strong states during the High Middle Ages? The Holy Roman Empire‚ also known as Germany‚ consisted of “hundreds of independent territories” (370). Germany remained divided while France and England began to develop into strong states during the High Middle Ages because Germany wanted “to extend their power to Southern Italy and Sicily” (370). 4. How did the responsibilities of the nobility differ from those of the clergy and the peasantry during the High Middle Ages? How did each social class contribute
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1. Considering the entire period of the Middle Ages (500-1500)‚ which was mightier‚ the word or the sword? In other words‚ did wars and violence or ideas‚ including religious‚ philosophical‚ literary ideas‚ have greater influence on the development of this time period. The history of mankind has been plagued with death and violence. Power seems to be the goal for all man. Since the beginning of the age of man‚ there had to exist a form of government and control to somewhat subdue the human race
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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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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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not have become a newly unified power. Famine‚ cold‚ wet‚ and deadly conditions set place in Europe during the middle ages. Poor leadership and unlucky sequences caused the massive economic/political meltdown in Europe and the consequences were immensely costly to the general population for more than a 100 years. Northern Europe endured a large economic turnaround during the Little Ice Age because they heavily relied on agriculture. Agriculture became a growing concern due to the cold weather and the
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