Science in the Middle Ages

Was Catholicism responsible for the Dark Ages? In history class we have read about the great ancient empires that came before us, such as the Greeks, the Romans, and the Egyptians. During our studies we also learned about , the time in between the 6th and 14th century this period has come to be known as the “Dark Ages”. Many historians believe that the term Dark Ages might not be very accurate and that the reasons behind the origins of the Dark Ages, aren’t well understood. Most were taught…

1997 on a Saturday afternoon in Waconia, Minnesota. I weighed exactly 7 pounds and I was 22 inches long. Therefore, 6 months after I was born I began to crawl and shortly after that around 10 months old I started to take my first steps. During this age I was developing my gross motor skills. My gross motor skills also developed more throughout this stage of life because I was starting to get into things such as cabinets and then sometimes I would even crawl into my closet. My mother explained to…

To what Extent did Leonardo da Vinci Contribute to Math, Art, and Science? The Renaissance was a rebirth of Greek and Roman ideas, that took place in the late fourteenth through early seventeenth century. The rebirth of human reason began in Italy and particularly in Florence. Italy had been rapidly moving away from the medieval era. The Renaissance movement had begun on a scholarly level, with humanists writers, but was clearly linked with the scientific developments, change, and growth of…

The years between the mid thirteenth century and the late sixteenth century, also known as Europe’s early modern period, were years of complete religious, philosophical, and technological transformation. During the European Middle Ages, the Catholic Church dominated European civilization. The Church owned more than 1/3 of all the land in Europe which in turn created an economic and religious powerhouse. A man named Martin Luther was a large follower of the Catholic Church, however, he started…

the period of renaissance had two sides – a good and a bad. Though it had some dark sides, one cannot deny that European renaissance was a period of growth and development. There was advancement in every aspect of human life, from human anatomy, science, technology to universe beyond. It was an era where man was rediscovered as an individual being and not just a product of church. It was a time when man could use his reason and logic to question what he is being told instead of blindly trusting…

creation of the world and arrive at theories like the Big Bang Theory that clash with biblical stories, like the story of Genesis in this case, some people assume that Christianity and science can't possibly align. Science is not the only thing Christianity is separated from; there is a similar situation with…

for them to know the shadowing of the body. Many of their researches also involved different sciences. Many great artists excelled in various areas of study, and were nicknamed “Renaissance Men”. Today the term a Renaissance man means someone who is masterful in various topics. The Renaissance man soon became a role model and that every man should strive to become one. This way the arts and sciences took a leading role. Soon the same man could design a building, and decorate it with…

culmination of the artistic developments of the Early Renaissance. The High Renaissance that flourished over 35 years from the late 1490 until the early 1530 (Encyclopædia Britannica ©2016). The Renaissance started at Florence. Florence called the middle age a “congruence of artistic genius” (Kleiner 2007:577), the beginning of Humanism and “economic prosperity” (Kleiner 2007:577) nourished the beginning of the artistic culture, the Renaissance. It was a period where great, ambitions projects…

When the Middle Ages fell, a new era began to rise. The Italian Renaissance sparked due to inspiration of secularism and humanism. The Italian Renaissance was an era of amazing arts, literature, sciences, music, etc. Secularism and humanism led to new philosophies that revived and unified the broken society, such as restoring the old ways of the successful Greeks and Romans. What caused this great surge of evolution and innovations was the Black Death, a catastrophic epidemic killing millions.…

What can a comparison of Medieval & Renaissance sources tell us about the science and technological changes taking place during this period of human history? The term Renaissance literally means “rebirth”. In this scenario it refers to a re-birth or re-discovery of the works of the ancient Greeks and Romans including; art, architecture, science, medicine and mentality. The Renaissance started in Italy, but spread across Europe. At the time, Italy was separated into city-states which each had…