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    In the Middle Ages‚ Juruselam found itself under Muslim rule‚ which made it difficult for Christian pilgrims who wanted to visit due to it being the site of Jesus’ preaching‚ crucifixion‚ and subsequent rise from the dead. At the Council of Clermont in 1095 the leader of the Roman Catholic Church at the time - Pope Urban II - gave a call to arms that resulted in the calling of the first crusade with the objective of reclaiming the Holy Land and winning back Jerusalem for the Christians. Religious

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    The “Earth is flat”. That’s what society & scientists from the early Middle Ages would say. How do you do so? Because they simply came up with a conclusion without any experimentation or research. This is what separated the philosophers and scientists of the Middle Ages from the Renaissance‚ which is how the Scientific Revolution was formed. Overall‚ the Scientific Revolution took the discoveries from the previous generations and reimagined them‚ this time by gathering more evidence rather than making

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    In the Middle Ages‚ Juruselam found itself under Muslim rule‚ which made it difficult for Christian pilgrims who wanted to visit due to it being the site of Jesus’ preaching‚ crucifixion‚ and subsequent rise from the dead. At the Council of Clermont in 1095 the leader of the Roman Catholic Church at the time - Pope Urban II - gave a call to arms that resulted in the calling of the first crusade with the objective of reclaiming the Holy Land and winning back Jerusalem for the Christians. Religious

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    call attention to its use of irregular forms‚ myriad of fine detailing‚ and exuberance of spirituality which was considered to be extremely different from the finesse of Renaissance classicism. Heinrich Wölfflin‚ Vasari‚ and many others praised the period of rebirth while somewhat denouncing the work of Baroque artists. The Renaissance tended to be more rational stylistically while the Baroque has often been described as irrational with its undefined lines and images ruled by emotion. The question still

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    Some would consider the heart of art in our modern world to be Europe‚ specifically‚ Italy. This is logical‚ seeing as how Italy is famous for a time period called the Renaissance which was a vital turning point in the history of art in the world. The Renaissance period of time immediately followed the middle ages. During the middle ages‚ people had no concept of individuality‚ and there was no focus on mankind. Instead‚ the focus narrowly on God‚ celestial beings‚ and the afterlife. All things that

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    lives in the Middle Ages. She was perhaps known as one of the most powerful women of her time. Eleanor of Aquitaine was Duchess of Aquitaine who went on to become queen-consort of France and later‚ queen of England. One of the main impacts Eleanor of Aquitaine had were increasing women rights. She battled and introduced better customs to increase female rights and this impacted positively on the power and rights of women in the Middle Ages. A second impact she had on the Middle Ages were the important

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    Developing Europe into a powerhouse‚ the Renaissance marked complete cultural transition of Europe out of the Middle Ages and identified a societal change of values and ideas reflected in the art and literature of the time period; the “rebirth” in Southern Europe‚ however‚ differed from Northern Europe. As both the North and South had access to newly printed materials courtesy the printing press‚ they did share commonality of thought- both supplied predominant Christian artistic themes‚ had an artistic

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    Known as “the two greatest and most influential periods of Italian art…”‚ the Renaissance and the Baroque periods were ones that relied heavily on the Classical art style‚ along with its ideals (Mules‚ n.d.). It affected art all the way through the 1700s‚ up until a new wave of artists decided to get brave and try new things. One on the ways that showed the Classical tradition was still alive was that they still used the Church as the biggest influential patron of art. Many paintings and sculptures

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    SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN MIDDLE ADULTHOOD The main activities is: • LOVE AND WORK -The healthy adult one who can love and work and the is part of there aspect • MID LIFE TRANSITION/CRISIS - "Mid-life transition" is something that happens to many of us at some point during life (usually at about 40‚ give or take 20 years). It is a natural process and it is a normal part of maturing. - The mid-life transition or crisis can also be approached using a Myers-Briggs personality model stemming from

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    Satires in Medieval Times. In Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales‚ he uses satire to poke fun in order to show flaws and encourage change. The Squire‚ a military fool‚ the Friar‚ a church shame‚ and the Merchant‚ the town idiot‚ are all being satarized in his work. In society there are models in which we all want to be like‚ from long ago even in our modern societies. The Squire‚ the son of a knight‚ does not possess the traits of a knight. He does not uphold the

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