Nicole Williams MUS 110 IN2 Unit 2 Writing Assignment Some distinctive stylistic features of the Middle Ages were monophonic styles and polyphonic styles. Church modes were the scales of western music during the Middle Ages. They are like the major and minor scales that consist of seven tones and an eighth tone that duplicates the first octave higher. The Gregorian chant was the official music for the Roman Catholic Church for over a thousand years. The Gregorian chant has some elements
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The gilded age refers to the expanding markets‚ swift urban growth‚ and the economic revolution. The worded gilded means something covered in gold. I feel that this word demonstrates the poverty and misfortune present in this era but is somewhat varnished with an enchanting glow of wealth and technologies that helped bring this industrial era to life. In this economic phase‚ among all the wealth was pure corruption. Although the lower class took a devastating hit‚ the wealthy one percent is what
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In the Middle Ages‚ a knight was distinguished as an individual (stereotypically being a man) who obeyed the Code of Chivalry and also acquired exceptional abilities in battle. It was theoretically conceivable for any male to become a knight in the Middle Ages but the expenditures for becoming one were fairly overpriced and expensive. These expenses comprised preparation/training to become a knight‚ having a warhorse to ride on during battle and suitable weapons/ armour so it would be very rare for
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What was the impact of the Jazz Age? The Jazz Age showcased the talents of African American artists and influenced new genres in the future such as modal jazz‚ hard bop‚ rhythm and blues‚ gospel‚ and many more. The Jazz Age also impacted the literary world through jazz poetry‚ a type of poetry that imitates jazz-like rhythms and improvisation. Jazz led to dance crazes such as the Charleston‚ a dance named after the South Carolina town of Charleston. Young people danced dances such as the Charleston
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DBQ Middle Ages 1) There was great rebirth of literature and the art after a thousand of cultural sterility. Writers from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries related themselves to the Italian writers of the renaissance. These writes were apart of the middle ages. Also they turned for inspiration to the civilization of the Roman and Greek antiquity. 2) The use of this one term to refer to an age indicates the belief that all diverse phenomena at that age intellectual‚ artistic‚ religious
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Of Poor Children In America The Gilded age was an age of swift economic growth‚ especially in the North and the West. As American wages were much higher than they were previously‚ especially for skilled workers‚ the period saw a huge increase of immigrants and even children. The swift expansion of industrialization led to a real wage growth of 60% between 1860 and 1890‚ regardless of the sheer growth of workers. However‚ the Gilded age was also an age of wretched poverty‚ inequality‚ and plight
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The Middle Ages: The Crusades The Crusades were a lengthy number of battles in the Middle Ages that shaped and drastically changed religion all across Western Europe forever. These wars were driven by an intense dedication to faith by the Muslims and Christians of the time. 1. Crusade can be defined as an action driven by what people believe to be a good and worthy cause (Philips). 2. Interpretations of works by Islamic and Christians place start of Crusades ahead of accepted beginning in 1095
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Thousand and thousands of years ago‚ the Middle Ages came to be after the fall of Rome‚ and both feudalism and manorialism supported each manor’s function‚ providing hope during the dark ages. During medieval times‚ feudalism contributed to the success of its efficient economy‚ it formed a strong military‚ and lastly‚ it kept the religion of christianity alive by protecting the culture of its people. Medieval manors were able to support each level due to its efficiency of labor and organization.
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The Dark Ages Beginning in the 5th century‚ knighthood was introduced as a way of honor‚ chivalry‚ and courage. Men from all over Europe desired to become knights to bring fame and fortune to themselves and their families. To become a knight was to be granted an honorable title by someone of high power‚ to give allegiance to the Monarch or country. Becoming a knight was a very long and tedious process. It starts at the young age of 7 and does not end until being knighted at 21 years. At 7 years
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The Middle Ages in Europe were characterized more by despair. The Middle Ages lasted from about 500 to 1500. It was a time of war and plunder‚ of hardship and suffering. The Middle Ages were dominated by diseases such as the Black Death‚ which decimated the population. There were also a lot of poverty‚ fear of Muslim invasion and wars such as the long Hundred Years’ war. A series of crisis including plague and war in the Later Middle Ages transformed European society. The Black Death also known as
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