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    During the Middle Ages‚ the church heavily influenced medieval society. Many peoples’ lives revolved around and relied on the church. The church assumed duties that were usually associated with government. They owned land‚ charged taxes‚ operated courts‚ and ran schools. Often‚ high church officials who hoped to find a place in heaven donated large sums of money to the church‚ making the church the largest landowner in Europe. The church even had its own set of laws called the canon laws. Everyone

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    Medieval Chivalry

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    Western Civilization Medieval Chivalry and Knighthood During medieval times knighthood was a class culture‚ cherished and jealousy guarded by the knightly caste. Knight had the honor of defending the king as well as their country. On the bloody fields of battle a code of chivalry evolved that tempered anger and fury with mercy. It created ways of turning the grim business of fighting into something tolerable‚ perhaps even acceptable. Chivalry was not only looked upon as a code for war; it

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    Medieval Torture

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    The English in medieval times‚ utilized torture to extract information or a confession from a certain person (generally performed on infidels and church priests because of how religion was very important Medieval English society.) Torturers would torture someone with great skill by preventing the victim to not pass out and receive life-threatening damage but still deal excruciating pain to reach success in the torture. There were a large variety of tortures in medieval England but the particularly

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    Medieval University

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    around us was developed in some point during history. We can assume that all ideas had to come from some prior idea. As students of history‚ it is in our ability to wonder what cultural and social constructions are still present today from the any other time in historical period. What particular concepts still exist within the world or specifically the United States? An idea that is still very present in America is the university. When did the idea of schools first come into full importance? What was taught

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    Medieval Characteristics

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    Medieval Characteristics ENG/106 Survey of Literary Masterpieces Eva Harvey March 25‚ 2013 Comparison and Contrast Paper: Medieval Characteristics Heroes The early epic poem may have served to reinforce shared cultural values within a nation and provide a mythic history for a people. Ancient classical epics contain references to gods and magic and often feature a hero beset by mystical forces. Many later epics imitate these earlier works and may use similar literary conventions

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    Medieval Catapults

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    would be the mechanics of catapults. In addition‚ consider the improvements made on catapults throughout the modern times. Finally you should consider the different angles that an item is thrown from. Using information from the past and present times can help to find the best angle to accurately throw an object at the farthest target. First the history of catapults‚ Medieval catapults varied widely in shape‚ size and design. The purpose of its use was almost the same. Whether it was the

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    Monologue

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    ‘THE PIANO’ MONOLOGUE – STRUCTURE Year 11 English 1) Introduction • Establish your identity – through your use of language‚ your tone‚ your physical appearance & gestures‚ etc • Capture your character’s voice – how does he/she speak? Will you‚ for example: - use figurative language and metaphor - speak in short‚ sharp sentences - speak in fragmented or rambling sentences - use lots of imperatives or commands and modal verbs (eg. She must

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    Jasmine Morgan. What was so special about medieval Baghdad? Baghdad was special as the Islamic world preserved the knowledge in contrast to Europe in the dark ages. The Islamic world collected and also enhanced knowledge on medicine and other subjects. This reveals that the scholars were determined as they would travel all over the empire to collect knowledge‚ then they would translate it into Arabic so they could add to it. In contrast Europe was the opposite of this peaceful‚ knowledgeable empire

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    Medieval Europe

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    Life for a woman in the middle ages was an endless pregnancy- the lady of our manor is always lying in bed with her swollen abdomen making a strange bulging lump under the covers. My two older sisters are both expecting their third children. I am to be married soon. My parents are choosing the right suitor for me to spend the rest of my life with. It is my duty to marry whom they choose with no complaints otherwise I will be punished‚ flogged skin always attracts the flies in summer. I hope it will

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    Medieval Exploration

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    My Essay about Exploration ! In medieval Europe people went exploring for many different reasons‚ in this essay I will tell you the main reasons why people went exploring and the reason that I think is the most important. Religion: Prince Henry went exploring to spread the word about his religion. Most of the people who went to spread the word were Christian. Columbus‚ who landed in South America‚ erected churches and forced the natives to convert to Christianity. Hernan Cortés‚ a Spanish

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