Age of Discovery

During this time the urban population was growing at a never seen before rate. “The vast economic and territorial expansion of the Early Modern age was a force for both good and ill. On the negative side, the scale of war between Western powers (in terms of troops, resources, and geographic extent) grew steadily. On the positive side, the Early Modern age witnessed the rise of a large middle class (e.g. merchants, artisans, officials), which greatly bolstered the spread of literacy and…

Bangor University (History/Archaeology/ Heritage) The Medieval period was dangerous and religious. This combination could mean life or death during the middle ages. Europe was dominated by the Christian faith, which oversaw and controlled the public. These Christian beliefs over ruled a lot of scientific thought and prevented discoveries. Throughout this period diseases such as the Black Death, otherwise known as the Bubonic Plague, killed over 70 million people. It is one of the deadliest…

When Renaissance - the great cultural movement started in Italy - swept through Europe, marking the beginning of the Early Modern Age, science experienced a rapid progress, just as fast as the development in art, philosophy and literature. During this accelerated period of scientific advancement, or the scientific revolution, an Italian scientist, mathematician and philosopher named Galileo Galilei is considered one of the first to pave the way towards the ‘revolution’. He was “born at Pisa in…

an amazing insight into the Greek Bronze Age, The Heroic Age, and Greek Mythology legends, especially the epics written by Homer. The collection features many artifacts of red and black painted pottery, bronzes from the Geometric Period, bronze figurines, and numerous artifacts that depict the Bronze age and how the Mycenaean people used Greek Mythology to decorate many objects and create incredible works of art that are still intact today. The Mycenaean Age approximately took place from the…

mathematicians, philosophers and scientists gathered together sharing ideas. They are learning from each other even though they are from different time periods. Aristotle and Plato are in the center and they had a tremendous impact on idealists through the ages. Plato, said the changing world is a shadow of higher reality. Aristotle, felt the only reality is one we can see and experience by touch and sight. Pythagoras, also in the painting, believed the world included the movement of planets and…

people who were at the average age to have childrens offspring to add to this number. Also to add to that people started getting married young and having their children in the first 4 years of marriage. So for their first years on earth, diapers and baby-food would’ve been high in demand so that business would have escalated opening jobs in that industry. Then as the baby Boom grew older, the industries “aged with them.” Then as soon as the baby boom reaches the ideal age to have children, the…

The Renaissance, an age of time in human history that brought humanity out of the middle ages and into modern history. During this period civilizations began to venture out into the world to discover new lands and people. Thus, from the ashes of the Middle Ages, the great explorers of the renaissance period were born. Out of the many great explorers, the one who sticks out the most is Christopher Columbus. He has become the most popular renaissance explorer not only because of what he had…

Life Span Reflection: Menopause Physical development changes drastically throughout your lifetime. Examples of physical development that individuals may/will experience are puberty, obesity, improving motor skills, and many others. The topic I am going to discuss is menopause, which occurs only in women in late adulthood. To summaries, menopause is the period within a woman’s life where the ability to produce offspring’s ends and the ceasing of menstruation occurs; menopause occurs in woman…

William Manchester’s A World Lit Only By Fire: The Medieval Mind and The Renaissance indepthly describes the lives of the commonfolk, the nobility, and the Catholic Church. Each lived very different lives from each other yet still shared similar aspects. The commonfolk were poor, limited to less than basic hygiene, lacked a respectable education, and were ruled by Christian dogma. Heretics were burned at the stake; no one dared to oppose the Catholic church. The people were “Shackled in…

following the Middle Ages. Generally, the Renaissance spanned from the 14th to the 16th centuries, spreading across Europe from its birthplace in Italy. It is often considered a time of enlightenment: where the world became a new place, and many new improved ideas and beliefs formed. During this time, scholars began to look to the ideals of the ancient philosophers of the classical world, a time of high standards and of human achievement. The Renaissance also witnessed the discovery and…