2. In what ways did life improve during the High Middle Ages? Consider in your response the advancements in the Muslim world compared to the Christian one. Life improved in many ways during the High Middle Ages. Innovations in agriculture‚ the expansion of new lands and freedoms‚ and the development of trade routes‚ are just a few of the improvements made during the High Middle Ages. "This dynamic period shaped European identity and development. Many of the basic social and political patterns
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The middle Ages began in the 1000’s and lasted until the 1500’s. The Byzantine period influenced the middle Ages and the middle Ages influenced the Renaissance period. Early Middle Ages art mainly revolved around Pietistic painting (religious painting) except it was more in the form of mosaics‚ manuscripts‚ and fresco paintings rather than portraits. Eventually‚ their art style moved on to the Gothic era‚ which revolved more around the idea of realism‚ and artists began to use more symmetry and brighter
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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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between the Middle Ages and Reformation was impacted enormously by multiple factors. The Middle ages was the period of time between the fall of the Roman Empire‚ and the uprising of the renaissance in about 1330s to roughly 1700s. Between these times people lived in very different ways with different philosophies and religions. During the times of the 900s the following areas greatly influenced the culture of the Middle Ages religion‚ political‚ and social views. During the Middle Ages the religion
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of radically changing ideas and mentality than the art of the Middle Ages against that of art from the Renaissance. First‚ art originating from the Middle Age will be thoroughly analyzed for context. Afterward‚ art from the Renaissance period art will be analyzed next to it for its departures on from Middle Age techniques and thinking‚ before the two are finally systematically compared and contrasted. First‚ art from the Middle Ages‚ also called art from the Medieval period‚ characterized a European
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In the Middle Ages‚ the poor peasants went hungry many times while the royalty ate well. Fifty percent of the people were poor as the rest was royalty. The poor cooked all there food themselves. The poor people would eat mainly barley. Sometimes they turned their barley into bread and sometimes into pancakes orpizzas. They also make barley porridge or they would make soup out of barley. The poor people didn’t have enough food because they didn’t have all lot money. The poor hunted for some of their
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history from The Middle Ages to the seventeenth century (476-1700’s) (lecture notes‚ The Middle Ages) that the want to have power has had much significance. The want to have power has dealt with three social classes‚ two religions‚ and many other countries along with‚ conquerors and explorers that have contributed to Europe’s past. The Middle ages had started off with the fall of the Roman Empire in the year 476; where they fell to many Germanic tribes (Class Notes‚ The Middle Ages). Right from the
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they were part of a distinct era—the Renaissance. They looked at ancient Greek and Roman civilizations for models. They found the ideals of the ancient Greeks and Romans to be superior to those found in the feudal and religious literature of the Middle Ages. ·Burchhardt identified a difference between the medieval man‚ who was controlled by faith throughout his life‚ and the Renaissance man‚ who strove for the highest individual development. The medieval man is not an individual‚ but rather one
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Castles were a symbol of power in the Middle Ages. Without them‚ certain land‚ people‚ and places would not be where or how they are today. Castles were strong developments that held certain people. Their purpose was to be a home base for their people and to hold down conquered land. It took many tools‚ people‚ time and money to make castles as great as they were. They had big archways‚ moats‚ drawbridges and arrow holes. The more beautiful‚ the more powerful they were. Building a grand castles was
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strong states during the High Middle Ages? The Holy Roman Empire‚ also known as Germany‚ consisted of “hundreds of independent territories” (370). Germany remained divided while France and England began to develop into strong states during the High Middle Ages because Germany wanted “to extend their power to Southern Italy and Sicily” (370). 4. How did the responsibilities of the nobility differ from those of the clergy and the peasantry during the High Middle Ages? How did each social class contribute
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