Middle age

The Feudal System has been in existence since mankind was born although kingdoms in the middle ages were most known for it. It is a social and political structure for a governed body of people. A feudal system consisted of four classes of people. The peasants were the lowest on the totem pole. Often peasants consisted of slaves and poor people that worked in the fields for a place to stay and food to eat. The lords governed the peasants and the peasants gave them labor as a service. Knights…

In the early middle ages, a network of mutual obligations was the glue of the society. Powerful local lords divided their landholding among lesser lords. These lesser lords, or vassals, pledged service and loyalty to the greater lord. This system was implemented due to the Vikings, Muslims and Magyars. The powerful lords were the most powerful and influential in society, they were also called dukes and counts. The powerful lords had vassals, vassals can become other people’s vassals. Peasants…

The early Middle Ages, during which the Germanic conquest of western Europe took place, were characterized by rampant warfare, localized government, and relative isolation from bordering societies. Between 800CE and 1200CE, however, the emergence and evolution of settled agriculture across Europe demanded peasant collaboration and adherence to contractual agreements within the manorial system. This movement towards a society of mutual cooperation and legal order was also encouraged by the…

The Middle Ages, also known as the dark ages, was a period from 476 AD – 1500 filled with chaos due to war, sickness, crime, religious movements with erratic ideas, and a low mortality rate. With the collapse of the western Roman Empire, barbarians invaded Europe and the rise of warfare increased: Not only did this delay civilization and its amenities, but it also changed the idea of using scientific medicine and the political/economic system of Feudalism. These events caused serious issues…

In the year 1347 the bubonic plague took about fifty percent of Europe in the Middle Ages, rapidly spreading and killing off the human population. The plague brought in many changes in religion, literature, power sources, and technology. Just like the bubonic plague the world is hit with a nasty disease that takes nearly half the population in a matter of months. Now the after effects are kicking in and changes are happening everywhere, but for the good, or for the bad? The world is now…

Education has changed a considerable amount since the Middle Ages. Today, most people in America have the opportunity to get a high school education. During the Middle Ages, women and peasants rarely had the chance to go to school. The education system during the Middle Ages may have excluded many people, such as peasants and women, but those that did have the opportunity to learn had many different types of schools to choose from. Children of peasants and girls rarely had the opportunity to…

During the Middle Ages, religion in the form of Catholicism dominated the lives of all citizens, rich and poor, because the Catholic Church was a larger and more powerful organization that most of the governmental structures that existed at the time; the Church had abundant land and financial resources, giving it a great amount of political power. At the time, most Europeans lived in relatively small communities with top-down hierarchies headed by a landowner or king. This system, known as…

During the Middle Ages, there were many groups of people who wanted to be considered good, such as the monks, who were known as some of the most pure people in their time; those of the Christian faith, who were practicing the primary religion of the time; and the knights, who have been described in stories as loyal and powerful guardians to their King. The actions of the monks, Christians, and knights were ways to show that they were good and meant well to the people around them. This idea of…

The ranges of attitude towards violence in the Middle Ages varied greatly. In some instances, organizations and institutions were highly against violence, like the Church claimed to be. However, some organizations used violence to their advantages and to accomplish things and have the acquisition of territories and material things. Some were quite forgiving when it came to brutality during this time period, but many were not. Looking more closely at the end of the eleventh century and the early…

was the longest period of music and it was different because there was no centralized government. The Roman Catholic Church had financial gains. The monarchy, kingdoms, and the Roman Catholic Church had power. The main form of music during the Middle Ages was the Gregorian chant named after Pope Gregory. The chant is sung in a monophonic texture that only has one line of music. Sacred music is written for the church and secular music is non-church music. In 742-814, Charlemagne was an emperor.…