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. ... There are the Early, High, and Late Middle Ages. ... The High Middle Ages brought an agricultural revolution thanks to technological advancements and a "little optimum" which lengthened the growing season by a few weeks. ... The Middle Ages also brought religious reform. ... One very important accomplishment of the High Middle Ages was universities. ...

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The Renaissance was drastically different from the Middle Ages. ... Although the Renaissance used Oligarchy as its form of government the pope was still in high power. The economy in the Middle Ages was based primarily upon agriculture. ... He mentions how corrupt the roman catholic church had become during the middle ages, he writes about the high taxes given to build the popes castle instead of being given to the poor and the sale of indulgences. ... This money than went to building castles and churches, much like the high taxes. ...

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The political and religious characteristics of the Byzantine Empire and of the kingdoms that emerged in England and France during the middle ages were very different and similar at the same time. The kingdoms that emerged in England and France during the middle ages used feudalism, while the Byzantine Empire did not. ... They both had a leader or ruler in high power. The kingdoms that emerged in England and France during the middle ages used feudalism, a type of political and economic system, while the Byzantine Empire did not. ... They both had a ruler or leader in high power. ...

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During the middle ages (from 500A.D to 1500A.D.) ... Basically, life during the middle ages was harsh and dreadful. ... The Middle Ages was also called The Age of Faith and Christianity was flourishing everywhere. ... Then there was Petrarch who traveled to the many old cathedrals built during the middle ages only to find old books filled with great literature from Greek and Roman times. ... No longer did the wealthy have to pay high takes to the churches. ...

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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. ... Being warriors, they fall into the middle class on both forms of the social pyramid(Doc A). ... The training for both was indeed rigorous, and began at a young age. ... Their social position of being middle class with pledging loyalty to their lord and putting the lord's needs and wishes before all else. ... Lastly, the high importance of following codes of honor. ...

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Hygiene became a major concern during the middle ages when the "Black Death" spread about Europe. ... That came to a halt when the Plague hit; no longer did women of the Victorian Age use lard to hold up their hair. ... What is the reason behind middle urinals in men's restroom unused? ... As anyone might predict, the middle urinal remains denied. ... Granted, there is a high degree of levity in an issue such as this. ...

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Boundaries of parts of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa had to be redrawn on maps. ... Half of the males between the ages of eighteen and thirty-two were killed in the fighting. ... High unemployment and soaring inflation caused terrible hardships. ...

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The first account of dancing known to man came from the ancient civilizations of the Middle East, India, the Americas, Africa, and Australia. ... During the Middle Ages, which took place in Europe during A.D. 500-1300, the Catholic Church considered dance to be the work of the devil since it was associated with most pagan rituals. ... Haute danse, high dance, was the complete opposite. ... When she reached the age of fourteen, she wedded the duke of Orléans who was later crowned King Henry II of France. ... As the Sun King aged, he grew thicker' and put his performing to a halt. ...

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Men's Garments - Italian Renaissance Men's styles of dress within the first half of the Italian Renaissance developed very little from the late Middle Ages. ... During the middle of the century, jacket styles were smooth fitting and featured a flared skirt ending below the hip. ... Jackets sometimes featured shorter sleeves that were just high enough to allow a contrast between the jacket and doublet sleeves. ... Shoulder width became narrower by the middle of the century, while hip elements became wider. ...

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The Napoleonic age was no exception. ... Every appeal court district was to have a lycee (high school), and they were to be completely supported and controlled by the state. ... "The principle of equality of opportunity was honored by the possibility of obtaining scholarships to the lycees; but as late as 1814 there were in France only thirty-six lycees with nine thousand pupils, most of them from middle and upper classes. ...

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