High Middle Ages

The buildings of the Italian Cisternians consisted of a central hall for the crowds to gather, side aisles, and apse. With rectilinear forms challenge the French architecture, also with small windows, one example is the magnificent, Basilica of San Francisco, located in Assisi. The fresco painting on the walls was also an important characteristic of this period. Also, its desire to evoke the Franciscan connection with poverty influenced the architecture. Simply but magnificent is the definition…

French word rebirth. This word perfectly sums up the Renaissance because this was a time period where people wanted to bring back the glory of the Roman Empire, which meant bringing Europe out of the hardships brought by the Black Death and the Middle Ages. Three events played a major role in the Renaissance’s glory. These events were the Scientific Revolution, Protestant Reformation, and the Art and Architecture of the Renaissance.…

The setting is 1930s Mexico, religion is outlaw in the state, more specifically Catholicism. Priests have fled to not receive punishment like persecution. The society is rampant with violence, alcohol, sin, and corruption. Police believe priests are just as corrupt and they dismiss the poor. There is some truth to this statement with priests disobeying the ways of Catholicism. The protagonist of this story is a lost priest who is struggling find his way and escape the authorities. First, the…

has so much to do with who you are. “The Medieval English saw their economy as comprising three groups- the Clergy, who prayed; the Knights, who fought; and the Peasants, who worked the land.” As stated in the article “Economy of England in the middle ages.” Back then people would always focus on the church. That was what people believed in for a very long time. The people would always go to the church, so for that reason the church was highly respected. Then the Knights, they were…

destroyed barriers that once stood strong. Its new philosophy provided individuals with their own fate, the ability to decide what their life would be. Its ideas first emerged in Ancient Greece where the Greek city-states, poleis, flourished in the Golden Age around the 400s BCE. Later, after the near collapse of civilization, the aforementioned philosophies reemerged in Italy during the Renaissance of the 1400s CE. The two philosophies relate so similarly, in that, during the rebirth of…

Chaucer’s Genius Many great writers lived during the Middle Ages, but one stands out as the greatest English writers of the time period. Geoffrey Chaucer is one of the greatest English writers of the Middle Ages, and evidence is clearly seen in the General Prologue, “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” and “The Pardoner’s Tale” in The Canterbury Tales. English was the vernacular language of 14th century England, and Chaucer had a wider influence by writing in a language that was more commonly understood…

The Age of Discovery is when many Europeans sailors embarked on long sea adventures to explore what was known as the New World. There were three major forces that drove the Europeans to expand across the world. The three major forces were God, Gold, and Glory. The only reason the New World was even discovered was because of the increasing profit in trade. The initial goal was an easy trade route to India and Asia where spices could be bought. Explorers knew that Gold would bring them wealth and…

Torture, for most people using this word usually brings up bad meanings or memories. I think sometimes people will avoid this word or using this word because it makes them uncomfortable. One definition is “intense physical or mental suffering, something that causes pain or to inflict pain upon; to cause to suffer” (Webster’s Standard Dictionary). That does not sound pleasant, other definitions aren’t any better. Another dictionary says it like this “anguish of the body or mind, the infliction of…

The role of women in society is, to this day, ever changing in England. Women are not proportionately represented in the media, now, or in early English eras such as the Medieval Times. In early English literature, there was not a single female author to be published until the fifteenth century. This can partially explain the beginning of women’s oppression, as it stemmed from a lack of representation. Today, women are still underrepresented in the media, but not to the same degree as during the…

Recipe for the Renaissance The dictionary defines Renaissance as the revival, rebirth, or vigorous rediscovery of ideals. The Italian Renaissance spans over two-hundred years, from the fourteenth to the sixteenth centuries, is better known for it 's artwork more than any other period in history. It is also known for it 's luxurious and opulent tastes, a hunger for the resurgence of ancient knowledge, and an understanding of the natural world. Humanism, or the view of primary concern on the…