Middle Ages Dates: 450-1450 1. What was going historically during this era? What was life like? The Middle Ages was a time of migrations‚ upheavals‚ and wars. People were divided by three main social classes: nobility‚ peasantry‚ and clergy. 2. Who or what had the power? Nobility 3. Who were learned or literate? Clergy 4. Who were allowed to sing in church? Men and Nuns 5. Most of the music that was notated during the middle ages was sacred or secular? Sacred. But Secular music was
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Castles were a major aspect of Europe in the Middle Ages. Castles had many purposes and were used in many different ways. For example‚ the castle was used as a fort for protection from invaders and other attackers. The locations of the castles also played a important role in the Middle Ages. The castle served as a household for many people. Castles were utilized in many different ways and were important in Europe during the Middle Ages. During the Middle Ages‚ castles were used as a fort to help protect
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During the Central Middle ages there existed a number of religious movements that challenged the traditional authority of both the church and state. New Christian movements such as the Crusades‚ the Knights Templar‚ the Franciscan order and the Dominicans. These movements challenged the traditional authority of the Church by taking the traditional ideals of the Church and moving them in different directions either to more aggressive techniques or to how the ministry should reach out to the common
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One of the most widely accepted timeframes for the Middle ages extends from the end of the Western Roman Empire in the year 476 A.D.‚ up until the beginning of the Renaissance in the 15th century. However‚ the Middle Ages can be broken into three different parts for the purpose of this expository paper: Early Middles Ages‚ The High Middle Ages‚ and the Late Middle Ages. Each of these periods are characterized by the historical events that shaped Europe‚ but Western Europe and more specifically‚
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Feudalism was the way of life for the people of the middle ages. Feudalism took the place of the Roman government in Europe. It started after the fall of Rome. At the time‚ Europe was lawless and violent with no central government to rule anyone (Biel‚ Timothy Levi 10). Feudalism was an economic and military society that is based in oaths and contracts. This means that feudalism intertwined the military and the economy of medieval Europe and in order to sustain life there was need for oaths and loyalty
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Chivalry Chivalry is a term known worldwide for many centuries and can symbolize a different meaning for different individuals. During the middle ages chivalry was defined as the combination of qualities expected of an ideal knight‚ especially courage‚ loyalty‚ honor‚ courtesy‚ justice‚ and a readiness to help the weak. Over time the way that chivalry is defined has evolved to the basic definition of courteous behavior especially that of a man to a woman. Chivalry’s first definition‚ which includes
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MIDDLE AGE AND RENAISSANCE ART 1 Gothic Art is art of the Middle Ages. Early Middle Age art is also known as the Dark ages (410 AD-1066AD). After the Dark ages came the Medieval era (1066-1485) Then on to the Renaissance era. In the Middle Ages the Roman Empire was spilt into two sections‚ the Eastern and the Western part of the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire fell‚ the Western part disintegrated‚ while the Eastern or Byzantium Empire stayed intact. The art reflects the differences between the development
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Legacy of the Middle Ages in the west An Essay Submitted to Dr. Gary Poe Humanities II by Blake Nichol March 17‚ 2010 Legacy of the Middle Ages in the West Dear Friend‚ I read your argument recently about the Middle Ages and how you have the belief that it was a time of no cultural expression. Well‚ I’m writing to try to persuade you to think otherwise. After an extensive‚ semester long study on the Middle Ages and the events that
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Early on in the Middle Ages‚ London was not the great city it has become in the world today‚ in fact it was not even called London‚ it was called Londinium‚ then Lundenwic‚ and finally London. In the beginning of the Middle Ages‚ London was just a small trading town on the banks of the Thames River in England. As the Middle Ages progressed‚ so did the city of London. Even with the plagues and wars that occurred in and around the city‚ it grew into the center of the kingdom of England. At the close
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the Middle Ages In Medieval times‚ pregnancy was not viewed as something beautiful. Bringing a new life into the world caused more harm than good. Nowadays‚ pregnancy is widely talked about. When a woman becomes pregnant‚ it isn’t frowned upon like it was in the Middle Ages. Pictures of pregnant women appear all over social media and in magazines that show how popular and appreciated it is now‚ but it was very dangerous in the Middle Ages. The Risk of pregnancy Pregnancy in the Middle Ages had
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