High Middle Ages

of the greatest time periods for the human race. From 1350-1550, people believed that they were witnessing the rebirth of Greco-Roman civilization. It was a new age, and renaissance quite literally translates to “rebirth”. This was clearly in order after the Middle Ages (the time period after the Roman Empire fell), which was a “dark age” in many ways. The place associated most with the Renaissance is Italy. The 14th and 15th century in Italy are described by Jacob Burckhardt as “the birthplace…

been inhibited by their belief in spirits in demons. Sarah Griffiths from Daily Mail says, “But in the Middle Ages, the monsters seen in books and manuscripts were understood to be real” (Griffiths). She then goes further in depth as to the types of “monsters” that people believed in. With this fact from Griffiths, it is safe to say that these beliefs had an influence on the writers of the Middle Ages. Writers who would have been writing during the Medieval period would have incorporated these…

The word “God” during the middle ages had a very strong presence, but it would not have been that strong if it was not for the Church. The Church was a very dominant force in the middle ages and over the years it developed an even stronger system of governance, regulation, and economy. Yet historians disagree over who should have had the actual power of the church of England the pope or the king. The power struggle between the king and the church of England was one of the biggest conflict. An…

Smokestacks and Spires A Brief Examination of Gothic Architecture and its Revival The late European medieval period saw the development of what we refer to today as Gothic architecture. Through new technological and design innovations, Europeans built awe-inspiring buildings to house their most precious institutions: royal palaces, castles and cathedrals--many of which remain largely untouched by time’s flow centuries later. Drawing from ancient Roman technological advances, the Gothic…

Warfare during the medieval era was a huge shift from earlier warfare with new technology and tactics. The Middle Ages was a time of constant threat from foreign invaders. Due to all these threats, people took as many defensive precautions as possible as well as utilize new weaponry. Due to all the brand new military innovations, many historians differ on what change was the most important in the advancement of war. Some focus on weaponry and the development of cavalries while others focus on…

became curious and started to ask question, unlike during the Middle Ages. Now there was knowledge on a wide spectrum and people pondered the new information that was presented to them which ultimately changed their view of the world around them. The Renaissance effectively changed man’s view of the world in a multitude of ways but…

And while trust in human reason and hope for happiness in this world faded during the last centuries of the Roman Empire, a new view of the world began to establish its roots - Christianity. This view had emphasized escape from the world of coercion and a growing connection with higher existence. In response to the decline of Hellenism, Christianity offered a reason worth living to the spiritually disappointed polytheistic followers and the Greco-Roman world: hope in personal immortality.…

the Renaissance. The Renaissance led to the Age of Exploration and the Scientific Revolution, both creating big changes in Europe. The impact of the Renaissance on both was created by an increasing search for knowledge; people wanted to know about things beyond their ordinary life. It was also created by new inventions that were invented in the Renaissance, one being the printing press that was able to spread ideas. A third way the Renaissance led to the Age of Exploration and the Scientific…

times. There were eight major Crusades, all of them were a failure except the very first one. The crusaders wanted to take back the Holy Land from the Muslims. The Crusades were a curious mix of God and warfare, two of the chief concerns of the Middle Ages (pg 289). The Crusades were based on the idea of a holy war against the infidels or unbelievers (pg 291). The Pope convinced a lot of people to go to the Holy Land to fight for it back. The crusader accomplished some things from going to the…

The First Crusade The first crusade was called together by Pope Urban II, as their first attempt at taking the Holy Lands in 1095. It began as a widespread pilgrimage, in western christendom. It however ended with Roman Catholic Europe, trying to regain the Holy Lands taken in the Muslim conquest of the Levant. The Second Crusade A French monk, who went by the name, 'Peter the Hermit', created a mixed up army, that consisted of soldiers and peasants. Peter and his army created a People's…