Dark Ages or Middle Ages?Were the Dark Ages really dark? As we look back to this era of time‚ we will go intodepth on how and why people think they were. Personally‚ I don’t believe the Middle Agesshould be called the Dark Ages. Yes society slowed down and things calmed down‚ but therewere still some pretty amazing things that happened during this period of time. The Middle Agesshould not be called the Dark Ages and here are a few reasons why.One of the major parts that that stood out to me was the
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Teacher Subscription and Student Subscription Welcome! H i s to ry A l i ve ! T h e M e d i e va l Wo rl d a n d Beyo n d W elcome to the second edition of History Alive! The Medieval World and Beyond‚ which is a part of TCI’s engaging middle school social studies series. Since the program was first released‚ I’ve been slipping into classrooms with my camera to catch the TCI Approach in action. Despite the great diversity of classes in which the images were taken—in urban and suburban
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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 Central Middle ages there existed a number of religious movements that challenged the traditional authority of both the church and state. New Christian movements such as the Crusades‚ the Knights Templar‚ the Franciscan order and the Dominicans. These movements challenged the traditional authority of the Church by taking the traditional ideals of the Church and moving them in different directions either to more aggressive techniques or to how the ministry should reach out to the common
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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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Chivalry Chivalry is a term known worldwide for many centuries and can symbolize a different meaning for different individuals. During the middle ages chivalry was defined as the combination of qualities expected of an ideal knight‚ especially courage‚ loyalty‚ honor‚ courtesy‚ justice‚ and a readiness to help the weak. Over time the way that chivalry is defined has evolved to the basic definition of courteous behavior especially that of a man to a woman. Chivalry’s first definition‚ which includes
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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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