Late Middle Ages

The Renaissance was a period of discovery, mainly in art, literature and science, during the 15th and 16th century. It was the rebirth or reawakening from what occurred in the Middle Ages. During the Middle Ages, the Church and its teachings explained everything that happened in the world. Everything in the Middle Ages was “God centered.” Realism didn’t happen during this time period, and the people didn’t have the knowledge and interests for the world, like they did in the Renaissance. People…

Feudalism flourished between the ninth and fifteenth century C.E. Feudalism is the merging of a legal and military into a form of a political structure. Feudalism is well-structured system which exchanged land for military service. Many new and classic science fiction movies have been based of the ideas of feudalism. Here we will study medieval feudalism and the relation to one of the best known science fiction movies of all time Star Wars. While not all aspects of Star Wars can be seen as a…

Could a period that lasted for 300 years change a continent’s history forever? If yes, how? Developed in Italy, around the year 1350 to 1700, Europe fell into a period of realizing changes, intellectual excitement, art and literature blossomed, and groundbreaking scientific advanced. During this time, people in Europe experienced new interests, and this led them to identify another part of them. Peasants became less dependent, serfs gained their freedom, merchants and banker increased, literacy…

The Renaissance was a time of turmoil, change, and strong beliefs. The term renaissance itself means “rebirth”. Art was a significant and one of the only ways of expressing beliefs during that time period, but many people had different views on what art was worth and what exactly it was supposed to achieve. Some said that art is a commodity and a price should be put on a piece, while others believed that art is art; it doesn’t need a theme or meaning behind it whatsoever. However, throughout the…

Renaissance Era The Renaissance era has influenced the world of today in every aspect of it. Not only did it influence but also improved the world. The Renaissance has changed the way we think and act. Many inventions also came about during this time. Humanism is a new way of thinking about themselves than their life based on religious figures, which is something that came about during this time. Science got the thought of inquiring and questioning because of the Renaissance ideas. People began…

New period was coming after the golden age that ended in 1600. ‘There was still mixture of religion and political competition among dynasties and nations would continue with even greater intensity”(466). There were several economic depressions along with conflicts in every sphere of human relations. The most dangerous religious conflicts in the central Europe that were influencing countries to change their rules. “Under the circumstances European opposition against Austrians Habsburg dominance…

When people picture Medieval Europe, the imagery is that of poverty, ignorance and disorder, which raises the question of how society even managed to function during these times. The ideals and values of people living in the middle ages, specifically the nobility, were reflected by chivalry and courtly love, which both encompassed the role and treatment of women, honor, humility, bravery and courtesy. Chretien de Troyes illustrated the importance of these conventions through the juxtaposition…

Each of these painters has their own path and this is why they are all so different and unique in their specific way. First of, Leonardo da Vinci was the oldest of the three. He was an apprentice for a sculptor and painter in Florence at a young age and has…

Blockages in the human body channels were thought to be the cause of illnesses and the result of evil doings or evil spirit. They believed that illnesses and physical and mental sickness were caused by supernatural forces and magic and religion were used to treat ill people. The Egyptian priest-physician Sekhmet had several important duties such as: discovering the nature of the illness and then attacking or destroying that entity. Magic in rituals, spells, incantations, talismans and amulets…

Before the fourteenth century, the population of Europe was growing rapidly, even more so than production of agriculture. In the late 1340s, one of the most catastrophic event in documented history swept across the continent. The Black Death, which is believed to be originated from infectious animals in Central Asia, spread East through the Silk Road and reached city of Caffa. Mongols who were victims to the plague threw dead bodies over the walls of Caffa, which began the spread of disease in…