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    The Dark Ages There has been an ongoing debate between scholars and historians on if the term Dark Ages truly describes the period after the Roman Empire demise. Due to a lack of record keeping‚ literature and culture tracking there has been a misconception that the time period called the Dark Ages due to being dark times and because there was some sort of regressive thinking process. But we now have the ability to trace things back to the period that suggest otherwise. Feudalism was the system

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    Ancient Greek muses‚ who were the nine goddesses of art and science. Music actually began around 500 B.C. when Pythagoras experimented with acoustics and how math related to tones formed from plucking strings. The main form of music during the middle Ages was the Gregorian chant‚ named for Pope Gregory I. This music was used in the Catholic Churches to enhance the services. It consisted of a sacred Latin text sung by monks without instrumentation. The chant is sung in a monophonic texture‚ which

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    The medieval life was an unordinary life for us. The people lived without electricity‚ did not have internet and we still extremely happy with everything. Even tho medicine was terrible‚ the church had enormous power they still had fun. Patients were treated terribly since they had no medication at the time‚ people that had smallpox were given chicken broth as medication which of course had no medical effect. The doctors believed that disease was spread by bad odors and body diseases

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    The lowest strata of society remained the peasant. The peasant supported all other estates of society not only through direct taxation but in the production of agriculture and the keeping of livestock. The peasant was the property of whomever he was subject to. Be it bishop‚ prince‚ a town or a noble‚ the peasant and all things associated with him were subject to any whim whatsoever. Countless taxes were exacted on the peasant‚ forcing more and more of his time to be spent working on his lord’s estate

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    During the Medieval age‚ Western Europe started following a loosely organized system called the Feudal System. Feudalism was a system of politics in which powerful lords granted the use of land and promised protection to the people who lived on the land in exchange for the vassal’s loyalty and military service. The lords and Vassals were tied with a pledge known as the feudal contract. Vassals made peasants or "serfs" work in the manor and pay a certain amount of payment in the exchange of the peasant

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    Time Capsule: The Renaissance and the Age of Baroque The European Renaissance was a time of cultural transition in Europe from a society rooted in religious focus and compliance to humanism and artistic expression. Although the majority of Europe remained loyal to the Papacy and Catholicism‚ the Renaissance brought about scholars that encouraged human artistic expression and self-fulfillment. Prior to the Renaissance‚ devout Catholics led simple lifestyles‚ with few amenities or luxuries. They believed

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    For the peasant in Medieval England‚ there was no quick trip down to the local store or fish and chip shop for something for dinner. Peasants lived on what they could produce‚ or were permitted to eat by the rich nobles that they served. A peasant would have a small piece of earth on which to grow the vegetables considered mere animal fodder by their masters‚ such as peas and beans. While they slaved growing the wheat for the nobles to make white bread‚ they could not afford to eat it themselves

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    Vesalius were all born during Renaissance in Italy‚ and their ideas are still relevant in our lives today. William Shakespeare is one of the most well known writers in history‚ and he was born during the Italian Renaissance. Life during Renaissance Italy is similar and different to our life today. Renaissance food was very different from food today. There were no fast food restaurants and most of the food people ate were all organic and healthy. They ate meals like swan‚ vegetable

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    Social Environment Presentation Topic 5 Mid-life Crisis Submitted on: 10th April‚ 2012 Wrinkles‚ loss of skin elasticity‚ graying / loss hair‚ can’t run fast or heavier than just a few years ago; osteoporosis‚ menopause‚ sexual dysfunction‚ anxiety‚ mood swing‚ discontent with life or the life style that may provided happiness for many years; boredom with things or want to do something completed different; question the meaning of life‚ and the validity of decisions clearly and easily

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    Life Stage Interviews and Report BSHS/342 November 15‚ 2012 Life Stage Interviews and Report Aging is a part of life and each passing day means that we are one day closer to death. Talking about dying is uncomfortable for many people and many will ignore the conversation if brought up with their family and friends. The thought of dying is a scary idea and many will wonder what is going to happen to their family after they leave this earth. Many of the issues that an older individual face

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