the time of Roman Empire‚ the “light” period‚ and the sudden deterioration during the centuries after the collapse of Rome. Throughout the time of Roman occupation in Europe‚ the European economy and culture were thriving. However‚ when the Empire
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Hot scorching flames rising from the ground of the homes of the innocent. The smell of smoke filling your lungs as you struggle to get a breath of air. But what would have caused three hundred people to die and one hundred thousand Chicago residents to go homeless. How about the famous legend of Mrs O’Leary and her cow? Why not Pegleg Sullivan the one who first noticed the barn spark up in flames. The most responsible and logical answer to all this Biela’s comet. Could have pieces of Biela’s comet
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The Black Death was the deadliest disease known to man. The Black Death first came from the shores of Italy in 1348. The plague came from merchant ships which came from middle-east and Asian. Most sailors on board were dying from this disease and a few days after arriving in west Europe‚ many peasants and poor people in the shore cities were immediately dying as well. The Black Death was very deadly and it hit anyone who wasn’t clean or people who have animals with the disease. Even though
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“The American Holocaust: Columbus and the Conquest of the New World” 1. Life in the big cities of Europe was rough time. There was a lot of violence‚ squalor‚ treachery and intolerance. There was outbreaks of plague and smallpox‚ also many people contracted measles‚ influenza‚ typhoid fever and many more illnesses during this time. In-migration was when the Europeans from the countryside moved to the city to replenish the population that died due to illnesses. If people from the countryside didn’t
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If the Black Plague never happened everything would change‚ and the world today would not be the same. The Black Plague made a huge impact on the world we know today‚ If it never had occurred‚ England and Europe may still be having a problem with overpopulation and whined up crashing. The Black Plague led to multiple scientific inventions‚ specifically in farming machinery‚ and also furthered education in medicine and science. If the Black Plague never occurred then the society‚ economy‚ and population
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The Nature of Fortune “There are good ships‚ and there are wood ships‚ the ships that sail the sea. But the best ships are friendships‚ and may they always be.” This is the very same philosophy that one of the main characters‚ Lady Philosophy‚ in The Consolation of Philosophy argues. The protagonist takes the form of Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius‚ who is also the author. In fact‚ the setting and events throughout the story pertain to himself‚ in the real world‚ as well as to the protagonist
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