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    Black death It came from central asha In the 4th century the black plague swept through europe it killed over 20 million people it was cared in the bloodstream of the blake rats and their fleas on trade boats. it was the worst plague in history and was nicknamed the black death to make matters worse there was an over population at the time and it lead to poor and little higen which made it easier for the plague to spread and everything in its way. The black death was a plague that…

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    Middle Ages Dbq

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    An air of gloominess surrounds the Middle Ages, from the weariness of everyday people’s lives, to the battles and wars fought by knights. ”There is something dark and wintry about the atmosphere of the later Middle Ages”-Lytton Strachey. This period, after the fall of the western Roman Empire and before the Renaissance, was when no progress was made in culture or education because of the lack of a central government. This crisis in the government caused people to focus their attention on…

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    Prior to the European age of exploration and conquest, the continent underwent many changes that lead to the desire and capability to begin exploration. The continent suffered a dark age of little innovation and great illness during the Middle Ages with the Black Death killing millions and spreading rapidly, and the Hundred Years’ War rampaging the continent increasing violence. By the 1350s, however, a new age of enlightenment descended upon the continent. The Renaissance spurred a new sense…

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    The Low Middle Ages

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    The Middle Ages were a period of both great devastation and mediocre advancement around the discovered world. The "Low Middle Ages" or the "Dark Ages" came in succession to the fall of Rome and held the development of feudalism. Feudalism sustained itself and oppressed the formation of new ideas until approximately 1100. An idea came about that was essentially the turning point of the Middle Ages. Up until this point, humanity thought that their sole purpose was to worship God- but when the idea…

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    Middle Ages Vs Dark Ages

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    always structural in which technology kept rising for the better. The Dark Ages or better known as the Middle Ages, this is a time in history in Europe that came directly from the fall of the Ancient Roman Empire. It is referred as the Dark Ages because according to the textbook, there is very little documentation during this time in period (Benton et al 356). It…

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    Dark Ages Vs Middle Ages

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    The History Channel’s “Dark Ages” vs. the Middle Ages The time period between 500 CE to 1000 CE has gained many labels over the years ranging from just simply the Middle Ages to the deep and gruesome Dark Ages. Generally, true Historians will make the reference to this time period as the Middle Ages and other people and documentaries who speak of this time call it the Dark Ages. The documentary put on by the History Channel portrays the early middle ages as a time when all hell had broken loose…

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    risking his life on the battlefield, all in the name of his king. A loyal soldier, deep in enemy territory, fights for his life to protect his country. The middle ages was a time of war and some technical advancement. The present is a time of technical advancement and people working towards peace. There are hundreds of reasons why the middle ages and the present are alike and why they differ. Unlike today, everyone obeyed the king’s rules and did what he said. The king’s army also obeyed every…

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    important events and people of the Middle Ages? Middle Ages the period of European history from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West (5th century) to the fall of Constantinople (1453), or;2 more narrowly, from c. 1100 to 1453. Hundred Years’ War, Bubonic “Black” Plague, Treaty of Verdun are three of the most important events. Charles Martel, Pope Leo III, Pope Urban II are three of the most important people. What are the 3 most important events and people of the Middle Ages? The Hundred…

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    As with much of Western history, women were considered inferior to men and their duties were mainly restricted to their home and family life during middle ages (Newman, 2015). Women were also valued as a weaker vessel that was not intellectual and unable to fulfill the strenuous task that come with being a man (Newman, 2015). While men were busy with their respective jobs women, uphold the home front and the family. Moreover, poorer medieval families lived mostly in small quarters without much…

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    The Late Middle Ages in Europe Around (1300-1400) B.C, a lady name Yersinia who was a foremost actor played a vital role surviving in ground-squirrel populations around the globe and was the cause of spreading plague due to her idea of killing the less convivial hosts. “The Plague did not kill off the Middle Ages, but Yersinia played a critical role in shaping its final act” (Dutton, Marchand, Harkness 299). The Fourteenth Century was a time when Europe was filled with calamities, severe weather…

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