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    1. In the Middle Ages‚ contracts were symbolized and publicly noted by the use of various rituals acts or gestures. Explain how the contract of vassalage was signed by specific rituals or acts. Vassals swore an oath‚ and then they would kiss their lord. They were then invested with their fiefs by their lord. “First they did their homage thus: The count asked if he was willing to become his man‚ and the other replied‚ “I am willing;” and with clasped hands‚ surrounded by the hands of the count‚

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    Dante’s Peak Introduction to Movie The movie talks about the eruption of northern cascades mountain which took place in America. Set in the fictional town of Dante’s Peak‚ Washington‚ located in the northern Cascade Mountains‚ the film is somewhat based on the real-life eruptions of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD‚ Mount St. Helens in 1980 and Mount Pinatubo in 1991‚ with Dr. Harry Dalton and the family of the mayor of the town. The film begins with the eruption of an unnamed volcano in Colombia during

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    In the Middle Ages‚ Juruselam found itself under Muslim rule‚ which made it difficult for Christian pilgrims who wanted to visit due to it being the site of Jesus’ preaching‚ crucifixion‚ and subsequent rise from the dead. At the Council of Clermont in 1095 the leader of the Roman Catholic Church at the time - Pope Urban II - gave a call to arms that resulted in the calling of the first crusade with the objective of reclaiming the Holy Land and winning back Jerusalem for the Christians. Religious

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    In the Middle Ages‚ Juruselam found itself under Muslim rule‚ which made it difficult for Christian pilgrims who wanted to visit due to it being the site of Jesus’ preaching‚ crucifixion‚ and subsequent rise from the dead. At the Council of Clermont in 1095 the leader of the Roman Catholic Church at the time - Pope Urban II - gave a call to arms that resulted in the calling of the first crusade with the objective of reclaiming the Holy Land and winning back Jerusalem for the Christians. Religious

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    Teacher Subscription and Student Subscription Welcome! H i s to ry A l i ve ! T h e M e d i e va l Wo rl d a n d Beyo n d W elcome to the second edition of History Alive! The Medieval World and Beyond‚ which is a part of TCI’s engaging middle school social studies series. Since the program was first released‚ I’ve been slipping into classrooms with my camera to catch the TCI Approach in action. Despite the great diversity of classes in which the images were taken—in urban and suburban

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    Do children show evidence of innate cognitive abilities? Discuss with reference to any topic covered in the module. The nature-nurture debate is a consistently prominent area of interest in psychology and has in turn sparked a considerable number of studies investigating the extent to which our genes and the environment shape developmental processes. The psychological research supporting nativist theories will be compared with the contrasting empiricist views‚ which highlight environmental experiences

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    Following the period of time known as the Late Middle Ages‚ the Italian Renaissance is significantly marked by several cultural and artistic achievements. With artists such as Jan van Eyck‚ known for his remarkable attention to human personality‚ and Michelangelo‚ painter of the Sistine Chapel‚ the quality of art during the Italian Renaissance greatly surpasses the generic faces and gothic-like qualities of the Late Middle Ages. As far as technology is concerned‚ the invention of the printing press

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    An intellectual is a person who primarily uses intelligence in either a professional or an individual capacity. As a substantive or adjective‚ it refers to the work product of such persons‚ to the so-called "life of the mind" generally‚ or to an aspect of something where learning‚ erudition‚ and informed and critical thinking are the focus‚ as in "the intellectual level of the discourse on the matter was not high". Jacques Barzun‚ a French-American intellectual. The intellectual is a specific

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    Satires in Medieval Times. In Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales‚ he uses satire to poke fun in order to show flaws and encourage change. The Squire‚ a military fool‚ the Friar‚ a church shame‚ and the Merchant‚ the town idiot‚ are all being satarized in his work. In society there are models in which we all want to be like‚ from long ago even in our modern societies. The Squire‚ the son of a knight‚ does not possess the traits of a knight. He does not uphold the

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    CARBALLO‚ JOHN ERICK A. PROF. REY ATACADOR Ancient times Medieval Ages Modern Era Contemporary Times (7th Century B.C.) (8th – 16th A.D.) (17th -18th A.D.) (20th -21st Century A.D.) DETAILED TIMELINE: Ancient: (7th Century B.C. - 5th Century A.D.) Pre-Socratic (7th - 5th Century B.C.) Socratic (5th - 4th Century B.C.) Hellenistic (3rd Century B.C. - 3th Century A.D.) Roman (1st

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