The Black Death was a plague which caused devastating deaths and hugely impacted Middle Ages life in Scotland and in Europe. This plague caused devastating loss of people and of livestock and it reoccurred in four main stages throughout the Middle Ages. ... The Black Death had heavily impacted family life in the Middle Ages. ... Some historians have argued that this gave women more economic possibilities and was their "Golden Age" as this allowed many women to migrate to cities to look for possible work and to put off marriage for a time (Arbeth, 2010). ... All of these points were all contrib...

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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. ... Roast lamb was introduced by the story of Jason and the Golden Fleece and dancers outfitted as sea gods preformed the fish course. ... When she reached the age of fourteen, she wedded the duke of Orléans who was later crowned King Henry II of France. ... His title was "Sun King- which was derived from the role he played in The Ballet of the Night which he first performed at the age of fourteen. ...

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The Gothic age was a time of overwhelming change in the area of architecture. ... Italian Renaissance writers originally used the word gothic as a derogatory term for all architects and artists in the middle ages, which were compared to the works of the barbarian Goths. Although now the Gothic Age is considered Europe's internationally acclaimed, it began as a regional phenomenon (Kleiner 488). ... Spain was also a little late going into the gothic period mainly because it remained in a state of political disunity throughout the Middle Ages. ... de Siloe added a t-shaped golden stair...

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Countless factors influenced this unprecedented (and as yet, unrepeated) historic phenomenon, yet it seems clear that as feudalism gradually fell apart, the birth of capitalism paved the golden road to economic growth and prosperity in Europe. ... Such organizations existed in Europe throughout most of the Middle Ages, originating in around the twelfth century and continuing to exist well into the eighteenth century. ... Indeed, further undermining the rise of capitalism, "the anti-capitalistic religious theories of the Middle Ages had probably more widespread acceptance than anti-capitalis...

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