During the Middle Ages‚ great improvements were made. All over Europe people were making new advancements to make a difference within the public. For instance‚ they created paintings‚ new music‚ architecture‚ and work of literature to help the public show the understandings of the people. Another improvement they made was creating the printing press‚ invented by Gutenberg. The printing press was created by putting what they used to print before the printing press‚ wooden blocks with ink on them‚
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In the High Middle Ages‚ the society was divided in three orders‚ the first being “those who pray” which Cecilia might have had considered to be most important because it addresses eternal salvation‚ the second “those who fight” were the kings and nobles who were the protectors‚ the last “those who work” was Cecilia’s class. “The three groups were not equal”1. Peasants were the lowest class which is why they were looked at as “ludicrously dumb and foolish”1‚ an example of how other groups thought
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The Middle Ages were once known as a time of darkness. It was plagued with sickness and violence. Many lives were lost during this period of corruption. A leading factor in the death toll would be war. War during that time was barbaric and bloody. They would fight in large quantities and would risk their lives for a certain cause whether that be for expansion or power for the king. In the Middle Ages‚ many battles have been fought by important people. They use certain equipment and are organised
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Today’s modern instruments and traditions of music have evolved from as far back as the Middle Ages‚ 500 - 1400 A.D. Most of the music during the Medieval Times was religious due to the influence of the Catholic Church‚ such as the Gregorian Chant. However‚ some music was secular‚ mainly composed by French Troubadours and Trouveres‚ Minstrels‚ Jongleurs‚ and Waits. The instruments played by these musicians were mostly the harp and cittern but the one with the highest respect was the lute. Medieval
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METRICAL ROMANCES OF THE MIDDLE AGES The very word ’romance’ conjures up to our mind visions of battlemented castles‚ of fair ladies pining in the enchanters’ castles and waiting for their brave knights to come to rescue them‚ of knights riding forth in search of gloriously impossible adventures.The Middle English romances were each a story of adventure‚fictitious and frequently marvellous or super-natural‚ of tender love making‚ of tournaments and cavalcades. While reading these romances‚ we see
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what time period. Medicine in the Middle Ages was a very important necessity. Back then‚ medicine was not as advanced as it is today‚ so there we no electrical machines. All the doctors could use were their own hands and/or very strange medical techniques. To explore medicine in the Middle Ages‚ one must understand the two important figures during that time‚ illnesses and how they were treated‚ the roles of women‚ and the education of medicine. During the Middle Ages‚ theories from ancient Greece and
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During the middle ages‚ castles were great strongholds for its inhabitants and the town in which it dwelt. These fantastic structures were where culture and entertainment thrived‚ and members of the aristocracy lived. They were symbols of great wealth and power during the middle ages‚ and without them‚ the glory of the middle ages would not have been the same. Castles were great strongholds that were built solely to protect the inhabitants from attacking armies. They were normally situated on top
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Religious Reform in the Middle Ages During the middle ages there had been much controversy circling around religion‚ mainly around the Catholic Church. Many people felt trapped within the church‚ which sparked many religious ideologists to seek ways around the Catholic beliefs‚ and still have a relationship with God. During this age a new religion began to emerge from the Catholic faith‚ Protestantism‚ which sparked much controversy for many people living in Europe at the time. This era brought
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The role of life for women was always tough but in the middle ages‚ mainly in the time after the Reformation was the easiest. The Reformation was the era that occurred when the battling was on their religions. It was mostly the Catholics going against Lutheranism. The printing press launched the making of the Reformation because of the chances for people to have the ability to read the bible. Women had it easier life post-Reformation than in the Antiquity because of compassionate marriage‚ and moral
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There are only a couple things that are the same when it comes to track & field and cross country‚ but there are so many differences even though they are the main running sports. A lot of people might think they are kind of the same thing because they are both the 2 main running sports. But nothing about track and cross country are really the same when you think about it. A runner knows the difference. When people say cross country that is exactly what it means‚ because you are doing all kinds
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