The Puritan Period and the Age of Classicism (1620-1780) • Puritanism was a great moral and political reform that happened after the death of Queen Elizabeth • Literature was more critical and intellectual (made readers think than feel) • John Milton was crowning glory of the period • Paradise Lost (The Fall of Man) was the greatest religious epic of England • John Bunyan wrote The Pilgrim’s Progress • With King Charles II the Monarchy was restored • Next 40 years was known as Restoration
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There are many contrasts in the beliefs and values of the 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
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Life during the Harlem Renaissance was full of music‚ dancing‚ and different art forms. The Harlem Renaissance was an exciting era for African Americans. From music to writing‚ African American culture was spreading in the north‚ the mecca being Harlem in New York. This movement could not have happened without the Great Migration. The Great Migration was an emigration of 6 million African Americans from the south to the north. This move occurred because of a boll weevil epidemic that caused
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Compare and contrast the Renaissance to the Middle Ages (542 words) By Makayla Barnes: Period four Before we had the music we have now there were periods of time before us that had different types of music. One was the Renaissance. The Renaissance was for the years 1450 to 1600. The word Renaissance means rebirth; it is known as that because it was the time period of human creativity and exploration. For example‚ Christopher Columbus set sail in 1492 to prove that the world isn’t flat.
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ever heard of the Middle Ages and The Renaissance? The middle ages were a period in time where everything was based off the feudal system. The renaissance were a period where everything was changing like a “rebirth”. It can be hard to think about which one became more important or more interesting to know about. People in those time periods were confused on which period they would stick to the most. There are also many ways these two periods changed the world today. The middle ages were a time where
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PERIOD FEATURES REMARKABLE CHANGES PRE-SPANISH PERIOD Do not have an organized system of education as we have now. They followed their code of laws “the Code of Kalantiao and Maragtas. Ideas and facts were acquired through suggestion‚ observation‚ example and imitation. The youngsters learned by experienced and the learned more in occupational. The inhabitants were civilized people‚ possessing their system of writing‚ laws and moral standards in a well-organized system of government
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about their music throughout time. Using instruments like Brian Boru’s harp during the Renaissance‚ to the band U2 using guitars and electric keyboards. There’s still people that perform in Irish pubs to this day. Irish music has a variety of tempos‚ some that are fast‚ and there are some that are slow. The Irish have been expressing their culture through music throughout the Renaissance‚ going to the Irish potato famine‚ hopping to the 1900s‚ and ending with Irish modern day music. One of the popular
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Doo - wop After the huge popularity of swing music and the big bands that were associated with this genre‚ America’s economics changed meaning the artists could no longer afford to support the large amount of musicians they had in their bands. This led many swing bands to simplify their sound. Until this point the band and bandleader had been the focus point to the audience‚ and although the singer was still important‚ they were not considered to be the ‘title’ of the artist itself. As bands
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The Middle English Period (1100-1500) Middle English (ME) was the dominant and traditional spoken language form in many parts of England during the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages are so called as the middle period between the decline of the Roman Empire and prior to the period called the Renaissance. Brief History of the Middle English The Norman Conquest The period of Middle English begins with the Norman invasion of 1066 CE. The Norman Conquest was a pivotal event in English history
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The Mediaeval period was a very well-known era with many achievements like trade and law codes. It was also known as the Dark Ages‚ because of tragic events like the rising of a disease that killed 1/3 of the European and Central Asian populations known as the Black Death. The Black Death was a huge pandemic that took place from 1346-53 mostly taken place in Europe‚ because it was a lethal virus that killed nearly one third of the European population of 25 million people and there was really no knowledge
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