there was a time widely regarded as The Middle Ages. This period of time also goes by many other names. Some of these are The Age of Faith‚ The Dark Ages‚ The Age of Feudalism‚ and The Golden Age. The chaos and disorder during this time‚ sparked by the fall of the Roman Empire‚ called for a new type of localized government‚ feudalism. The church acted as the main way for one to learn and make advancements in science and art. This is what leads one to believe the proper label for the Middle Ages is
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the Middle Ages. The Black Death was a deadly disease that can kill people in 2 days. Feudalism is a political structure that was a way to pay taxes and work to get food. The Black Death was one of the reasons for the decline of feudalism because it killed many people in the system and didn’t matter what social class you were in. The Black Plague was one of the major issues that led to the decline of feudalism. The Plague started from rats and started to spread quickly in the 1300s. The disease
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end the wars that expanded Islam and the threat of further expansion. During this time‚ feudalism was the main social system in Europe. Feudalism is “historiographic construct designating the social‚ economic‚ and political conditions in western Europe during the early Middle Ages” (Brown). Feudalism was a component in the rise of states. The rise of states now was because trade was revived and because of feudalism‚ the “Respublica Christiana‚ the commonwealth governed by the emperor who was guided
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William the Conqueror was a Norman duke who later became an English king. He had many great accomplishments. His most well-known accomplishments are the idea of feudalism and the Domesday Book. The Normans were a fierce group who were very militaristic. William the Conqueror was born around 1027 in Normandy. He was the illegitimate son of the former Duke of Normandy. Because his parents‚ Duke Robert I and Herleve‚ were not married‚ he was nicknamed William the Bastard. At the age of 8‚ he became
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standards of living better he’s defiantly a good king. William introduced Feudalism into the society of England. People received a grant of land in order for them to work and they must swear to alliance to the king. This system was new for the people though defiantly an improvement. Thanks to Feudalism everyone was promised protection‚ land and food. Feudalism‚ gave a structure to society that had never been there before. Feudalism gave the William more power‚ meaning he could run the country even better
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The period after the fall of the Roman Empire has gone by many names. It has been called “The Dark Ages‚” “The Age of Feudalism‚” “The Age of Faith‚” and a Golden Age. The Middle Ages began around the time that the Roman Empire fell. The Roman Empire had been declining over time due to Military‚ Political‚ Economic‚ and Social issues. The fall of the Roman Empire brought many changes to Western Europe. Society regressed and forgot the achievements and discoveries that were made in the past. However
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Ages. It was a tie after the collapse of Rome in which Barbarian invasions lead to the disruption of trade and when businesses began to collapse. It was also a time when there was a downfall in cities‚ population shift‚ cities were being abandoned‚ feudalism was necessary and there were crusades. The middle ages could have been called dark ages because the Barbarians broke though ramparts so there was no protection. They were no longer trading‚ peasants abandoned their fields only so they can avoid
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1500 in Europe. This is a very extensive period of time‚ and it is difficult to label it with one name. So many different events and themes took place. Nevertheless‚ the labels that best describe this era would have to be The Dark Ages‚ The Age of Feudalism‚ and The Age of Faith. The Middle Ages could be referred to as the Dark Ages for several reasons. In this time period there were a lot of wars and raids taking place‚ especially Viking raids. “846 According to their custom the Northmen plundered…
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loyalty. Meanwhile‚ Clovis expanded Christianity with the help of the church. Monasteries were religious communities‚ this is where monks devoted their life to Christianity. Monks helped the community by opening schools‚ and maintaining libraries. As feudalism was introduced‚ society changed. The social classes changed; the king was the top then came church officials and nobles then came knights then peasants. A status of a person in the feudal system influenced a person’s power. Many serfs lived on their
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The time from 500 to 1400‚ in Western Europe has historians debating a proper label. Appropriate labels would be; The Dark Ages‚ representing the lack of knowledge and chaos that occurred; The Age of Feudalism‚ for the social structure; and The Age of Faith‚ expressing the amount of power the Pope and the Church had. The Dark Ages included a lot of battles and chaos. Many people blame it on the lack of knowledge that led to the invasions and the chaos. The Dark Ages were caused by the fall of the
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