New Age

firmly believe that the political fragmentation of Europe was caused by political institutions and revolutions; as well as serving as a foundation to economic development and endless warfare during the Middle Ages. Feudalism was made the political institution during the start of the Middle Ages.…

Was the Time Period Between 400 and 1400 AD a “Dark Age” for Europe? Overall Claim: The Middle Ages not a Dark Age in Europe. The first reason the Middle Ages period was not a Dark Age was because the educational system improved. Richer the monk stated in his article “Journey to Chartres” (Document E) about how he was going to study with a great scholar named “Heribrand, a highly cultured and scholarly man.” Richer stated that he had learned “symptoms of diseases and picked up a surface…

The pivotal effect of modernity spans from everything to a new and skeptical perception on things to an increasing role of science and technology. Modernity is essentially the antithesis of its predecessor; pre-modernity. While pre-modernity values the divine over the individual, modernity values the individual and reason. Modernity is often perceived as the promise of human progress through solely reason and knowledge. Michael Allen Gillespie in ‘The Theological Origins of Modernity’…

The years after the American Civil War have been characterized by Mark Twain and others as “The Gilded Age”. By this statement he means, this period was glittering on the surface but corrupt underneath. Historians have come to the conclusion that there was a decline of human value and low morals from 1870-1910. This was a period of greed, corruption, with Robber Barons, shady business tactics, and horrible political power. However, this era was the making of the modern world. We now have…

“Aging in place” is defined as the ability to live in one 's own home and community safely, independently, and comfortably, regardless of age, income, or ability level. The ability to age comfortably in their own home and community is essential to a healthy aging process. There are a number of measures the elderly can take to make sure that they are able to age in the comfort of their own homes. Meika Loe set out to examine strategies in ensure successful aging in place in her book Aging Our…

of the Gilded Age is an increased mechanization, or use of machinery to replace manual labor. People were looking for cheaper and more efficient ways to create better products. By utilizing machines one could increase efficiency of the workers and save time. Among industries that benefited most from the mechanization of the country were coal and train industry, because these two industries were those that most heavily relied on manual…

The Medieval Ages has been commonly depicted as a gruesome time in European History earning its popular name of The Dark Ages. The Medieval Ages owns characteristics earning its name of The Dark Ages, but the Medieval Ages brought forth much more. Every era holds its darkness, why is history neglecting the good of the Medieval Ages, the light? This era is underestimated. If the Medieval Ages were so dark with no significance, why would it be such a popular topic to this day? Why study it, why…

see how I could put these details together and get a better understanding of what he and millions of other aging people were going through. Forgetting may be a normal part of growing older, but each individual has a different level of memory as they age and it’s important to understand especially as you yourself will go through the aging process. Research on aging and memory has been around for a…

During 300 CE to 1400 CE the time of the Early Middle Ages and the Late Middle Ages took place, and changed a little each step of the way. The Early Middle Ages was a time of European history that took place from the 5th century to the 10th century, and the Late Middle Ages took place from the 10th century to the mid 14th century. The Early and Late Middle Ages were very different but a little similar in the senses of art, architecture, religion, politics, education and literature. Art and…

How the Age of Reason Leads to the Revolution The Age of Reason is a movement that started in Europe and spread to America. This movement brought about the use of reason or rationale thinking, instead of tradition and established doctrine. People began thinking differently and realized they did not have to accept the ways of the past as the way of the future. Once the American colonists began to believe in these ideas, they began to question divine-right of kings and entrenched manners of…