Middle Ages Dates: 450-1450 1. What was going historically during this era? What was life like? The Middle Ages was a time of migrations‚ upheavals‚ and wars. People were divided by three main social classes: nobility‚ peasantry‚ and clergy. 2. Who or what had the power? Nobility 3. Who were 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
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Castles were a major aspect of Europe in the Middle Ages. Castles had many purposes and were used in many different ways. For example‚ the castle was used as a fort for protection from invaders and other attackers. The locations of the castles also played a important role in the Middle Ages. The castle served as a household for many people. Castles were utilized in many different ways and were important in Europe during the Middle Ages. During the Middle Ages‚ castles were used as a fort to help protect
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During the Middle Ages knowledge and civilization was in a decline until the Renaissance which was a birth of new culture. Renaissance means “rebirth” and from 1300 to 1600 that’s exactly what happened to Europe. Trade‚ knowledge‚ learning‚ and the quality of life had a very drastic increase during the Renaissance‚ and from this the most iconic painters‚ inventors‚ and sculptures were born from this period. The Renaissance emerged after the Middle Ages that were plagued with political instability
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a central monarchy as the best way to restore order. As the feudal lords that mostly governed Europe during the Late Middle Ages weakened due to civil war‚ rebellion‚ and banditry‚ the New Monarchs seized the opportunity to solidify their power using such tactics as decreasing the power
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Feudalism was the way of life for the people of the middle ages. Feudalism took the place of the Roman government in Europe. It started after the fall of Rome. At the time‚ Europe was lawless and violent with no central government to rule anyone (Biel‚ Timothy Levi 10). Feudalism was an economic and military society that is based in oaths and contracts. This means that feudalism intertwined the military and the economy of medieval Europe and in order to sustain life there was need for oaths and loyalty
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In order to travel during the Middle Ages‚ I would have traveled by trade routes. Due to the numerous trade routes throughout Europe in the Middle Ages‚ there would have been a lot of options to choose from before embarking on my journey. I would not have chosen a crusade because of the violence associated with them‚ and pilgrimages did seem to provide as much of a variation of culture as traveling along trade routes would have given me. Trade routes were responsible for transporting large numbers
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In the early Middle Ages‚ melodic or textual embellishments added to plainchant were referred to as prosulae. In your own words‚ summarize the types of plainchant to which prosulae were most often added and the reasons for those additions. The Book of Hymns is one prime example of a prosulae. Plainchant was being sung day in and day out by the monks‚ who had already added some slight melody‚ but was still not easy to memorize. By adding some rhythm and separation in syllables throughout the melody
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The Making of the Middle Ages R.W. Southern Personally‚ when thinking of the middle Ages‚ I tend to have the misconception that it is a period of darkness with no progress. However‚ R.W. Southern’s book‚ ‘The Making of the Middle Ages’‚ offers an in depth study of the development of history in the world today. Observing that this book was published during the 1950s‚ Mr. Southern’s interpretation of the ‘Middle Ages’ was very distinctive in comparison to other historians of his time. He explores
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The Middle Ages had some negative aspects‚ but so did every other time period in history. Is that a real reason to call it the Dark ages? People might call it the dark ages because that’s all they have heard about that certain time period. All they have heard about is the bad things and nothing about the positive‚ or the changes from medieval to modern times. People tend to go off information that is just handed to them‚ but never really go deeper into the situation. The Middle Ages shouldn’t be
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Renaissance and the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages was a time of great suffering‚ including famine and widespread disease. The Renaissance‚ however‚ was a revival of art‚ learning‚ and literature. Their views of the purpose of life in the present world and man’s place in the world was‚ perhaps‚ the greatest contrast. However‚ their views on politics‚ religion‚ and education were very different as well. The purpose of life and man’s place in the world was viewed differently during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
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