Age of Discovery

defined as a time period of Europe from 14th to 17th century, and during this period, significant breakthrough was made in the aspects of geography, arts and science. Therefore, Renaissance is also generally considered as the “bridge between middle age and modern human history” (Cronin, 1969). The core idea of Renaissance is the humanism, which is mainly from ancient Greek…

Thinking Anthropologically Kendall Jenner recently got a white dot as a tattoo, same color as her broken heart tattoo. She wanted to be in with the current tattoo trend. She didn’t want anything big though, to her it’s the little things that matter. She didn’t want her tattoos to show since she is a model and it is important that she doesn’t have any showing. Her broken heart tattoo shows that during that time is her life her heart was broken and getting that tattoo helps her to mend that…

took place in Europe and began around the year of 1400 and went on till about 1700. Many people were hugely impacted during this powerful life changing time. The Middle Ages was a time which was around 500 CE to about 1350 where the primary players were the Roman Catholic Church and the Pope. Everyone in the time of the Middle Ages looked to the Catholic Church and the Bible to explain the world, but things were about to change big time. Four ways man’s view of man was changed in the Renaissance…

Renaissance, or rebirth of many things culturally happened in Italy and then gradually grew throughout Europe. This rebirth happened as a direct result of the fall of the Roman Empire, which led Europe into a period of decline, they called this the "Dark Ages" (Basic Ideas of the Renaissance). There are many people who look at the Renaissance as a time where only art science and exploration were being rethought, but it was much more. It may be true in fact that these elements in the time were…

When it first began in the 14th century, the Renaissance initiated a renewal of classical art, literature, and ways of thinking. The rebirth of countless ideas and rationales greatly impacted Europe and its evolution. No system of thought had more of an impact than humanism, which shaped society during the Renaissance and into the 15th and 16th centuries. The birth of humanism inspired a significant increase in secular thinking and an heightened importance of education, which galvanized many…

excitement flourished. The word renaissance means precisely this, rebirth. Prior to the renaissance was the middle ages. The middle ages was a time where most people were not educated and the only book they would own was the bible. As more people became educated the renaissance began. During the renaissance arts began to flourish. A new style arose which was vastly different from the middle ages. Art started to move away from from religious subject matters and focus on realism.…

claimed that ‘the sun’ is center of the universe, rather than ‘the earth’. This was huge revolution for that time, what some have called ‘Copernican Revolution’. This idea of earth being center of the universe was deeply rooted in society, and this discovery opened different questions to authority of the church. Thomas. S Kuhn states in his book that "The Copernican Revolution was a revolution of ideas, a transformation in man's conception of the universe and his own relation to it." and that…

During the Middle Ages, churches had most of the power in society and it established the social classes of society. The three social classes were the noble class (high class), the clergy (middle class), and the labors (lower class). The churches influenced almost everything, the church took care of education, prayers and masses, taking care of people sick or poor. As years passed by reformations were taking place and changes to government, religion, and society were changing which would lead…

The Viking Age, from around A.D. 800-1100 was the age of the terror for many and adventure for some. Vikings set sail and plundered Europe using advanced boating technology. Without it, the Vikings would never have become a dominant force in medieval politics, trade and warfare. There were several different types of viking ships. One example was the longship drekar with its dragon head. They crossed open oceans under sail and then for their lightening fast attacks on undefended towns and…

Middle Age Superstition and Legend In the Middle Ages life was very different from today. Superstitions and legends were a key difference. During the Middle Ages superstition and legend heavily influenced day to day life and rituals. Witches, common superstitions, mythical creatures, and Arthurian legend each affected life in their own way. Each of these things were truly believed in, and this belief brought fear, hope, and excitement into people’s lives. During the Middle Ages witches were…