...The Middle Ages Do you know the chivalry of the knight? Do you know the famous Notre Dame de Paris? And do you know the martyr Giordano Bruno? I believe many of us at least have heard something about these. And they all share an identical time label. That is the Middle Ages. And today, I will introduce the Middle Ages in 4 parts: its history, religion, culture and economy. First is about the history. The Middle Ages is the second stage of the European history in a traditional division which divided the European history into 3 ages, namely the Classical Civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Modern Period. The Middle Ages lasted for roughly a millennium from the year of 476 to 1453, commonly dating from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century. During that time, the ruling regime was the feudalization which comes from the legal and martial liability of the noblesse. The 3 main features about it are seignior homager and land. The seigniors are the noblesse who have land. And the homagers fighting for them will get land as rewards. There were many seigniors who have homagers and knights fighting for them, leading to mass wars and armed conflicts. Since it was under the time of cold arms, the soldiers had to fight with bow and arrow, sword and for the knights, lances and pikes under the protection of Armor and shield. In these endless wars, there were several relative small empires...
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...We are going to write how they lived in the middle age the topics we will be mainly focusing on will be how was it like living in the middle ages, where they in war,and how did they make there food,cloths and weapons.we are going to see if they had a rough or a good easy life.We are going to see if they where in war.We are also going to see how they made there own food and cloths. They lived with a king in a big castle.They had rich and poor people in the little town.The rich people will have nice and big houses and didn't have to work as hard as the people that were poor.The poor people had to work to make there money they lived in small little wooden cabins.They didn't have good cloths there cloths where old and dirty.There work was to farm...
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...Running head: The High-Middle Ages The High-Middle Ages xx xx World Civilization HIS-109 xx February xx,xxxx The High-Middle Ages This paper includes a few major events in the history of the High-Middle Ages; An era with war and conflict from Asia all the way to Europe and beyond. Peace and war continued throughout the High-Middle Ages yet wars lasted longer and several issues arose impacting both war and peace. This paper includes an explanation of the people affected in the High-Middle Ages consisting of, Christianity in Europe, the Crusades failure, the structure of a feudal society, and death beyond belief. Christianity surfaced through the beliefs of Jews and creating the rise of Christianity began. The expansion of Christianity during the reign of the Roman Empire threatened the Empire. The Empire wanted power and if Christians has all power the Roman Empire failed as leaders. This threat began the stages of persecution towards Christians and the aggravation ceased when Emperor Constantine obtained his Roman throne. Christianity held strong and dominated Europe after the collapse of the Roman Empire. Christianity dominated people of both the poor and the rich. “Religious institutors including the Church and the monasteries became wealthy and influential given the fact that the state allocated a significant budget for religious activities”, (Newman, 2008, Para.1). Christianity dominated and Crusaders wanted nothing more than to take over the Holy Land promised...
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...The Middle Ages was a time when the Roman Catholic Church and the Pope were the primary rulers in Europe. Almost everything that existed focused on Jesus Christ and sins. The time period after was called the Renaissance which created a big change in European history. The Renaissance was a time of exciting changes and advances in art, literature, and science. The purpose of this paper is to explain how the Renaissance changed the views of the world. Illiteracy was common in the Middle Ages due to not having a lot of schools for education. Since people did not have a well education, they did not understand why or how things happened in life. In the Background Essay it quotes, “Both serfs and their masters looked to the Catholic Church and the Bible to explain the world.” In the 1300’s, education began to spread due to the need of people to efficiently carry on their work. Education made people to start to...
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...Hygiene and Infectious Disease During the Middle Ages Cayman Scott Jacksonville University | In the period known as the Renaissance, the transition of the Middle Ages to the modern world was taking place, showing diversity | |in cultural and religious practices and philosophical and artistic impressions, including an emphasis in education. What coincides | |during this era is the eventual change in belief system regarding hygiene and the thought process of infection causes, treatments and | |preventive measures. | |The relation of religion to disease process was widely accepted, as diseases manifested upon the body were believed to be derived from | |sin. It was generally accepted to find the relief of ailments in disease through prayer, meditation, religious pilgrimage and | |ritualistic practice. Many practicing physicians were priests or clerics and it was common to find hospitals treating illness to be on | |the grounds of monasteries and churches. As the body was seen as part of a universal whole, the concept of atonement of sin to | |eradicate one's health maladies was commonplace. The general belief of practitioners was that diseases were part of the original four | |humors relating to specific body fluids, blood, phlegm, and black and yellow bile, coordinating with elemental properties of fire, | |water, earth...
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...The exact dates of the Middle Ages are misleading, Historians place the beginning of the period between the death of the Roman emperor Theodosius I in 395 and the fall of Rome to the Goths in 410. Also known as The Dark Ages, the term may be more a judgment than an actual period of history, because of the lack of available sources that could be used evaluate the period were lost or destroyed due to years of war and insurrection. After the fall of Rome in 410, life changed dramatically. The aqueducts that once delivered fresh water to citizens fell to ruin because maintenance was no longer funded, and even worse, the once great architectural marvels were harvested by peasants to build their homes. As well, the complex system of waste removal...
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...The Middle Ages From the 5th to the 15th century A.D., a period known as the Middle Ages existed. Unfortunately, this period is also referred to as the Dark Ages, a depressing period. However, during this time three artistic styles took their turn in the spotlight. Each one became famous for its specific brand of art and architecture. The names of those three styles are Byzantine, Romanesque, and Gothic. Arriving in the spotlight first is Byzantine art. Originating from the Byzantine Empire, this style's art revolved around mosaics and icons. Usually wooden, icons were small paintings of holy figures such as Berlinghiero's "Madonna and Child". Byzantine art did not display these saints in grandeur and color but in still, flat forms, often...
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...of people during the Middle Ages were, according to the document 1, the responsibility of the knights who were the people of the middle status. While the serfs had to supply the knights with provision working on their lands, they gained the guarantee of security. At the same time, the knights provided military service to the nobles, and the nobles in turn provided the knights to the king so that the king also was secured. The manorialism differentiates from the feudalism in terms of presenting an economic system while feudalism refers to the politics as well. According to the document 2, the system of...
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...In 500 B.C.E Europe entered the Middle Ages. This time period can also be known as the Dark Ages because Europe experienced destruction of towns, decline of trade, and loss of common knowledge. After the fall of Rome various barbarian tribes invaded Europe and weakened the society. After the barbarians ransacked towns, burned churches, and destroyed property they left the town in shambles without any government or order. According to Document 1 “ they (barbarians) sacked towns and village and laid waste the fields. They burned down the churches… society has no longer any government.” Due to the fall of government and invasions trade stopped. Goods were no longer able to be supplied to town’s people which led the government to...
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...During the Middle Ages, Europe went through a period of time that could be defined as faithful, dark, feudalistic and achieving. Although these words seem conflicting, 500 to 1400 A.D. was a changing time for Europe as it accomplished many things, yet experienced some of its worst challenges. After the Roman Empire collapsed, feudalism became the new form of social classes the people followed. The Roman Catholic Church influenced followers and inspired them to follow its higher power, God. Many areas of skill were developed which led to one of the greatest breakthroughs during its time, the Golden Age. This breakthrough resulted from a harmful Dark Age which was a devastating time for medieval Europe. After invasions from outside countries and the spread of the Black Plague, an influential time resulted with advancements in architecture and education, therefore describing the Middle Ages as the “Dark Ages” and “Golden Ages.” The Dark Ages was a time of great destruction from invaders and a horrific disease that led to a population decline. Barbarians came into Europe...
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...In the middle ages there were trades and one of those trades was being a carpenter . In the middle ages things were different and there are also similarities that are still the same today . In the middle ages there were guilds and if you weren't a noble person born into a family that was wealthy you had to make a living for yourself . That was finding a trade , you would go find a guild. A guild is where you go to find the necessary tools and skills to make it in life . The typical in and out everyday life for a carpenter is what you see today . They would be hired to work on people's houses everyday build things or they might have their own shop and hire other carpenters to help them finish projects . Even in the middle ages carpenters...
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...John Foster HIS-109 March 6, 2014 Professor Carta The High Middle Ages The Christian religions rise to supremacy in the middle ages was the result of several factors. Christians had long been persecuted by the Roman Empire because the Romans felt that Christianity challenged and offended the Greco-Roman Gods and the Christians were prone to revolt against Roman rule. Christianity survived because it had many teachings that appealed to the downtrodden in Roman society, these teachings being that even though they were suffering they would gain equality and possibly superiority in the next life, Christianity gave them hope. When Emperor Constantine “converted” to Christianity, this conversion is not fact and often debated, after the Christian God gave him a vision that he would win a battle if he put the sign of Jesus Christ on his soldier’s banners. He did and won the battle decisively giving credit to the Christian God and then proceeded to favor Christianity over all religions in the Empire. Constantine’s favor was the turning point in the Christian religion. Under his rule Roman citizens converted in droves. When the Western Roman Empire collapsed around 476 A.D. all non-religious authority broke down throughout this empire and central Europe. Germanic tribes began to invade and take over these areas and the rule of law became almost non-existent. The Catholic Church maintained its organization giving the Christians a place to look for guidance during this dark...
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...of Nursing From Dark Ages to Renaissance (THE MIDDLE AGES) During the late middle Ages (1000-1500) -the crowding and poor sanitation in the monasteries nurses went into the community. During this era hospitals were built and the number of medical schools increases. Between 1500 and 1860 (A.D.) -the Renaissance all affected nursing. As nursing was not valued as an intellectual endeavor it lost much of its economic support and social status. The nursing conditions were at their worst and have been called the dark period of nursing. New hospitals had been built but quickly became places of horror as unsanitary conditions caused them to be a source of epidemics and disease. In 1545 -the council of Trent decreed that every community of women should live in strict enclosure. It took over 200 years of resistance for women to overcome this decree. The nursing sisters of France made little or no resistance such that their professional standards deteriorated. In the late 1500's - several groups began nursing and tending the sick, poor, and dying. These groups were St. Francis de Sales, the Order of the Visitation of Mary, St. Vincent DePaul, the Sisters of Charity, Dames de Charite', Louise le Gras, Brothers Hospitallers of St. John, Albuquerque, Order of St. Augustine, St. Camillas De Lellis, Jeanne Biscot, and the Nursing Sisters of St. Joseph de La Fleche. Many of these people came from rich and influential families. The dark ages of nursing lasted for...
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...During the Middle Ages, knights fought in battles and were admired by the people for their chivalry, and courage. Knights were around from the ninth to the seventeenth century. Boys that were from a noble family, a knight himself, or a wealthy family were usually the ones who grew up to be nights. Knights would fight for their lord during times of war. Knights spent most of their time perfecting their weapons and making sure they stay fit. Knights were expected to know and understand the rules of chivalry. Boys would start training to be knights when they were young. They were steps that had boys had to go through to become a knight. When boys turned seven years old, they would begin training to become a knight. Only boys who came from a...
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...From the point of 400 to 1400 in Europe the “Middle Ages” were considered “dark” but was it really dark? This age was believed to be the Dark Ages , some believe it was full of heart breaks, unsteady economy, and disappointment but that's only seeing the bad parts of the situation. The Middle Ages are that because they were between the fall of the Roman Empire and the European Renaissance, it was believed to be a period of decline for Europe. Also, because it falls in the middle of two important time periods: Classical period (Greece & Roman) and the European Renaissance. The Middle Ages should not be considered the “Dark Ages” because they had some form of government, universities being built, and the population was increasing, so not everyone was suffering. This age should not be consider as “The Dark Ages” because its population and economy grew. In Document B it states “ From 1000 to 1300, the economy of Europe developed and prospered. Available farmland tripled, and the food supply increased notably, bringing up the population.” And it...
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