High Middle Ages

state and giving less political power to the aristocracy while shifting some of that power to the growing middle class. (John P. McKay 2015, 437)…

Medieval Times Many countries have evolved throughout time to reach how life is today. The went through are the times without written history. Then life went through the middle ages. Therefore, after that life went through the medieval ages. One of the multiple times that humans have gone through is the medieval times. Today, many different cities have different ways they look, but back during the medieval time period they had a notable difference of how their cities looked. Medieval…

Although Smith recognized that guilds have the possibility to create political corruption in governments, this was not the case in Venice, as the Venetian government controlled the flow of commissions in the city: "Like virtually every other trade practiced in the city, the arts were protected and controlled by the state" (Brown 41). Since the government held control over the market, they would decide who would receive commissions to suit their own needs. For instance, one of the most frequent…

Chapter 2, Section 1: Government, Political and Social structure of the Spanish Golden Age, By Michael Sales There have been many eras in history that have made lasting impacts in history. One in particular was known for its arts, architecture, literature and its theatricals as well. This era became known as the Spanish golden age, to others it is known as the “Siglo de Oro” or the Golden century. The beginning of this era is not known exactly but sits somewhere around the 14th century, the…

These events tended to last six to seven weeks and were created by merchants in the Middle Ages. Fairs would cater to wholesale and international trade across Europe (Durant 614). Many fairs took place around the Baltic and Northern Seas, including major events in cities such as Champagne, Bar-Sur-Aube, Provins, and Troyes (Durant 614; “Medieval…

In the book How the Church Built Western Civilization by Thomas Woods, he describes the Catholic church as civilization. Civilization is defined as “an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture,science, industry, and government has been reached” by Dictionary.com. Our modern culture, Western Civilization, was completely built by an institution that is ironically criticized by society today: the Catholic Church. Woods manages to do a great job of defending his thesis…

However, painters found it necessary to further draw attention to the desired subject using a technique called Chiaroscuro. Chiaroscuro translates to “Light-Dark”. Chiaroscuro allowed artists to create high contrasts between the foreground and the background. This contrast usually meant using darker and bolder colors in the background, while using paler tones in the foreground. An often-overlooked characteristic of Renaissance art is the use of geometric…

influenced by the Counter-Reformation, the Roman Catholic Church’s response to the Protestant Reformation. Caravaggio did an amazing job of creating images that appeared real, and evoke strong emotions. Another art movement called Rococo occurred in the middle years of the eighteenth century in France. Compared to the Baroque art it was light, and playful. An example is the painting Happy Accidents of the Swing by Jean-Honore Fragonard. This painting portrays a relaxed and light-hearted…

literature. It is considered as the period of enlightenment because there were major improvements on the philosophical perspective. The major developments in this period led to the name classical period. The medieval period was used to mean the middle age because it occurred just after the classical period and modern Europe. During this period, there was more development on ideas and the philosophy developed during the classical period. The two periods were different…

The Italian Renaissance was started in Florence for several different reasons. Florence was seen as a city which placed much importance on freedom and was focused on the individuals and their rights. Here individuals were given the right to participate in the government and the city was known for the liberty and respect of the people and the pride of being a Republic. The Renaissance really took place in the early years of the 15th century in Florence and this was referred to as the Early…