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    This can either take place in a town square or other public gathering location such as a school‚ or take the form of a procession through the streets (Wikipedia). In the middle ages‚ a hanging could last several hours - or more - before death occurred. It was the type of hanging where a body was left to slowly strangle. It was hanging where the victim was sometimes positioned upside down‚ with a stone around his neck. Hanging

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    The history of Europe in the Middle Ages or in the medieval period lasted from 500 A.D to 1500 A.D. The church was very powerful in this time and could even control the kings of the land. The main church in the time of medieval period was the Catholic Church. They had great control over the European people and had more power than any feudal state. Christianity‚ began approximately 500 years before the start of the Middle Ages. The Catholic Church was wealthy and power and Bishops and archbishops

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    Miss Amy Tanaka TimeCapsule 3 December 2014 The Middle Ages was the time of new discoveries. It was the time that people tinkered in their spare time. The time when changes in the world came around every bend‚ in every nook and cranny; this was the time of castles and kings; the time of the medieval knights and swords; this was the Middle Ages. Three people were the most significant people in the Middle Ages. Justinian The Great was a great emperor‚ as was Suleiman The Magnificent; Martin Luther

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    The High Middle Ages brought forth an era fill with Christian followers. When the northern tribes in Europe swept down and brought down the Roman empire‚ they settle in the Roman land and converted themselves to Christianity. These changes brought forth new cultures and artworks that puts more emphasis on religion. During this period‚ a lot of churches and great cathedral was build. Historian divided the High Middle Ages into two periods: the Romanesque Period and the Gothic Period. The Romanesque

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    Social: Chivalry Chivalry ‚a product of the Late Middle Ages‚ is the medieval knightly system with its religious‚ moral‚ and social code. It developed between 1170 and 1220. It was more so a code of conduct and morals than a rule of law. Prioritizing “qualities idealized by the Medieval knights such as bravery‚ courtesy‚ honor and great gallantry toward women”.(1) This system of conduct was especially strengthened by the dark age myths and legends of King arthur and the knights of the round table

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    The institution that controlled education in western Europe during the middle ages was the church. It changed in the late Middle Ages when universities began to gain more independence‚ the students had control. 2.) Students were expected to study the trivium and the quadrivium‚ which consisted of subjects such as grammar‚ rhetoric‚ and logic. It also focuses on showing appreciation for Latin classics‚ elegance in writing Latin verse and prose‚ as well as the systematic conduct of reasoning and thought

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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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    and Medicine during the Medieval Ages During the Medieval time period‚ deaths from diseases were common and widespread. The impact throughout Europe impacted the economy and family matters. Some took the initiative to find cures and care for the sick. New advances in medicine was common but still unable to cure all of the sick Many of these diseases could have been prevented with proper hygienic‚ something as uncommon and not thought out back in the middle Ages. People of that time period also

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    During the Middle Ages‚ great improvements were made. All over Europe people were making new advancements to make a difference within the public. For instance‚ they created paintings‚ new music‚ architecture‚ and work of literature to help the public show the understandings of the people. Another improvement they made was creating the printing press‚ invented by Gutenberg. The printing press was created by putting what they used to print before the printing press‚ wooden blocks with ink on them‚

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    In the High Middle Ages‚ the society was divided in three orders‚ the first being “those who pray” which Cecilia might have had considered to be most important because it addresses eternal salvation‚ the second “those who fight” were the kings and nobles who were the protectors‚ the last “those who work” was Cecilia’s class. “The three groups were not equal”1. Peasants were the lowest class which is why they were looked at as “ludicrously dumb and foolish”1‚ an example of how other groups thought

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