Iron Age

leaders also saw the crusades as a way to establish dominance over another, and put value on victories over the Christian crusaders. There were other changes as well. Europe at the time of the crusades were emerging from the dark ages, and the east were experiencing the golden age. Through the interactions caused by the crusades, a flow of goods and ideas such as math and spices were made available to the Europeans. There were the strengthening of a centralized government in the European…

The main problem that we find when defining the History of Women in the Middle Ages, is their absence in written sources, so it is not easy to trace their daily activities, their positions or thoughts but what little we know It is through the male writings. That is why we must be careful when having the image that the clergy, the only ones who knew how to write, give about the woman. In spite of this difficulty, today we know great figures like Eleanor of Aquitaine, Joan of Arc or Christine…

divided according to adult age groups, Young, Middle-age, and Older adult (Table 2), and sex (Table 3). In an effort to compare pre- and post-colonization the skeletal remains at Corinth and Apollonia were further divided into prehistoric and colonial period. Table 2. Lofkënd, Corinth, Epidamnus, and Apollonia divided into adult age groups. Adults Lofkënd Corinth Corinth prehistoric Epidamnus Apollonia Apollonia prehistoric Young (18-34) 43 15 5 6 27 19 Middle-age (35-49) 30 26 7 19 60 19…

Nutritional requirement in Old Age / Geriatric Nutrition Human biological growth and decline extent over the entire life span. Throughout life all experiences make their imprint on individual genetic heritage. The general process of senescence affects all older adults. Although the biological changes in aging are general, each person is unique and people show a wide variety of individual responses individuals’ age at different rates and in different ways, depending on their genetic heritage heir…

In this article, Sharon DeWitte and Philip Slavin analyze how the Great Famine and the Great Bovine Pestilence influenced the health of the population in the early 14th century, specifically in England. In doing this, they attempt to determine if these two disasters had an impact on the susceptibility of certain population groups to the Black Death that devastated Europe during the middle of the 1300s. There is a detailed analysis of paleopidemiology data from a study involving skeletal remains…

Middle Age Superstition and Legend In the Middle Ages life was very different from today. Superstitions and legends were a key difference. During the Middle Ages superstition and legend heavily influenced day to day life and rituals. Witches, common superstitions, mythical creatures, and Arthurian legend each affected life in their own way. Each of these things were truly believed in, and this belief brought fear, hope, and excitement into people’s lives. During the Middle Ages witches were…

Life in the middle ages was short and hard for the working people. The Church ruled large parts of their lives, and had total control over the justice system. The feudal system kept the poor poor and the rich sitting in their manors or castles. Wars between kings, lords and religions interrupted daily living, and Sickness and disease could strike at any moment. These dark ages were a testament to human ability to make something good out of all the tragedies happening. The improvements, progress,…

to maximize his profits. Morgan bought out Carnegie’s steel tubing company, forming the United States Steel Corporation, the first billion dollar company in the world; in doing this, he monopolized the steel industry, this allowed him to maintain an iron grip on his workers wages and the longevity of their work days. Morgan also bought the New York Times, this empowered him to push his agendas on the nation if he saw fit; this could allow for him to spread his beliefs of social Darwinism, or…

Wealthiest Men of the Gilded Age The American dream is the idea of prospering and achieving success through determination with the abundance of resources and opportunities provided in the United States. This idea is what every person works for in their lifetime. Three men made it very clear that the American dream was possible starting with very little. Throughout the Gilded Age in American history, Industrialists Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, and Cornelius Vanderbilt sought the…

Make a determination, based on both your definition of “Golden Age” and on evidence you gather about the social, political, environmental, cultural, and economic life of the period, as to whether it’s worthy of the name. Many civilizations in history have been noted as “Golden Ages” in reference to its remarkable production. The Guptas, for example, was a civilization of 320-540 A.D that is often noted by historians as a Golden Age that produced literature, art, and philosophy that was used…