High Middle Ages

An encyclopedia can be classified as a secondary source. In this New World Encyclopedia article we have three categories used to describe important achievements throughout the Renaissance. The categories are background, characteristics, and evaluation. In the background section the authors highlight important dates such as, the time period the Renaissance extended through. The characteristic category has the most information, the sub categories are tradition, arts, science and technology,…

modernist sensibility has brought not only the latest artistic styles to your latest films, but you have also helped make “upper-class” art such as classical music performances more accessible to the general public, as well as making it appealing to all ages as well. With the recent wave of modernist art work sweeping across America, I am very impressed you have managed to incorporate these styles into your work. When we think of Modernism in art we see a break or rejection of the styles of the…

This essay will be about the differences in samurais and knights.For example the knights chopped heads off for a living while knights were known for being respectful and doing random acts of kindness. In this first paragraph, I Will be focusing on their weapons and armor and samurai's armor and weapons are better.Samurais had katanas. Knights had heavy armor.Samurais had many types of swords for different types of battles or Seppuku.Knights also had swords but were only used for…

The crusades first started by Pope Urban II who wanted to retrieve Christian land from the Muslims who ruled them. This feat launched seven crusades before it ended during the 13th century. During this era, trade was a great commodity and vast. This may have influenced costumes worn in the era. Fabrics and raw material were widely available which made garments and changed the social status associated when wearing them, however, peasants costumes were relatively unchanged during this period. The…

The early church's locus of authority was "somewhat" settled before the "Council of Nicea in the year 325. The disagreement which started in Alexandria as the bishop of Alexandria, Alexander disputed that the Word of God was divine and was part of the Father. Arius, according to Gonzalez (2010), "was the one of the most prestigious and popular presbyters of the city," argued that the Word did not coexist with the Father and therefore was not divine (p.184). The Arian controversy also held the…

cniht, which was a "common West Germanic Word" (Harper 2001-2016: knight). While cniht originally meant "boy, youth, lad", it could also be used in a more specific sense to describe "a boy or lad employed as an attendant or servant"(OED). During the Middle English period, the term then increasingly…

Most of us perceive Brazil as the country of Carnival, nice sandy beaches and sunshine - on the surface, Brazil is a country which enjoys religious peace. Or does it? What most people don't know - and up to a point, the international media too - is the raise of religious fundamentalism in Brazil in the last 15 years or so -the last place on Earth one could associate with that. To understand a bit what's been happening, let me tell you a little about the country's religious history: Brazil is…

Renaissance period from the Middle Ages. There has been a consistent focus on Italy as the beginning of the Renaissance, however, recently there has been a shift towards focussing on the Renaissance as a series of smaller, linked “Renaissances” around Europe. These different approaches have been examined in Introduction: A Wider Renaissance? by Alexander Lee. Lee establishes that one of the most prominent schools of thought within Renaissance history is that the shift from Middle Ages to the…

Finally, the five year civil war is over and with a clear winner. Minamoto Yoritomo, the son of the magnificent Minamoto leader, Yoshitomo (who had died in 1160 in his own similar revolt) has organised and won the revolt against the Taira clan on behalf of the Minamoto family. On May 5th in 1180, Minamoto Yoritomo and Prince Mochihito began to gather alliances. By the very next month, Prince Mochihito had a bounty over his head and was forced to flee to a monastery in Mii-dera. After news of…

The picture on the right is the Giotto, Madonna and Child Enthroned, painted in Ognissanti Madonna for the congregation of the Ognissanti in Florence in 1310. It was commissioned by a dark religious request called the Humiliati, who were known for their modest, beggar way of life. To bolster themselves, and their congregation, the Humiliati worked in wool production. They were outstanding for utilizing workmanship to empower sentiments of commitment. On the other hand, the picture on the left is…