castles. During the medieval times they used the trebuchet to throw stones‚ sharp wooden poles and darts‚ fire‚ casks of burning tar‚ burning sand‚ pots of Greek fire‚ dung‚ dead‚ sometimes mutilated ‚bodies‚ disease ribbon bodies‚ body parts‚ dead animals‚ any rotten matter‚ and quicklime. Building a trebuchet required the design and the building skills. The trebuchet was used in the medieval times (1066 -1500s). The trebuchet was not the only weapon used in the medieval times they also used
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about. The speaker which is the own author himself‚ expressing on money and what money does to community or society. It doesn’t give information of the setting but during the time frame of in the poem was written it probably was written during the medieval times. The form of the poem I would say it’s a ballade type of poem. To resume the poem speaks about how wealth and the churches ruled everything. The people never went against the churches words. If you did you’ll probably be executed. The churches
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Life of Nobles‚ Clergy and Peasants Fourteenth century Europe could be best described as the “Dark Ages” of Europe. Between 1300 and 1450‚ Europe experienced series of catastrophic moments from economic difficulties‚ plague‚ war to increased crime and violence. The Black Death caused Florence to lost between one half and two-thirds of its 1347 population of 85‚000. War also played an important part in Europe’s history. The Hundred Years’ Year (1337-1453) brought social and economic difficulties
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A society is defined by its willingness to persistently search for knowledge‚ and push its boundaries further. This idea was evident in the Medieval world‚ in which Europeans were constantly striving for exploration and new trade routes. Majorca‚ the largest Balearic Island‚ was taken by the Crown of Aragon/Cataluña in the thirteenth century‚ and provided much revenue through its prime location as a cosmopolitan city in which Christian‚ Muslim‚ and Jewish travelers‚ merchants‚ and navigators explored
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Europe.During the medieval ages the Black Death caused about seventy-five percent of Europe’s population to decrease and had a high mortality rate. The Black Death was a gruesome disease because it covered the body with “ … mysterious black boils that oozed blood and pus …”(“Black Death”). The smell was so horrific and the number of casualties was so significant that proper burials were not possible. Although the Black Death is very rare today‚ this disease during the medieval ages changed the social
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Gregorian Chant‚ monophonic‚ or unison‚ liturgical music of the Roman Catholic Church‚ used to accompany the text of mass and the canonical hours‚ or divine office. Gregorian chant is named after St. Gregory I‚ during whose papacy (590-604) it was collected and codified. Charlemagne‚ king of the Franks (768-814)‚ imposed Gregorian chant on his kingdom‚where another liturgical tradition the Gallican chant was in common use. During the 8th and 9th centuries‚ a process of assimilation took place between
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Mrs. Snyder Honors English 12 Little Stirrup Big Impact In Europe during the Medieval Period there were many misfortunes‚ such as famine‚ plague‚ and war. One third of the population of Europe died from the Black Plagues alone and war sprung from controversy within the Catholic Church. The warrior of the Early Middle Ages behaved like a barbarian‚ but his role became a more honorable one during the Medieval Period as he evolved into the armored knight on horseback with a code of moral values
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reserved for her male counterparts‚ the heroes of medieval romance. This does not mean‚ however‚ that the author merely inserts a female protagonist into a male-centered genre. Rather‚ Chaucer takes the typical structure of medieval romance and manipulates it so that Constance’s character progression fits the pattern of female and not male initiation. Professor Derek Brewer‚ Master of Emmanuel College‚ Cambridge‚ divides the structure of medieval romance into three parts: “integration‚” “disintegration
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Abigail Gilmore Music appreciation. Summer session 2 Module 2- assignment questions 1. The beginning and ending dates of the Middle Ages was from 450-1450 C.E 2. The beginning and ending dates of Renaissance was from 1450-1600 3. Filippo Brunelleschi and Giotto are two artistes from the middle ages. 4. Andrea Palladio and Paolo Veronese are two artistes from the renaissance 5. Gregorian chant is the central tradition of Western plainchant‚ a form of monophonic‚ unaccompanied sacred song
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What are the Hurrian songs? Why are they important? The Hurrian songs were a set of fragmentary relics. They are importantbecause they are a nearly complete example of notated music from around 1400 BCE What is the Natya Shastra? Why is it important? The Natya Shastra is a written discourse on the performing arts. It is important because this document might represent the foundation of music and other fine arts Who were troubadours? What was their music like? The troubadours were traveling poet-musicians
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