Middle Ages

period lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. Contained within the medieval times was that of the dark ages, the dark ages saw a decline the importance of education in the eyes of the public. However, despite this deterioration in the realm of education the idea of scholasticism came about at the end of the dark ages as the educational practices developed over the long course of the Middle Ages. Scholasticism was a sort of authoritarian method of education that had been largely derived from…

A knight was a noble position to do in the middle ages. To expound there are different kind of knights however they all had motivation, to protect, for a lady, or for their god. For example The Knights Hospitaller was developed in 1023.These knights were put together to protect the poor and sick pilgrims. During the crusades the knights were to be sent to defend the Holy Land, Jerusalem from the Muslims. The reason Jerusalem is called the Holy Land because Jesus body was buried there in a cave…

The Early Middle Ages, from the fifth to the tenth century, is often referred to as the “Dark Ages.” In comparison to the flourishing Roman Empire, many did not believe the Middle Ages to be a time of flourishing literacy and culture. However, learned men during this period were interested in the lost texts of the ancients, especially after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Etymologiae (the Etymologies in English, and also known as “Origins”), by Isidore of Seville, is a compilation of…

Illuminated manuscripts were a luxury item in the middle ages and mostly monks and priests used them. In the 12th century, they would used them in their religious buildings and was considered a luxury item that wealthy people could obtain. To create a manuscript was also very time consuming. People who created illuminated manuscripts were called illuminators. During the Middle Ages, illuminators liked to stay anonymous, but that changed during the late Middle Ages. To sign their work, they would…

People of the Middle Ages were illiterate of the plague and its behaviours, such a contagion affected civilisations with unprecedented and immeasurable repercussions. A once inequitable economy bound to the obligations of the existing hierarchy, became distraught allowing social stratification mobility. Consequently, the feudal system lost its influential powers and soon entered its demise. With uncontrollable chaos that ravaged cities people turned to the Church for aid, though such calamity…

In the Middle Ages the population of towns and cities in Europe began to grow. The growth of trade fairs and markets along with advancements in farming, such as the heavy plow that lead to increased food production, caused this growth in population. People's lives in the Medieval Times was controlled by different systems that told them how to live and what their job was. Merchants were in control of the trade system over the Silk Road, which provided the country of Europe new goods and a way to…

During the Middle Ages, churches had most of the power in society and it established the social classes of society. The three social classes were the noble class (high class), the clergy (middle class), and the labors (lower class). The churches influenced almost everything, the church took care of education, prayers and masses, taking care of people sick or poor. As years passed by reformations were taking place and changes to government, religion, and society were changing which would lead…

interesting to note that most works of literature, both belonging to the religious and secular realm were for the most part written either by monks or by men who belonged to the aristocracy or were men of great wealth. The importance of reading in the Middle Ages can also be understood relative to the performance of the liturgy which was an important part of religious duties. The liturgy consisted of memorising and reciting text in Latin and also the recitation of the psalter, all part of…

the middle ages than the renaissance. This power came from courtly love, and will probably be one of the only times in pre-modern European history where women had power. Throughout history women were regarded as clearly inferior to men. In pre-medieval Europe, there were two types of groups that dominated: The Romans and the Christians. The Romans believed that women can only be wives and mothers. The famous Roman philosopher Aristotle asked “what are women for?” and “what…

with the Medieval Age immediately. We instantly think that it was a time when cultural, social and economic progress stopped abruptly, while the taste for war destroyed and bloodied everything. However, this association is still a stereotype. It is true that the Middle Ages was a period of conflict, famine and misery. A period in which the social system was unjust and free men were the exception, but it was not always so. Not everything was sinister and terrible in the Middle Ages, even in some…