The Age

The age of exploration was a time of exploring the unknown and adventuring the seas looking for new routes to cities that were too harsh to traveled by land. It was the time where the conquerors of Spain and many Europeans countries adventure them self into the new world as they later called The Americas. Conquerors were looking for three things in specifically, gold, glory, and tried to spread their religion from their home country. Explorers after landing in America they look to establish many…

The Middle Ages (1066-1485) was a huge part in American Literature, many High School textbook contains the majority of epic poems that were written in that time. The Middle Ages was also known as the “Dark Ages”. The era was faced with multiple issues like all of the plagues that they faced. The Middle Ages was known for the horrific Black Death which killed so many families and cities. Most stories that are from The Middle Ages include the stories of the Black Death or the reasons of why it’s…

The middle ages are often seen as the tunnel of darkness between the Roman Empire’s golden age of culture and Europe’s much later Renaissance. While it is true that for many centuries, Europe was dwindling in progress, the same cannot be said of the Islamic world. Science, Philosophy, and theology all flourished under Islam, seen through numerous Arabic texts written by a handful of renown Muslim scholars. Therefore, the question that should be asked is, as Europe was plunging into an era of…

and demand from the public, much controversy has arisen as well. Among the many disputed topics surrounding the field of jousting, there is one that stands out above all others; should there be an age restriction for competitors in jousting tournaments. A popular opinion to this argument is that no age restriction, would help give young jousters experience and would be exciting to watch. I, however, feel that if jousting wants to keep its good name, an…

in the Jazz Age, while not one of the things it was known for, was still very interesting to learn about. While researching more about the Jazz Age and film then and today, I learned lots of things about camera techniques, editing techniques, and how film was utilized in the Jazz Age. I learned to utilize these camera and editing techniques to my advantage when making my quality project, which was very helpful to me and I feel benefited my film. Learning more about film in the Jazz Age also…

historians called it the Age of Enlightenment. Philosophes, intellectuals in the 18th-century enlightenment, were beginning to be hopeful that they might discover new ways to understand and improve their society. Philosophes believed that there were natural laws, or truths that people do not always recognize. They also believed these laws were universal or could be found everywhere and simply had to be discovered. All in all, freedom and natural rights made were a huge factor in the Age of…

“Dark Ages” explores the time from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Crusades. From the fall of the ancient Roman Empire up to the Renaissance, Europe was in a constant state of war as many attempted to rebuild the Roman Empire. The Dark Ages was a period that was shadowed by famine, the Bubonic plague, political struggles, and religious persecutions. The Roman Empire began to collapse from within once the Visigoths, led by Alaric, surrounded and blockaded any entry into the city. The Roman’s…

The Middle Ages also known as the “Dark Ages” that lasted from 500-1500 is the result of the fall of the Roman Empire. During this era, most of the Europe were controlled by the Catholic Church resulting the Europe to undergo many changes in terms of politics, military, religion, and the social hierarchy. Europeans used Feudalism in maintaining social order to its citizen. Each status in this system determines each person’s class and power to the society. Feudalism is a system which the king…

The gilded age lead to progressive reforms by attempting to fix the problems from the gilded age. The gilded age was a time of unregulated business, monopolies, and the abuse of workers. During the gilded age business men got huge profits from the new economy. Powerful people formed trusts to monopolize goods that were in high demand. Like Andrew Carnegie for example he built a giant steel empire. His business increased profits, and also eliminated middle men. And also John D Rockefeller…

Middle Ages, or the medieval times, was a long period of history from 500 AD to 1500 AD. The renaissance is the era that brought discovery, new exploration, and astronomy. Renaissance means “rebirth” and was a cultural movement from the fourteenth century to the seventeenth century. Powerful inventions were made the renaissance, such as the printing press, gunpowder, and the mariner’s compass. Each era is extremely different and made a great influence on the modern world and how we see art,…