High Middle Ages

The features of music in the Middle Age were very different from the music that society listens to in today’s time. The main form of music in the Middle Ages was the Gregorian chant. This style of music was often listened to in churches during that era. The Gregorian chant was composed of Latin language and performed without instruments. The chants came in various genres all depending on their religious purpose. Some of them consisted of monotone with a slight change in pitch, while others…

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,…

become king. Due to circumstances, when he did become King, John earns the title from many historians as the worst king in history. He imposed high taxes, in order to support one unsuccessful military campaign after the other. In response the barbons pressured the current king, John XII, into signing one of the most significant document in Medieval Ages; the Magna Carta. Although this document posed ideas that were extremely time specific, such as the King having to ask permission from his…

Western civilization experienced many developments to education and intellectualism in-between the time of the fall of Rome and the renaissance. At first, education was based mainly on religion and taught in religious buildings during the middle ages, but as time rolled on colleges and universities arose. Intellectualism was comprised mainly of three factions humanism, secularism, and individualism, and were taught mostly by influential people and their writings. The development of institutions…

nation-states? Monarchs in England and France struggled for power with the nobles and Church. The Black Death and Crusades as well as political and religious changes during the Middle Ages led to the expansion of royal authority and laid the foundations for united nation-states. The dominant force of the Middle Ages was feudalism. Feudal lords had control over the land and the serfs who were tied to the land and forced to work it. Although the feudal lords pledged allegiance to the King,…

The Middle Ages (1066-1485) was a huge part in American Literature, many High School textbook contains the majority of epic poems that were written in that time. The Middle Ages was also known as the “Dark Ages”. The era was faced with multiple issues like all of the plagues that they faced. The Middle Ages was known for the horrific Black Death which killed so many families and cities. Most stories that are from The Middle Ages include the stories of the Black Death or the reasons of why it’s…

like physical fitness and cognitive ability? Middle adulthood in which individuals are usually past their prime is when these inherit abilities start to decline. This interview process I conducted was with a middle aged man who is my father and is currently age 48. He has been married for 25 years and is currently working full-time. He has been a pivotal figure in my life and I have seen him change physically and intelligently over the years. This middle-age interview process gave me insight on…

Contrasting the Middle Ages and the Italian Renaissance During the Renaissance many of the artistic and governmental styles that we use today were developed and some of the greatest artists and thinkers that have lived were born like Shakespeare the playwright and poet. But the gap between the development of ancient-classical Greece and Rome and the High Italian Renaissance is a big one. There had to be something in the middle to bridge that gap, and there was; the Middle Ages. It is…

The Middle Ages lasted from around the 5th century until the 15th century. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. After the fall of Rome, the government or or no single state tried to reunite the people who lived on the European continent. The Catholic Church soon tried to take over and help reunite the people. The Catholic Church was a big part of Europe. It was the only church in Europe during this time so it had a major…

The Middle Ages is described as a dreadful period of time that started with little culture. Education and art were not important because surviving became a main priority leaving no room for the other simple pleasures in life. Although this was the case, as the Medieval times progressed culture developed among the people. The cultures and qualities of life for the wealthy was much different than the peasants. Each individual was classified as either wealthy person or peasant from what they ate to…