Middle age

their sound or the way in which their sound emanates. Instruments alone do not produce music; it also flows from the mouths of humans. It can be heard as winds rustle through trees and as waves roll across oceans. Music created during the Middle Ages significantly impacted the world and produced…

is defined as a time period of Europe from 14th to 17th century, and during this period, significant breakthrough was made in the aspects of geography, arts and science. Therefore, Renaissance is also generally considered as the “bridge between middle age and modern human history” (Cronin, 1969). The core idea of Renaissance is the humanism, which is mainly from ancient Greek…

Throughout history spanning from the Egyptians to the Middle Ages, all cultures have a different and distinct view on the representation of power through architecture and artworks. The six architectures/artworks that best describes their cultures view of power is The Great Pyramids, Parthenon, Augustus of prima porta, Hagia Sophia, Lindau Gospel bible, and the Notre Dame Church. The Great Pyramids were created by the Egyptians in 2551 – 2472 BC. The Great Pyramids were based on the…

in the United States today stem from this era. Prosperity came to an end with the fall of the Roman Empire where the government faced political instability due to overspending, invasions from outside and rebellion within. After the fall came the Middle Ages where many Germanic Kingdoms took control over Western Europe. There was no centralized government in control which lead to problems and downfalls until Charlemagne gained control in 771. He valued Christianity and strived to protect the…

destroyed barriers that once stood strong. Its new philosophy provided individuals with their own fate, the ability to decide what their life would be. Its ideas first emerged in Ancient Greece where the Greek city-states, poleis, flourished in the Golden Age around the 400s BCE. Later, after the near collapse of civilization, the aforementioned philosophies reemerged in Italy during the Renaissance of the 1400s CE. The two philosophies relate so similarly, in that, during the rebirth of…

Then they would start to have a high fever and would have really bad pain. They would vomit and blood would fill the lungs. They would see death really quick once they had these symptoms. In the middle ages most of the people were sick. Children were the worse they would be sick then would finally get rid of the bug then they would get it again. Mosquitos would carry a virus that was called malaria. Whenever a mosquito would bite someone that person…

Castles Needed a good defence system and design because they were a kingdom main for defence against invasion. (eventually, however weapons overpowered their once mighty walls.) The Middle Ages, a period of History that ran from the year 590 to 1500 ce, it could of be known for famous landmarks, like castles. It was someone's home but if someone wanted to invade the castle they would of must go through heavy defence. There were moats, High walls, Flanking towers and gateway defences that would…

that the middle ages are different from the way we understand them. They were a time of great innovation and change. So much of culture was formed during these times. Many historians and history teachers just brush over these stories and facts, if not completely ignore them. Stark attempts to show how western culture was developed during times of great change. I know before I read chapter seven I had never heard about how the climate changed during medieval times. I had heard about the ice age…

The Roman Catholic Church, being the only universal European institution of the Middle Ages, practically governed every aspect of society. Medieval Europeans viewed the Church as a blessing from God; a humble order which was sent to protect them from the numerous raids and invasions which consequently led to chaos and disorder in society. Europeans that lived during the medieval times were pious and devout Christians. They believed that the road to eternal happiness was to fear their almighty…

Nuremberg perfectly exemplifies the ideal Protestant city because it had an aristocratic ruling class, it had widespread support from prominent public figures such as artists and authors, it had humanist support, and most locals also favored the idea of citywide religious reform (Dixon 107). In other words, it was similar in structure to Germany as a whole, so it was the epitome of what the model Reformation city should be. This chapter in The Reformation in Germany aligns perfectly with the…