AP European Summer Work Chapter 9: The flowering of Medieval Civilizations Cultural Developments: in the 12th and early 13th century‚ education was revolutionized‚ the Bureaucratization of monarchies was introduced‚ the commercial transactions in cities‚ and the development of church and civil law as society became wealthier and more expansive. The Rise of Universities: In the high middle ages‚ universities revolutionized the world. Monastic Schools; monastic schools were found favorable
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Castles were used in the Medieval period. They were used to protect the cities when they were under attack from neighboring cities. As the technology and attacking methods improved‚ the defending methods had to keep up. There were many different types of attacks that castles had to be prepared for; therefore‚ there were many different castles structures and designs. For example‚ in case of archers the castle would have to have embrasures‚ arrow loops‚ and curtains. These were all parts of a castle
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The Emergence of Europe In the Early Middle Ages: The Germanic Tribes‚ the Roman Legacy‚ and the Christian Church Marina Lundstrom History 114 – Western Civilization & The World I Due: November 8‚ 2014 After the fall of the Roman Empire around the fifth century‚ it took “hundreds of years” for the western part of Europe “to establish a new society.”1 The emergence of this new European civilization during a period known as the Early Middle Ages‚ included three major components: the
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mentions The Middle Ages or Medieval times‚ most people automatically think of knights‚ the black plague‚ or classical music. How did people of The Middle Ages really live? Everyone was divided into ranks using the feudal system. Lords had it the best when it came to living situations and special treatments while peasants and serfs had life harsh. Most lords owned a Manor‚ which was a district where the lord could exercise certain privileges and rights in medieval Europe. Only the Lords could own a
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The English in medieval times‚ utilized torture to extract information or a confession from a certain person (generally performed on infidels and church priests because of how religion was very important Medieval English society.) Torturers would torture someone with great skill by preventing the victim to not pass out and receive life-threatening damage but still deal excruciating pain to reach success in the torture. There were a large variety of tortures in medieval England but the particularly
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Capitalism in Europe 1. The causes of the population growth were improvements to European diets‚ decreasing morality rates‚ and diseases lost their ferocity. The effects of a growing population include urbanization‚ the development of capitalism‚ which in turn led to the restructuring of European economy and society. 2. Capitalism is an economic system in which private parties make their foods and services available on a free market and seek to take advantage of market conditions to profit from their
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during the medieval period. Most of the literary text published does not give an accurate accounting of medieval women besides their man jobs as being wives‚ bearing children and‚ depending on their social class‚ being gossips’ taking care of other people’s children. Most of the literary text also talks mainly about the oppression and inequality women dealt with. Social class‚ marital status and the time and placed that they lived contribute to what the everyday life of a women in the medieval period
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society’s values and unique characteristics that are simply astonishing. Medieval cathedrals were the product of more than a 1000 years of both religion and architectural evolution. Medieval cathedrals played a major role in Christian heritage‚ the gothic and architecture. The medieval period‚ with its boundless faith and energetic spirit‚ found an ultimate expression in the cathedral Christianity plays a massive role in medieval cathedrals. Building the cathedrals requires hard work and motivation
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THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A HIGHER EDUCATION OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING KNOWLEDGE BASE FOR DECISION MAKERS IN KENYA By Magdallen N. J (PhD) African Virtual University (HQ) P. O. Box xxxxxxxxx Nairobi - Kenya Tel: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fax: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Presented to United Nations Educational Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO) TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Introduction…………………………………………………………..………………3 Study
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1.0 The Definition of Open and Distance Learning Open and Distance Learning is a way of learning that focus on releasing learners from constraints of time and place whilst offering flexible learning opportunities. For a lot of married and working adults‚ Open and Distance Learning (ODL) is a way of combining work and family responsibilities with educational opportunities. "Distance education is any educational process in which all or most of the teaching is conducted by someone
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