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    as the death hole because the enemy can get trapped. This can result “in death for the attacker” (“Concentric Castles”). Also‚ the walls served as an obstacle for anyone who tried to attack the castle (“Concentric”). The earliest castles in the Middle Ages had an outer wall that was surrounded by a moat filled with water. To cross the moat‚ there were “retractable drawbridges that could be lifted for security”

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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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    During the Middle Ages‚ society was divided among the locals. Depending on your wealth‚ religion‚ and family‚ you are placed in a certain class. The three main classes are the upper royal class‚ the middle class‚ and the lower poorer class. To be a member of the upper class‚ folk must be born a noble. This class consists of royalty‚ knights‚ squires‚ and friars. It is divided into two sub classes. The upper and the clergy‚ the clergy being more of the religious class. This includes the friars

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    j. perez Morals and Values in the Middle Ages During the middle ages‚ there were many corrupt church officials‚ people who took advantage of others‚ and very few honest men. Geoffrey Chaucer was one of those honest men who believed in writing the truth and not just what the powerful wanted to hear. In his literary work‚ The Canterbury Tales‚ Chaucer’s biases and values are most portrayed through characters such as the Parson‚ the

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    The Middle Ages was a time of rebirth for the Church. The Church had a growing amount of power‚ and used this power to get messages sent to its followers. One important message created an ever-growing distance between believes and nonbelievers of the Church. Throughout the Middle Ages there have been inconsistencies with the doctrines and actions of the Church. There is one constant within the Church‚ throughout the Middle Ages the Church has opposed outsiders and has mistreated those outsiders from

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    political‚ or other forced agendas attached. When people have the freedom to express‚ explore‚ and reinvent what can be art‚ well the amazing happened. In this authors opinion this above all else is the greatest innovation of them all. During the Middle Ages what was considered art and allowed to be created was dominated by the church. Therefore‚ most if not all pieces were of a religious context with little to no landscape‚ or other flourishes. For example‚ in the painting by Cimabue (Madonna Enthroned

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    During the Middle Ages‚ almost every aspect of life was largely influenced by God‚ those that were not influenced by religion were influenced by current rulers. This influence of religion throughout the Middle Ages can be seen in architecture‚ writings‚ and music. Most buildings of this time were erected to show the power of God and the small unimportance of man. The buildings encompassed the power of God by having huge towers that pointed to the heavens. The music of this time was influenced

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    Feasting and enjoying food was an important part of the medieval life. During the middle ages foods available changed as shortages occurred. What people could and could not eat depended on their religion. In the medieval times‚ there were different foods and customs for the nobles‚ peasants‚ and for celebrations. Nobles were the richest and lived the most lavish lifestyles of the middle ages. “They made laws for the towns as well as the countryside they controlled” (Dawson 16). The kitchen of the

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    Following the dark‚ Middle Ages came a time period of renewed interests in things of the world such as education‚ art‚ literature‚ and science. This period was called the Renaissance. During the Renaissance‚ education was a common goal for people and the result of this made people more knowledgeable in subjects such as the liberal arts. It also took on a movement of thought and action concerned with human interest and values which was called humanism. The printing press would become one of the most

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    Absolute Monarchy As the Middle Ages began to come to a close‚ feudalism began to die out. The strongest lords began to consolidate power and lands‚ turning them into kingdoms with themselves as the King. Many of which sought to control their realms through absolute monarchy. However‚ absolute sovereignty is not always easily obtained. As history has shown us‚ a lot of these kingdoms had absolute monarch’s while others had a representative government along with the monarchy. What was the cause for

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