“Why Byzantine economy remained one of the most powerful in Europe through Early Middle Ages?” The Byzantine cconomy was one of the largest systems throughout Europe and the Mediterannean for many centuries. Both local and international trade were of huge importance for the Byzantine Empire. Lower class‚ including traders‚ depended on the upper class. Their need of the foreign goods in order to stay in Local trade was much less popular. Throughout the fourth and sixth centuries‚ long-distance trade
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of 1954. The point of view of this source is that the “Dark Ages in Europe” were chaotic and terrible. This point of view is conveyed through the quotes‚ “During the early Middle Ages much of Europe passed through a time of turmoil and confusion‚ of ignorance and lawlessness.” and “The Germanic Kingdoms which had been set up by 476 were unable to suppress violence. There were so many highway robbers that travel became dangerous. Europe suffered a decline in commerce and manufacturing‚ in education
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The most significant process of state emerging in Europe was in XV-XVII centuries. In XIX century‚ the European states took a modern form that became the ideal type of state as the most famous definition from the German sociologist‚ Max Weber: “is a human community that (successfully) claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory” (1958‚ 78). The formation of the ideal type had identified the followed politics within the new social organization in the historical
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The middle ages were a period of time in medieval europe that ranged from the 5th century to the 15th century. They came to be after the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 C.E. Armor is sheets or pieces of metal that warriors or soldiers would wear into battle to protect their body‚ Knights in medieval ages normally wore chainmail armour. A lance is a pole like weapon that was made for the purpose by a horseback knight or warrior. It was known as a military or sporting weapon‚ depending on
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The Middle Ages should be labeled as The Dark Ages because barbarians invaded places‚ people fled from towns to forests and hills‚ and people were slaughtered. In addition to The Dark Ages the label Age of Faith is adequate because there were lots of loyalty and protection. The label Age of Feudalism is a poor label because there is very limited evidence to show that. The only evidence we have is that people owe service to a fief and the King and he will pay them back. In addition to The Age of
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Middle Ages The Poulaines This article was invented in the Middle Ages. It was a long toed shoes called poulaines‚ very pointed toes stuffed with wool or hay. This style of fashion footwear lasted over three hundred years before it was legislated against. This pointed shoe was introduced by the soldiers of the Crusades to Europe from the Middle East. The oriental style pointed slipper became so popular for men and women. ‘’As fashionable dressers began to extand the style‚ the points on their
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During the time of the Middle Ages there were many professions a person could have in the average life. In this time period the jobs a person had would often reflect how their lives were going to go. The lives of a lord‚ knight‚ monk‚ nun‚ peasant man and woman were all very different. This was a time when castles were used to protect the higher ups of society and a time when people were paid to play music and recite poems as entertainment. The Medieval times were full of songs and poetry. Many poems
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Post-World War era interpret the persecution of minorities in the medieval ages as a representation of the history of persecution in Europe. The violence against minorities during the medieval period was not a precursor to world war era violence‚ though an integrated part of public order demonstrated by the warrior class according to T. N. Bisson. Historian David Nirenberg has similarly argued that violence in the Middle Ages was neither the anti-thesis of proper social behavior‚ nor the collapse of
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1100-1350 in the Middle Ages. Their type of music is infamous and diabolic songs of love. 4.What are the modes in Western music? Describe at least one mode in Western music. - They are a series of pitches that are commenly used to play music. One example would be Lydian. 5.What is polyphonic music? How does it differ from monophonic music? -Is a music that uses one or more independent melodies. The differences were Monophonic was conquerd in the starting of the middle ages and in other
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The Middle Ages‚ despite also being referred to as the Dark Ages‚ was a time of high creativity. The misconception that it was "dark" is most likely due to the two periods directly before‚ and after it‚ which had more advancement and focus on learning and education. This period of creativity would not last. A series of crises would strike the people of medieval Europe in a manner extremely similar to those foretold in the Bible‚ brought by the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. It was so similar in
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