Best Label for the Middle Ages
Best Label for the Middle Ages
From the 6th to 15th centuries in Europe, there was a time widely regarded as The Middle Ages. This period of time also goes by many other names. Some of these are The Age of Faith, The Dark Ages, The Age of Feudalism, and The Golden Age. The chaos and disorder during this time, sparked by the fall of the Roman Empire, called for a new type of localized government, feudalism. The church acted as the main way for one to learn and make advancements in science and art. This is what leads one to believe the proper label for the Middle Ages is The Age of Faith.
Another way, but not the best way to describe the Middle Ages, is the Golden Age. During this time there was not a lot of smart individuals, but there was a keep of knowledge, and new inventions and advancements in technology, architecture, and art came about. “Even at its worst it performed the function of guarding…the knowledge and treasures of what had come before, but more it was creative and inventive, and transmitted to later ages great riches of its own.” (Doc. 6). Although this age was surrounded by rude and fierce ideas, it still managed to propose some advancement in poetry, philosophy, and law (Doc. 7). There was the revival of learning during this time period, and the emergence of the scholastics. While the Middle Ages resemble somewhat of a Golden Age, it is not the best way to describe the Middle Ages. A label that is just but not the most just is the Age of Feudalism. During the middle ages, there was a great lack of centralized government, and people turned to local leaders for protection. This type of local government was based off of a number of rules, belonging to the code of chivalry. Lords provided protection and land to vassals, who in return provided the lords with loyalty, military service, and ransom (Doc. 4). Through Feudalism, people lived on manors, or the estate of the lord. Manors were self-sufficient communities, which consisted of a village, a
From the 6th to 15th centuries in Europe, there was a time widely regarded as The Middle Ages. This period of time also goes by many other names. Some of these are The Age of Faith, The Dark Ages, The Age of Feudalism, and The Golden Age. The chaos and disorder during this time, sparked by the fall of the Roman Empire, called for a new type of localized government, feudalism. The church acted as the main way for one to learn and make advancements in science and art. This is what leads one to believe the proper label for the Middle Ages is The Age of Faith.
Another way, but not the best way to describe the Middle Ages, is the Golden Age. During this time there was not a lot of smart individuals, but there was a keep of knowledge, and new inventions and advancements in technology, architecture, and art came about. “Even at its worst it performed the function of guarding…the knowledge and treasures of what had come before, but more it was creative and inventive, and transmitted to later ages great riches of its own.” (Doc. 6). Although this age was surrounded by rude and fierce ideas, it still managed to propose some advancement in poetry, philosophy, and law (Doc. 7). There was the revival of learning during this time period, and the emergence of the scholastics. While the Middle Ages resemble somewhat of a Golden Age, it is not the best way to describe the Middle Ages. A label that is just but not the most just is the Age of Feudalism. During the middle ages, there was a great lack of centralized government, and people turned to local leaders for protection. This type of local government was based off of a number of rules, belonging to the code of chivalry. Lords provided protection and land to vassals, who in return provided the lords with loyalty, military service, and ransom (Doc. 4). Through Feudalism, people lived on manors, or the estate of the lord. Manors were self-sufficient communities, which consisted of a village, a