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    When speaking about society in history‚ high priests and nobles along with the rising middle class come to mind rather than the peasants at the bottom of the social structure. Peasants have always had the most difficult lives‚ especially during the Middle Ages in Europe. Peasant men‚ women‚ and even children‚ starting at age 14‚ continued hard labor day in and day out. A peasant man‚ William Langland‚ wrote a poem about his life and one of the lines states‚ “and have no coin but their craft the cothe

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    had separate readings about actions to take in the future. They had a personality and wisdom of their own in a sense that each hexagram had a different reading and action to follow. They each had a different fortune. 4. Why did the decline of the feudal

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    Europe is falling apart. The current feudal system and social organization present all across Europe need to be replaced in order to keep up with human development. The 1200s brought the Commercial Revolution. The 1300s brought the Inquisition‚ the Great Schism‚ the Black Death‚ and the Hundred Years War. These five events have led the masses to believe that a great rebirth of government and society is imperative to the progress of the world. As the Commercial Revolution continues‚ the need for

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    What would you choose to wear if you had absolutely every article of clothing to choose from in your closet‚ tailored especially to fit you? Probably not a 45-inch tall hennin or a coat trimmed with 2‚790 ermine pelts‚ which was exactly what wealthy medieval nobles saw as “fashionable.” The extravagance of the medieval European nobles made an everlasting impact on history‚ and their fashion evolved over the course of time. Although most of their clothing were wearable year-round‚ wealthy nobles had

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    gives examples of many different definitions‚ past and recent ones‚ and shows that there is no single generalized leadership concept. BARKER clearly separates the three terms‚ leader‚ leadership and management by explaining and criticizing the old feudal paradigm 1 and the new one which are the basis of conceptualisation of leadership. BARKER points out that there is a difference between being a leader (which is defined by BURNS as leader traits and behaviours ) and the term “leadership”. According

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    History Assignment: 3 Q.1) What were the main characteristics of the writings of the Nationalist School of Historiography? Ans: The Nationalist School of historical writing contributed to the self- confidence‚ self-assertion and a certain national pride which enabled Indian people to struggle against colonialism especially in the face of denigration of India ’s past and the consequent inferiority complex promoted by colonial writers. K.A. Nilakanta Sastri and other historians also helped overcome

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    and certain money payments in advance each year. <br> <br>Everyone had a place in a feudal society. Below the Monarchs were the most powerful lords-Dukes and Counts- who held the largest fiefs. Each of these lords had vassals in turn they had their own vassals. Sometimes a lord was also a vassal to a more powerful lord but had less powerful ones below him. Because vassals often held fiefs from more than one lord feudal relationships grew very complex. A vassal who pledged loyalty to several lords could

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    rows of small shops which sell many different kinds of things. Caliph An important Muslim political and religious leader. Daimyo A Japanese feudal baron. Estate All of the things that a person owns or the things left by someone who has died. For example‚ a large piece of land with a large house on it. Feudalism

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    1. Political and Social Milestones 1066-1485 a. Norman Conquest‚ 1066 i. William the Conqueror beat English king Harold ii. Created feudal system b. The Age of Feudalism i. Everybody had a specific place in the hierarchical society ii. Kings owned land and serfs worked it c. The Decline of Feudalism i. People had opportunities to make money outside feudal obligations 1. Increased trade with East ii. Growing cities iii. Knights were replaced by yeomen (class of small landowners) 2. Background

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    Boccaccio’s The Decameron in Medieval Literature Literature as everything else in the fourteenth century was guided by the Church and Christian teaching. Secular literary also had a part in medieval literature in the form of epic poems‚ tales of love and political literary works. Biblical references were common and most of the literary items had a moral thought apart from reading for pleasure and amusement. In this medieval understanding of literature great writers and poets were born all over Europe

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