“Shipbuilding is an example of the lively technical advance and of the inventiveness that took place in the Middle Ages‚ a period traditionally and incorrectly thought to be one of stagnation” (Dictionary of). Historians have imagined‚ portrayed‚ and interpreted the Middle Ages in very different ways. One of the most common portrayals of the Middle Ages refers to a period of isolation and fragmentation in Europe. Although this may have been the case in some areas‚ shipbuilding advanced in Scandinavia
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In Medieval times‚ fashion for men and women were not the same as fashion in modern day. Fashion in the Medieval times remained generally the same‚ as in Modern day the fashion trends tend to change often. In Geoffrey Chaucer’s‚ The Canterbury Tales‚ the characters introduced have certain clothing and colors that would have a meaning in the Medieval times‚ though compared to Modern day fashion styles‚ the clothes really have no meaning to them. Modern day societies have drastically changed their
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The bagpipe‚ though still widely used and recognized‚ is one of mankind’s oldest musical instruments. The bagpipe’s early ancestors can be traced all the way back to ancient Egypt‚ Babylonia‚ as well as Mesopotamia. Those early versions were reed-sounding single-pipes or double-pipes. These pipes are also known chanters. The basic means of sound producing comes from the vibrating of a reed or double reed on the chanter under the pressure of the breath. The double-pipes are thought by some to have
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Were dinosaurs warm or cold blooded has been a long time debated issue. Scientist believe dinosaurs were much like modern day reptiles‚ cold blooded‚ and others believe dinosaurs were much like mammals and others birds‚ warm blooded. Dinosaurs are creatures that lived on Earth around 251 million years ago. Dinosaurs lived in the Mesozoic Era. This era contained three separate subsections: the Triassic Era‚ the Jurassic Era‚ and the Cretaceous. When the Mesozoic Era ended‚ most or a majority of the
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Cambrian period 543-490 million years Introduction The Cambrian Period marks the beginning of the Paleozoic Era. This period gets its name from a place in Wales where the first examples of this type of ancient life was found. The period lasted for nearly 53 million years‚ from about 543 million years ago until 490 million years ago. The Cambrian Period marks an important point in the history of life on earth; it is the time when most of the major groups
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Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to warm up and stretch before exercising I. Introduction: Shouldn’t it be the other way around where they are more likely to get inured than you? The secret is simple they know how to warm up and stretch before exercising their muscles. A. Attention getter: You ever wonder why you are prone to injuries compared to athletes who are constantly beating up their body? B. Establishment of ethos: I myself used to avoid warming up before a workout until I finally
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Physical Suffering: The Medieval Church and Women’s Bodies The common belief among most scholars is that Medieval Christianity was anti body; that they were more focused on their spiritual self‚ and tried to forget their materiality bodies. This belief is supported by the focus on meditation and contemplation and the increase in self-inflicted physical suffering. This is also further supported by the abstractness of their art and how it focuses more on the message than the bodies. I disagree because
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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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The Medieval Catholic Church was exceedingly corrupt during the Middle Ages. Although faith was the foundation of the Church‚ throughout time‚ the Church became more about making money and worldly living than living strictly for God. This corruption led to the slacking of the rules for priests and clergymen. Religion and the Church plays an important role in Chaucer’s poem‚ The Canterbury Tales. Some of Chaucer’s characters’ attitude toward worldly morals is simply horrendous. Although clergymen
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Feudalism is a popular theme in the 9th through 12th century. It refers to a social system that was key feature in medieval Europe (Medieval Europe: Feudalism) and is also “unsuitable in describing an extraordinarily complex situation” (Medieval Europe: Feudalism). The concept of feudalism adapted the longer it stayed around is why most historians do not approve of the standard concept of just a social system. The origin of feudalism stems from the “basic idea common to any society with a warrior
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