Towards the end of the Middle Ages‚ many European nation-states were making gains to become more unified. However‚ the Hundred Years’ War and the Black Plague made doing so increasingly difficult. Much of Europe was still recovering economically and France and England’s military was astonishingly weakened. Despite the turmoil in Northern Europe‚ the Italian Renaissance brought about changes in political and social thinking which may have‚ in turn‚ precipitated much of Northern Europe into its growth
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During the shaping of the west religion played a huge role throughout the years‚ especially during the middle ages. The fourteenth century is when when many forms of Christianity spread in what we now know now as Europe.The kings during this period pretty much made everyone in their relm convert to Roman Catholicism‚ until King Henry VIII broke ties from the traditional Catholic church.The breaking ties from roman catholic institutions and the renaissance both caused problems and solutions during
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very mediocre. One example of a pro is that people had many activities that they could attend for entertainment. These included fairs‚ games like backgammon and chess‚ card games like poker‚ and plays. The events amused citizens of all ages. A con for the middle ages was the medical treatment. Most of the diseases in Medieval Europe were fatal‚ or had the potential to grow fatal. As the text book clearly states‚ "It’s no wonder people were frequently ill. Many illnesses that can be prevented or cured
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The “Propoganda of Saints in the Middle Ages” article‚ written by Esther Cohen‚ goes over many of the methods the Catholic Church employed to gain power over the people in Europe. Cohen goes through the middle ages by describing how the Catholic Church was spreading its faith; mainly through the use of propaganda. An Age of Faith took place between the fall of the Roman Empire and the discovery of America. Cohen describes how the in the early years of the church‚ martyred Christians rapidly assumed
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idea of enacting brutal acts of violence for the “pleasure of the audience” has been prevalent in human history since the time of the Romans‚ the only “advancement” that has been made since then is that instead of having gladiators fight to death‚ the subjects of torture are now animals. It is surprising that anybody gets pleasure from watching cockfights and dogfights‚ for the common man finds these acts atrocious and immoral and they have a sense that these acts are not only brutal‚ but they are also
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life. However they were given a dowry‚ education‚ and training. In the first century a law was passed that allowed them to be free from a male guardian as long has she had given birth to three children. The role of woman then deteriorated in the middle ages during the classical
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The Chainmail armor was the earliest form of metal armor worn by the average soldier during the Middle Ages. The armor was made from small metal rings joined together to form a closely linked flexible and protective mesh. The word ’Chainmail’ was an English combination of two words‚ ’Chain’ meaning a series of metal rings and ’mail’ from the French word "maille" meaning mesh of a net. The Maille armor primarily consisted of a two-part composite defense. the mail itself and the padding worn underneath
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The stories of the crusades of the middle ages are filled with tales of bravery‚ religious devotion‚ and of course‚ the battles of knights who crave fame‚ riches‚ and glory. One very famous group of knights was “The Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon”(Napier) also known as The Templars or The Knights Templar. These knights had an unforgettable end filled with misfortune. The Templars formed around the start of the crusades in 1118 A.D. The jobs of the Templars included defending the
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1. The European aristocrats of the Middle Ages were the landowning nobility‚ whose members were privileged by fiefs from the king in return for services in war. They owned all the land and everyone else had to rent from them. 2. Family Economy is the basic structure of production and consumption in pre-industrial europe.Family economy constrained women‚ because the were confined to the hose‚ maintaing the household and raising children. 3. The agricultural revolution was caused by the need to feed
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and educational activities. The Church was the head influencer and even secular rulers were subject to the Churches influence. Knowing that the Church was the main influencer‚ when Drama finally made its return it was mostly religious. During the Middle Ages‚ the Church‚ the same group responsible for the decline of the art of drama‚ began embrace and utilize theatre. They began to present religious drama in sanctuaries and cathedrals. However‚ why was the Church now embracing drama and serving as an
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