The answer, of course, would be the Middle Ages, which spanned from the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 to the exploration of the New World in the 1500's (Hartman 15). ... The transformation of life from urbanized Rome to the farming communities that trademarked medieval life did not occur instantly (Corbishley 14). For centuries, Rome had lived in fear of invasion from the numerous barbaric tribes that wanted land (Corbishley 15). ... The urban lifestyle of trade, education, and intellect from Rome had been long forgotten (Hartman 95). ... The feudal system that developed through tru...

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Although the Renaissance was a relatively short time period, it generated change in many ways. The Renaissance began around the year 1400, at the end of the Middle Ages, which lasted from the fall of Rome in 500 to about 1350, and ended around 1700. The Middle Ages gave rise to various agricultural ...

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