Some believe it was a Dark Age, some think of it as an Age of Faith. ... The Middle Ages brought invasions, death, destruction to the people of Europe during the era covering 500 to 1400. ... This disease was called the Black Death and was caused by fleas that had bitten infected rats and then bit humans to transfer the infection. The Black Death was considered a plague because it killed so many people. ... The most important label for me would be the Dark Ages as so much death and destruction occurred which demonstrates a dark side of our world history. ...

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The kings still owned the land, and upon death of the king or the man the land was given to, it would be returned to the current king. ... The serfs were generally not treated very well and suffered great loss and death especially during the years of the Black Death from 1347-1349, when 45%-50% of the population of Europe was killed. ... In conclusion, the Germanic clan leaders of the late 5th century A.D. took a world that was shrouded in darkness and doubt after the fall of the greatest empire the world had ever known, and turned it into a stable land of opportunity and power again. The time...

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When I was first studying his masterpiece I was thinking his thought process was one of loneness, darkness, one who was misunderstood. ... Many people say this piece is speaking death and I at first thought it might have been loneness and surrounded by darkness and surrounded by darkness. ...

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Mason Chapters 6,7 #1502 MWF 11-11:50 Middle Ages The idea that the Middle Ages were "dark ages" has been exaggerated a lot. ... The Early Middle Ages were probably the time that most fits the term Dark Ages, even though even they weren't all bad. ... Even though the empire fell apart after the death of Charlemagne and Europe once again regressed to an unstable period, it had given a sense of unity to the people and had managed to spread Christianity and some intellectual achievements that lasted until the High Middle Ages when they were renewed again. ... Then the B...

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The focal point in this work is Christ on a donkey, with the most light in the center, around the faces of the people with the most darkness, really the only darkness, on the bottom. ... The ominous feelings of "judgement day", the fear of the "black death" created a basis for what may seem grotesque. ... Camille also introduced me to the idea that Gothic art has a dark side. ...

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For Japan and Europe, it was a time of death, war, and destruction, this time was known as the Dark Ages or Middle Ages. ... They were more similar than different in three main aspects: social position, training and armor, and honor and death. ... Japanese samurai and European knights had different views of death. Samurai warriors already understood that death was inevitable and it is a part of the circle of life. ... The samurai had no feelings towards death, but knights understood how meaningful life was(Doc F). ...

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Europe without a super power like Rome was like a dark room without a light. The Germanic tribes were eventually made civilized, but the idea that Rome was dead still placed Europe in the dark ages. ... Europe would stay in the dark ages for 300 years, until the birth of a new king, a new emperor, a man named, Charlemagne. ... Charlemagne held the title of Holy Roman Empire until his death. ...

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There are many things that shaped and molded Europe's great history, but religion really tops the list of these factors. From the rise of Christianity, to the Reformation, Europe goes through various events that form it as it is today. When the might of the Roman Empire reached all the way to t...

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Those who did travel to the Holy Land were caught in the middle of a violent battle between Christians and Muslims that resulted in the death of thousands of Christians making their pilgrimage. ... However, their objective had failed, resulting in many deaths. ... Europe was just coming out of the dark ages. ...

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After the death of Muhamed the Islamic religion split, similar to that of Christianity and Judaism. ... When Europe sank into the dark ages Islamic scholars maintained high standards of academic study, mathematics, and scientific research. ...

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This film and message by Kurtz parallels with the theme of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, from which the movie was based. ... However, throughout his water route to the Congo, "the merry dance of death and trade"(29) continues. ...

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After the Middle Ages passed, Europe went into what was called The Dark Ages, and fencing took a back seat because many people were actually dying by being struck with the blades and a lot of the blades and equipment that was used during this time was very unsafe. Men fought with thick long swords which led to many cases of impalement which often resulted in the victim bleeding to death. ...

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