Science in the Middle Ages

Butler (1963) emphasized that reminiscence is a naturally occurring universal and spontaneous mental process in which past experiences are progressively returned to consciousness. Correspondingly, other researchers have posited that reminiscence is “a structured process of systematically reflecting on one's life” (Brady, 1999, p.179). Thus, reminiscence has personal significance that it draws upon the experience of time; one may recall smells, tastes, sights and sounds, physical sensations and…

I was the king of England in the Middle Ages. Our civilization was extremely advanced. England mostly worked with iron, gold, and silver for tools and weapons. We had a variety of foods to eat. They included fish, grains, mutton, pork, and beef. Mutton is sheep if you did not know. We…

Imagine after a hard day of work you settle into an uncomfortable straw bed ridden with lice and other bugs. Modern plumbing, sewage, electricity, etc. are just some of the unpleasantries that peasants dealt with during the Middle Ages in Europe. Peasants lived in houses called crucks with straw mattresses being their only furniture. Holes in the wall, were so called windows, they did not have glass. The walls were made of mud, which was a good insulator in the winter, however, the walls…

St. Bernard of Clairvaux was one of the most literate and well-versed men of his era. He came from a humble background, yet rose in stature to engage in direct communication with the Pope. Bernard after meeting Hugues de Payens the “Master of the Knights of the Temple’ in 1127, became a champion for the Templar Knights. He was extremely loyal to the Knights and their cause (Seward -23). Bernard while in direct communication with to Hugues about his Order stated, “They can fight the battle of the…

Definition As per NINCDSADRDA criteria Alzheimer’s disease is defined as a “clinical disease caused by underlying brain changes”. Dementia is the characteristic clinical manifestation of disease. The definition of AD revolves around the assumption that an individual with an amnestic dementia would have Alzheimer’s related brain changes, namely amyloid plaques and tau neurofibrillary tangles, found at autopsy. Conversely, individuals without amnestic dementia would not found plaques or tangles…

Trade affected migratory patterns by making permanent stay possible for the people who were migrating. People found ways to sustain themselves in a place they stopped on along the way and never made it to their actual destination. They stayed and populated that area that they saw that it was benefiting them. The movement of people to urban areas impact everyday life by making them more dependent on manufactured resources. For example people that moved to an urban area stopped harvesting food on…

protected the people of the village were. A successful medieval European castle would need to include a tactical location, unbeatable defenses, an abundant town, and deluxe amenities in order to survive. Survival was the key to staying alive in the middle ages, with all the items above people had a greater chance of living longer than…

Gavin Jarvies Part I: The Outline Throughout my criminology study I have been studying many interesting things and topics. Things like how criminals think and why they create the crimes they do, different kinds of crimes, etc, But there was a study lesson I picked up some information from. Some of that information was about crime in the olden days which has taught me about criminology back then and I found it crazy how much the video taught about how much crime was different compared to the…

Middle Ages The period of history from the fall of Rome to the Renaissance, people do not know whether to call it the Dark Ages or the Middle Ages. This period of time should be called the Middle Ages. This period should be known as the Middle Ages because feudalism, a unique and useful form of social organization, was created during this time. Each social class did something and got something in return. According to the illustration by Stanley M. Burstein and Richard Shek, “Peasants worked…

Organization (WHO), most developed countries generally consider ‘older adults’ as individuals who are 65-years-old and older (2009). Additionally, beyond chronological age, an individual’s age can also be outlined by encompassing biological, psychological, and socio-cultural processes (Cohen, 2002). Although there are other ways to define one’s age, such as an individual’s social roles, their physical ability level, their physical appearance, and an individual’s subjective assessment of how old…