"In 1330 only about 5% of the population could read or write." (Simkin 1). In the Dark Ages it was not very common for many of the poor people to be able to read or write. However‚ for the people who did go to school they would go to the elementary song-school‚ the monastic school and the grammar school. In some of the poorer countries today‚ some of the same circumstances apply. Monastic schools were a church school for boys. The most frequent topic was religion. Normally‚ the higher class boys
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Allegory in the Middle Ages As we have seen‚ Aristotle and Plato had strong‚ but differing views on the idea and the significance of art and beauty. In relation to the Middle Ages‚ there were differing views when it came to symbol and allegory. In the simplest form and according to Eco as well as Cook and Herzman‚ the Middle Ages believed that allegory was made up of components from classical antiquity and biblical traditions. Therefore‚ in this age they were taking from their predecessors and incorporating
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Health and Medicine of the middle Ages During the Middle Ages people lived very different lives compared to what we live today. They were very unsanitary and apt to catching illnesses. There were many different types of diseases and epidemics during the middle ages and very little was done to prevent them with the lack of knowledge the people had about each illness. There were many different types of illnesses and epidemics occurring in Europe during the middle ages. Some of these illnesses resulted
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Early on in the Middle Ages‚ London was not the great city it has become in the world today‚ in fact it was not even called London‚ it was called Londinium‚ then Lundenwic‚ and finally London. In the beginning of the Middle Ages‚ London was just a small trading town on the banks of the Thames River in England. As the Middle Ages progressed‚ so did the city of London. Even with the plagues and wars that occurred in and around the city‚ it grew into the center of the kingdom of England. At the close
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the Middle Ages In Medieval times‚ pregnancy was not viewed as something beautiful. Bringing a new life into the world caused more harm than good. Nowadays‚ pregnancy is widely talked about. When a woman becomes pregnant‚ it isn’t frowned upon like it was in the Middle Ages. Pictures of pregnant women appear all over social media and in magazines that show how popular and appreciated it is now‚ but it was very dangerous in the Middle Ages. The Risk of pregnancy Pregnancy in the Middle Ages had
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The Dark Ages is a period in time which traditionally is similar to the Middle Ages. Many events happened during this period such as the fall of Rome and the creation of the Christian Church. Christianity began with the writing of the followers of Jesus‚ and the message of Christianity spread quickly throughout Rome during the Dark Ages. Eventually‚ the Church found more structure and leadership and became a stronger influence. The Church heavily taught morals and charity and overall spread messages
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Long before the Middle-Ages‚ western music was mainly monophonic. Monophony or monophonic music consists of a single melodic line‚ in which one person singing can exemplify monophonic texture. The Roman Catholic Church used the Gregorian chant‚ which consisted of a melody set that was sacred to Latin texts‚ and was sung without accompaniment; this type of chant was known as a monophonic texture. The Gregorian chant has a soft‚ smooth touch; it symbolizes the voice of the entire church instead of
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From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance‚ Europe underwent a great deal of changes‚ including attitudes towards learning‚ science and technology‚ art and literature‚ and the way humankind felt about themselves and towards their society. The Middle Ages were the time period between ancient and modern times in Western Europe. Before the Middle Ages‚ Western Europe was part of the Roman Empire. After the Middle Ages‚ Western Europe included the Holy Roman Empire‚ the kingdoms of England and France‚ and
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Disease and Treatment in the Middle Ages The Middle Ages were tough times when it came to disease and medicine. There were numerous types of sickness and disease that flooded Europe during the Middle Ages. Not helping the situation‚ the medicinal knowledge of the people of Europe of the time was not up to par. Some of the diseases and illness that were running rampant during these times were pneumonia‚ leprosy‚ and the plague. The middle ages were a time of great suffering and death because of
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Women during the middle Ages The middle ages were a big part of the world’s history. Every aspect of life was influenced. One important influence was on women. Medieval society was ruled by men and women had their “place’ depending on their social class (“Medieval Women”). Peasant women had the hard life; they were expected to cook and clean and help their husbands all at the same time (“Daily Life for Peasant Women in the Middle Ages”). Peasant women would typically begin their days at 3 am
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