Early Middle Ages

the splitting of Christendom, to the Voyages that led to the Columbian Exchange, the early modern world came into existence with the help of many forces. By forces, I am referring to the Renaissance, reformation, and the age of exploration, forces that drastically turned the wheels of humanity, plunging it towards a new era. With that being said, it is hard to surmise whether the renaissance, reformation, or the age of exploration, were equals when it came to the emergence of modernity, so in…

Why is the 1500’s the beginning of the Modern World? There is no real date that delineates the so called Middle Age from the Modern World however, there are several reasons why this takes place around the 1500’s more specifically 1453. In 1453 the Byzantine Empire was supplanted by the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire restricted trade along the silk road and banned trading of coffee and ceramics by outsiders yet, this is not the only reason infact, there are at least 8 reasons why the modern…

history. Preceded by the Middle Ages, a time considered to be miserable for many, the Renaissance seemed as if it was the beginning of a new era. But was the difference between these two time periods really so distinct? The short answer is no. In reality, the changes that occurred during the Renaissance (social, political, and economic) were more of a gradual progression from medieval times, rather than a sudden transformation. II. Social Aspects of the Renaissance and Middle Ages A. The…

When someone brings up the Middle Ages in a conversation or in a history lesson, people usually think of brave and handsome knights fighting dragons and rescuing princesses from castles. Though knights were prominent in the Middle Ages, they were not the most important part of them by far. That honor goes to the authors of the Middle Ages. One of the reasons knight tales are well known is because the authors of the Middle Ages made those tales so grand. They were not just great story tellers,…

Document Response The Middle Ages was a time that began unpleasantly and finished as a successful time. The Dark Age could be a label of the Middle Ages because of the terrible conditions, causing bad times. These harsh circumstances left people with nothing but hope and faith. The Age of Faith also represents this era because of the overwhelming support from the powerful Catholic Church. The power and the stability of the church helped lead to the Golden Age. The inventions and enhancements…

Consider a small boy or girl in middle childhood, who was badly burned in a house fire one evening. During this, he or she suffered horrible burns on 75% of his or her body. The majority cannot fathom going through such an ordeal as a child. This child would be a classmate and a friend…

Italian Renaissance (ital. Rinascimento-"rebirth" or "born again") – a period in the history of European culture, which replaced the culture of the Middle Ages and the previous culture of modern times. Renaissance art emerged based on humanism-- currents of public thought, which originated in the XIV century. In Italy, and then during the second half of the XV and XVI centuries spread to other European countries. Humanism is proclaimed the highest value of man and his benefit. The followers of…

warrior, or looks well after a warrior’s family when he is away, will be smitten by Allah with a sudden calamity.” Many people often associate Christianity as a pacifist religion, but this is not entirely accurate as seen in the crusades in the Middle Ages where Pope Urban II sent men to help the Byzantine’s fight off the advancing Seljuk Turks. Although Christianity and Islam have many fundamentally different…

During the Middle Ages Christianity shaped the spiritual, intellectual, and institutional development in Europe heavily. Christianity shaped the spiritual development in Europe from the fifth to the tenth century when churches sent out missionaries to attempt converting barbarians to Christianity, which in later centuries helped rid Europe of barbarianism. Because it was the most dominant religion in Europe, many attempts to purify the church were taken on by Christians attempting to unify the…

average percentage years under the warfare is 89 %, that means there were 89 years under warfare in any of these three centuries. Along with the wars, there were plague and diseases outbreak Europe. All these indicate a high mortality in the early middle ages, and Europe’s income per capita had risen sharply during that time. The article explains the fast development of Europe via Malthusian model, and compares it to the rest of world like China. The First Divergence was the start of building…