conditions created during the later Middle Ages (these are only a few of the conditions grounding the Reformation as these were the ones that I chose). The effects of the black death, Indulgences, relics and the ending of the Feudal system. The black death was an effect that was founded in 1348 in Italy. The pest unleashed a rampage of death upon Europe killing
of the most fascinating things is the advancement in medicine throughout history. The history of mass deaths and illnesses and how medicine has stopped if not eliminated these diseases shows the advancement of people and education throughout history. As there have been many medical epidemics that spanned throughout history that have caused havoc on populations in the world, there are other impacts that expand past the loss of lives. Therefore, not only is the cure of illness itself incredibly fascinating
During the middle ages knowledge was derived from religion, only the wealthy were educated. During the end of the 14th century was a time of death for Europe with the plague also called black death were almost half of Europe’s population died, this lead to economic depression throughout Europe. The Renaissance greatly impacted the future of Europe and during this time the quality of life for the poor in the rural areas
The Black Death, aka The Plague, aka The Bubonic Plague, went by many names because it had a profound effect on nearly every aspect of European life in the mid 14th century. The disease not only ate away at the health and well-being of millions of people, but it led to societal, biological, and psychological chaos in the heart of Europe where Medieval society had already caused much depredation. Because of its devastation, the Plague is thought to have officially put the “dark” in Dark Ages.
The peasant revolt is the result of the discontent about the existed system as well as the oppression from lords for a long time instead of taking place on the spur of the moment. The addition of taxes and heavy corvee from the government makes the peasants live beyond their means for decades. The economic hardship, poor harvests as well as the great pressure from the lords accounted for their striving for their rights and seeking for a better living condition. At the same time, religion played an
Renaissance means rebirth. The renaissance which began in the fourteenth century is a socio-cultural movement that began in Italy and slowly grew throughout Europe, and a hundred years later found its way to England. This era was a period of intellectual, cultural, and scientific awakening, they emphasized the ideas of the humanist. When Constantinople fell in 1453, the Ottoman Turks invaded the byzantine empire capital in 1453, which led to a huge evacuation of scholars from Greek to Italy. They
phenomenon in both Chinese and English communities, death euphemism, with its long standing history, has been regarded as a crucial component of euphemism, which is both linguistic and cultural ubiquitous in human language and social life since there exists unpleasant or offensive words so that individuals would substitute relatively indirect terms to avoid cultural sensitivity. This paper attempts to make a contrastive analysis of Chinese and English death euphemism and expound the causes of their similarities
How did monarchs in England and France expand royal authority and lay the foundations for united nation-states? There were many political and religious changes during the Middle Ages, which led to wars and new religions were established. These changes took place over the course of many years that included the Crusades, plagues, religious power struggle, and much more. Through these events, the middle ages were shaped and transformed, and it helped people in many places gain more power. Monarchs
scientific values that began to supplant traditional religious beliefs. Renaissance- was a time of transition from the medieval to the modern world. Medieval Europe was a fragmented feudal society but through the Renaissance it great by national consciousness and political centralization. Guelf- German and Italian political systems that split. Ghibelline- The Ghibellines contributed to the strife between the cities of northern Italy in the 13th and 14th century. Milan- was a center of trade during the