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    The Canterbury Tales; Embodiment of the Middle Ages. Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales" is more than just an entertaining collection of stories and characters; it is a representation of the society Chaucer lived in. In the late 14th century England the traditional feudal system was changing as the church was losing its importance and more people were becoming part of the emerging middle class. Chaucer’s "Canterbury Tales" is a microcosm of this society because it demonstrates the social

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    Time Capsule: The Renaissance and the Age of Baroque The European Renaissance was a time of cultural transition in Europe from a society rooted in religious focus and compliance to humanism and artistic expression. Although the majority of Europe remained loyal to the Papacy and Catholicism‚ the Renaissance brought about scholars that encouraged human artistic expression and self-fulfillment. Prior to the Renaissance‚ devout Catholics led simple lifestyles‚ with few amenities or luxuries. They believed

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    There were a ton of problems with the lords and ladies in the Middle Ages everywhere around . They had many problems; here are a few of them. They spent all their lives working. With the problems stated below‚ and some problems that had bad effects on the community. Adversities that the Lords and ladies had that the lords fought‚ In Lords and ladies article it states that “A lord’s life centered around fighting. He believed that the only honorable way to live was as a professional warrior.” So

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    suffered from the evolution of agriculture‚ but still‚ agriculture does have an amazing impact on our lives today. During the Middle Ages‚ farming was simple and lacking efficiency. Farming wasn’t complicated‚ but it wasn’t necessarily effective during the Middle Ages. After much work and hours of labor we make it to modern farming‚ a huge leap from where farming was in the Middle Ages. Today we have advanced technology to cut down human labor‚ farming methods that get the job done faster‚ and staple crops

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    In the Middle Ages the Medieval Knights did some hard and easy tasks/challenges. The Medieval Knights had to learn how fight and go to war‚ but the war was extremely violent in the European countries. Some hard tasks/challenges that the Medieval Knight had was enhancing skills for the war‚ like 2-handed sword‚ battle axe‚ mace‚ dagger‚ and lance. The Knight was expected to stand guard at the castle‚ and support the lord in the Medieval warfare. There are some Knights that rode horses and their horses

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    Music of the Early Middle Ages Music‚ like many of history’s other achievements‚ can trace its origins back to the beginning of man. The early Middle Ages of Europe was a significant time period when music began to develop a more permanent aspect in people’s lives. During this time‚ music was essentially divided into two different genres‚ sacred and secular. Sacred music was performed during religious worship or ceremony and secular music was performed for entertainment purposes. The following

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    the effects and developments that the humanities of the Early‚ High and Late Middle ages had on society. We have made some very interesting findings and come up with some intriguing conclusions. The findings are most definitely in condensed form for the simplicity of our assignment‚ although if given an unbridled word count‚ surely we would demonstrate volumes of text form such interesting periods. The Early Middle Ages Before we can talk about humanities‚ we must first define the word "Humanities"

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    creatures of the mind and women‚ creatures of the body; men provide economically for the family‚ whereas women birth babies and take care of the household. As noted historian and sexologist Vern Bullough writes in his essay On Being A Male In The Middle Ages‚ “the most simplistic way of defining it (masculinity) is as a triad: impregnating women‚ protecting dependents‚ and serving as provider to one’s family.” (1) While

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    During the Middle Ages‚ a women’s role in life is vastly different than what it is today. In the Middle Ages‚ a women’s place in society was running the household and their jobs included cooking‚ cleaning‚ and raising children. Additionally‚ women were excluded from the church‚ and this led to the rise of mysticism. Mystics tended to be single women who practices celibacy‚ were of the upper class‚ and were educated and knew how to read and write so they could write down their visions in books‚ and

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    The topic of ethnicity and migration dates back through many centuries. As I focused in on one particular group in the early middle ages‚ the Slavic people of Eastern Europe‚ I found those topics very apparent in the time of their expansion. Through extensive research I was able to map out a history of the Slavic people and the cause of their migration West towards Rome. Their reasons were very much like those of the Syrian people today. The Slavic people originated in the early 5th century. They

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