From Darkness to Light
The Dark Ages to the Renaissance
Dark Ages
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Dark Ages
Wednesday, Jan 1, 476, 12:00 AM
Europe
- Time: 476-800 AD
- Church: superpower only unifying force
- Achievements: no major achievements
- Lifestyle: non-secular, squalid, bleak
- Views: ascetic, religious
Middle Ages
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_______________________________Meager________________________________________________________
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Middle Ages
-Feudal System in place
-Most writings were in Latin and were highly religious
Early Middle Ages
Incorporates the Dark Ages
First of three divisions of the Middle Ages
Friday, Jan 1, 500, 12:00 AM
Europe
Early Middle Ages Army Recruitment
Timothy Reuter
Military Aspects of Scandinavian Society in a European Perspective, AD 1-1300 (Copenhagen, 1997)
High Middle Ages
Wednesday, Jan 1, 1000, 12:00 AM
Europe
Late Middle Ages
Friday, Jan 1, 1300, 12:00 AM
Europe
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"What shall we hang first? The holly or each other?"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-Henry II~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"The Lion in Winter"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
John: "He has a knife, a knife!"
Eleanor of Aquitaine: "Of course he has a knife! I have a knife. We all have knives. It's 1183 and we're all barbarians!"
______________________________________-The Lion in Winter______________________________________
The Crusades
- A series of religious wars launched by European Catholics against Muslim forces
Causes of the Crusades
- Middle East Life Quality >European Life Quality
- 1065 (During High Middle Ages) Jerusalem Taken Over by Muslim Seljukian Turks
-No more safe passage for European Christians
- Rescue the Holy City!
- Convincing by Pope Urban II
Crusades Set the Stage
- Cultural Diffusion
- Contact with the Middle East
- Exposure to Silk and Cotton
- Interest in Arabian Goods
- Trade
- Introduction to Islamic advances in math, science, technology, and philosophy
THE RENAISSANCE
______________________Renewal________________________________________________________________
___________________________Revival_____________________________________________________________
_________________________________Renaissance_______________________________________________
A New Beginning
- Growing urban areas
- Patrons such as Medici Family
- Venice and FLorence=busy seaports
Awesome Things About the Renaissance
- New found interest in Greek and Roman culture
- Realistic art
- Secular lifestyles
- Scientific advancements
- Self pride