There are many examples of turning points in the past. One turning point is in the Commercial Revolution of the middle ages. Feudalism in medieval Europe was ruthless. The manor economy was based on land‚ so those who had land also held the wealth and power. When trade expanded and businesses grew‚ a new social class emerged that was based on a money economy. This new class‚ the middle class‚ consisted of merchants‚ traders‚ and artisans. As feudalism declined‚ capitalism surfaced. Capitalism is
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creativity and human spirit lost with the classical age. Most importantly‚ the Renaissance was a revival of an interest to learn. In many ways‚ it is the opposite of the preceding Middle Ages. Their world revolved around the Roman Catholic Church; belief in god dictated every aspect of life. On the contrary‚ the Renaissance was secular and emphasized the predominance of individuality and human values‚ known as humanism. However rigid or dark the Middle Ages may seem‚ they were essential for setting the
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The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history. It began in south-western Asia and spread to Europe by the late 1340s‚ where it received its name Black Death. The Black Death‚ spread to many countries throughout the world and still lingers today. The bacteria Yersinia pestis carries disease in three forms: the bubonic‚ septicaemic and the pneumonic plagues. In the middle ages no one was safe from the plague‚ everyone was a target‚ including the rich and wealthy. The impact
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Alongside religious cause‚ Europeans blamed other people. By ‘other’ I mean someone who was different or foreign for their society. During ‘the Black Death’ period the Jews were considered as others‚ like outcasts of society. They were accused that they poisoned water sources‚ therefore they were subject to persecution‚ massacres. Mathias of Neuenberg and Alfonso de Cordoba shares a common idea that confirms Dols arguments saying that the Jews are responsible for poisoned water and food (Mathias
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The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history‚ it resulted in the deaths of about 75 to 200 million people in Europe in the years 1346–53. The cause of this sudden eruption of the plague is not exactly known. From the Gobi desert‚ it spread out in all directions. The plague then spread eastward to China. During the expansion of trade during the Early and High Middle ages‚ trade routes with China were strengthened and ventured greatly. European traders‚ particularly those
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century and in most areas was at its peak in the approximate period from 1800 to 1850. Partly a reaction to the Industrial Revolution‚ it was also a revolt against the aristocratic social and political norms of the Age of Enlightenmentand a reaction against the scientific rationalization of nature. It was embodied most strongly in the visual arts‚ music‚ and literature‚ but had a major impact on historiography‚ education and the natural
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very difficult to comprehend the concept of “being” no longer. This is often amplified in times of widespread devastation‚ which was the case during‚ and‚ following the Black Death. Art often reflects the concerns of society at that time‚ and this was most certainly the case in the late Middle Ages. Due to the extraordinary death toll caused by the Plague‚ and the essentially nonexistent understanding of the mechanism
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Music History 1st year midterm notes Chapter V: The Middle Ages and the Evolution of Polyphony Early Middle Ages (5th-10th century) High Middle Ages (11th-13th century) Late Middle Ages (14th-15th century) Composers: Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) Songs composed Plainchant Sequence: Comlumba Aspexit About: -german writer‚ composer‚ philosopher‚ christian‚ and visionary -had visions and later recognized as a gift from god. -was sent to the church in god’s service‚ due to her
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The economy of the Middle Ages The economy has long been a major force in the development of societies for centuries. It often changes and fluctuates‚ consequentially resulting in the success or failure of civilizations. The economy of medieval Europe originated as that of a feudal system due to the dangerous and chaotic conditions of the continent at the time. By the end of the Middle Ages‚ the feudal system no longer being used due to its newfound inefficiency with the new situations emerging
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not have become a newly unified power. Famine‚ cold‚ wet‚ and deadly conditions set place in Europe during the middle ages. Poor leadership and unlucky sequences caused the massive economic/political meltdown in Europe and the consequences were immensely costly to the general population for more than a 100 years. Northern Europe endured a large economic turnaround during the Little Ice Age because they heavily relied on agriculture. Agriculture became a growing concern due to the cold weather and the
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