Feigned Power of Women Courtly Love: A medieval European concept of nobly and chivalrously expressing love and admiration. To women‚ this was a life with a façade of power above men and men did all in their power to please. Perhaps there were positives‚ such as creating an overall respectable attitude toward women and providing a model for younger men on how to live‚ but it depicted some behaviors of men that are debatable. In medieval literature‚ courtly love allows women to be on a
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ASPECTS OF MIDDLE ENGLISH LITERATURE (1066-1500) Middle English‚ Anglo-Norman‚ Anglo-Latin After the Conquest: dramatic changes in language and cultural temperament Old English literature: Middle English literature realistic‚matter-of-fact‚unromantic‚ growing audience‚ a panorama of most serious‚ often melancholic‚ diverse folk of many social classes (castle‚ monochrome gray‚ loyalty to the lord‚ barnyard‚ town); the appearance of leasure desperate courage in defeat‚ class
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European world changed dramatically as a result of a series of stresses in the late 13th to the mid 15th centuries and how such events as Black Plague‚ the One Hundred Year’s War and the collapse of Papal Power influenced the Medieval European society. The transformation of the Medieval society was long and painful process‚ which lasted approximately 150 years. The development in the years 1000-1300 brought the positive changes in agriculture‚ finance and trade. Growing food supply‚ the creation of guilds
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Shops in London Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………3 Chapter1.The history of shops………………………………………..4 1.1 The medieval shops………………………………………………..4 1.2 The development of department stores……………………………4 1.3 The buildings of shops in London…………………………………5 Chapter 2. The oldest shops in Europe………………………………..6 2.1 Fortnum and Mason………………………………………………..6 2.2 Harrods……………………………………………………………..6 2.3 Selfridges…………………………………………………………..7 Chapter 3. Special shops ……………...……………………………
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learned or literate? Clergy 4. Who were allowed to sing in church? Men and Nuns 5. Most of the music that was notated during the middle ages was sacred or secular? Sacred. But Secular music was prominent outside of the church. 6. Was most medieval music vocal? Yes‚ but instruments were used on special occasions. 7. What is Gregorian Chant? Discuss its origin‚ texture‚ melody‚ rhythm‚ text. How did it receive its name? What is its purpose? The Gregorian Chant was a melody set to sacred
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Hygiene was also implemented during this time‚ it was common to drink contaminated water‚ not bath and the bury the dead in mass graves during the Middle Ages; but with necessity being the mother of invention‚ ways to purify water became the norm in Medieval Europe because of the
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pestisthrough bites from infected fleas or rats. Between 1347 and 1352‚ about twenty five million people died from the Black Death. If an outbreak were to occur in Western Massachusetts in modern times‚ people would react differently than residents of medieval Europe. Reactions of people living in Europe during the outbreak of the Black Plague varied. Some people tried locking themselves inside‚ isolated from anyone who was infected. Others faced their imminent death and tried to enjoy themselves.
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History Of Western Music Chapter #1 Direct unison-everyone in an ensemble sings the music together Antiphony-alternations of groups of singers Responsorial-alteration of soloist and group of singers Contrafactum-take a set melody and replace existing lyrics with new ones Gregorian chant- also known as : “Carolinian chant”‚ monophonic‚ limited melodic range‚ unmeasured rhythm‚ based on modes : Syllabic-one note per syllable Neumatic-2-6 notes per syllable Melismatic-many notes per
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scholars during the Middle Ages. It is believed to have originated in Hellenistic Egypt‚ and closely tied to Hermes Trismegistus‚ likely a combination of the Egyptian god Thoth‚ and Greek god Hermes (Budge 414-415). The transmission of alchemy to Medieval Europe is believed to have occurred in the early twelfth century‚ with Robert of Chester serving as one of the earliest translators of Arabic texts and knowledge that Spain‚ under Moorish control at the time‚ and Italy were exposed to (Holmyard‚
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Black Plague Most Tragic Disease In History Have you ever wondered how serious the black death was? Why it was one of the worse things to happen on earth? The black death was a terrible disease during the medieval time period causing millions of deaths across the world.The black death could be wrote down as the most tragic disease to happen in history.The black death was the worse disease to ever occur causing millions of deaths‚ unsanitary lifestyles‚ lots of lies‚ filthy animals‚and cruel and tragic
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