The western world saw many great accomplishments in artwork during the Medieval and Renaissance times. ... It was not necessarily focused on the spiritual realm as exclusively as the medieval times. ... Sculpture in the medieval times was expressed in many different mediums (see Appendix A and B). ... The definition of architect in medieval times was that of a designer or theoretician. ... The backgrounds of the paintings of medieval times were often just solid colors. ...

• Word Count: 1889
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In Medieval times, people seemed to rely mainly on the church and God for their entertainment purposes; whereas during the Renaissance, the focus was more secular: humans and life on earth. ... This is the first time we see the use of a double plot in which the honored and revered story is compared to a similar situation but of a base (and most times, immoral) story. ... As the Medieval era ends and the Renaissance emerges we also see a shift in the attitude towards "evil." ... The steadfast, secure world of the Medieval age was at an end. ... Lear's life ends tragically without a...

• Word Count: 1596
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Decline of Rome and Transformation into Medieval Europe: Contents 1. ... Catholic Christianity is strongly linked with the medieval world. This is because at the time it's culture and institutions dominated the kingdoms of medieval Europe. ... This same religious intolerance would dominate the policies of the medieval world. ... They are the tribes who are for the greater part the ancestors of the later Dutch, Flemish, English, and French (in part Germanic) communities, the inheritors of their respective kingdoms in medieval times. ...

• Word Count: 1775
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• Grade Level: High School

Back during the medieval times soldiers used what is called a battering ram; it is a device made of a tree trunk used to literally batter, pound, punch and shake down gates, doors and walls of Medieval castles, fortresses and towns (Lords and Ladies). ... Many times in Christian life there are obstacles that cause backsliding. ... Many times throughout a Christian's life God molds their lives to be used according to need. ...

• Word Count: 1793
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The common bow was about half the size of a man; however the medieval long bows were the same size if not bigger than a man. ... "The medieval lance and pike evolved from the ancient spear. ... By medieval times the sword had became highly symbolic. ... Horses played an important role in warfare during the medieval period. ...

• Word Count: 2078
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• Grade Level: High School

Feudo-manorialism was mostly a bane to economic, scientific, and technological progress in medieval Europe. ... These medieval "guilds," as they were called, were most prevalent and powerful during the fifteenth through the seventeenth centuries. ...

• Word Count: 2084
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The transformation of life from urbanized Rome to the farming communities that trademarked medieval life did not occur instantly (Corbishley 14). ... The monks of numerous monasteries protected ancient manuscripts through plundering and raiding of invaders, and were the sole appreciators of education during medieval times (Rowling 135-136). ... During these times, it was much more difficult for major cultural progression to be made, because so few were educated (Rowling 136). ... These times of little progress were harsh, dreary, and unpleasant, but painstakingly small increments bridged ...

• Word Count: 1473
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Spread of Islam If there is one thing that marks the landscape of the medieval time period it must be religion. ... The Medieval times were an era of much conflict and growth of new ideas and new societies. ...

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Strictly speaking, feudalism was a set of legal and military customs, bound and governed by loyalty, in medieval Europe. ... In return, each lord promised to supply the monarch with knights and arms in times of war. ... Feudalism had one enormous effect on medieval society and ultimately the politics of today. ...

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Medieval time's thoughts were not exactly thoughts of progression, to them life was going to continue as it was. ... It shows how wrong Medieval thinking was and how the Enlightenment era has helped us. ... In these modern times, it is just the opposite, whatever is new is considered good and what is old is considered bad. ...

• Word Count: 1452
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

During the times of the Roman Empire, farmers had a system that gave them four bushels of grain for every one that they planted. ... If not for the three-field system, the Feudal System would not had advanced the Medieval Period past it's "dark" times. ...

• Word Count: 1272
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• Grade Level: High School

Clark here seemingly agrees with Cameron as 'Growth amongst the European urban hierarchy was selective, Among thousands of small towns, this was a time of recovery after the late medieval contraction' (Clark 128). ... Schemes increased at times of death to limit grain hoarding and general stealing. ... Magistrates would call upon a significant body of citizens at times of adversity. ...

• Word Count: 1967
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate