Let's talk about the middle ages. What do you know? (DON'T GOOGLE IT!) Just tell me what you know off your head. What comes to mind? Gothic everything? Dark? What?
the only thing that comes to my mind is people talking in theirs own primitive language, this can be a dilect, signs or even gestures. But I'm not pretty sure, correct me if I'm wrong!
For me is a period of time where people were so naive that they believed in everything, like wizards, dragons, etc... I also know that church commited a lot of barbaric crimes against human beins
I think that it was a period where some people began to write poetry and other written works. But they did it in latin because if I´m not wrong it was the language to do them. Also, I imagine that at that time there were castles, queens and kings and they dominated to poor people. I don´t know that much about it...
This is a complicated question. I remember that I studied that in high school. It was a period of time. I think that in this period there weren't presidents only queens and kings. There were many poets or people that enjoyed writing. I don't know, but I think those people that lived in that period had a enrich culture and an own language. I'm not sure. :-D
Well, the first things that comes to my mind is King Arthur and the knights. If I´m not wrong, they are known nowadays as the knights of the round table. Sir Lancelot and other knights. Castles, provinces, people living in the shires. As far as I know, people, at that time, believed in Wizards and other creatures like orks and elves.
The first thing that comes to my mind is the food they used to eat at that period of time, like boiled bacon and onions, also bread, pork, deer,and cow stock. People at that time loved wine and beer. Second thing, it brings to my mind an image of an old Europe in a time of cruel wars, were Church had a lot to do with it. Priesthood was trying at all cost to make people scared about God, and took advantage of it by telling people that they would go to hell if they showed no obedience. Third, the technoligical improvements in the way builders built cathedrals, and also the methods used for every other kind of building.
Middle ages was a period in the history of humans being where science and a lot of new discovers were banned, it is also know as "oscurantismo" because humans were not allowed to innovate nothing. Beside that, middle ages were a period were the church had the control of the politic and religious field, church used to dominate everything. That period of time was very dificult for the poor people.
Also as Gerson said was a important period of time for the architecture because were build the majority of the most important buildings in the history of human beings but middle ages was an important period for literature as an example of that we can read "cantar del mio cid," "Divina comedia" and more.
Daniel is right about the Church, that institute controlled besides the regilion field, the political, that is, bishops decided and gave the O.K to the next king in case its predecesor died.
all I can think of is something similar to Lord of the Rings. Everything was made out of wood, stone or animal hide , the only light at night came from torches or the moon, battles were brutal, with archs and arrows and tortures were horrible....people would get flogged all the time...or they were sent to the Thumbscrew or the spanish boot.....and of course we cant fortget the witch hunts and the Inquisition
It was a period in the history where poor people had no rights, the church had all the power and commited many crimes with those who commited crimes; most of those crimes werent crimes at all, they just did things that were different. But, there were good things too like the advances in architecture (there are still some churchers and other buildings in perfect condition), poetry and art.
I think that age was full of magic, knights, kings, servants and people fighting using swords. I think that there was an absence of freedom, so people had to let the king make all the important desicions
if you read the "contents" in the program you will see the topics. For this week, READ the first page, the summary, take the practice quizzes on The Norton, then take our quiz.
well to start and to be honest I do not know a lot about the topic but i can guess. I think that maybe it is about all times when people had just one language .It could be English
"The First Crusade and then the Holy wars" Yeah, and the so called Pope was the one preaching the first of many bloody wars. And people followed him. The price of heaven was really dirt cheap!
Crusades got my attention too but the one thing that really fascinated me was the way different cultures silently died and gave way to a whole new culture, how different languages would merge to form a new one. I liked it because it shows how everything changes, how everything ceases to exist and new things begin.
Something interesting is the way how English began to replace French as the language of government. At the beginning, English literature did not actually existed, but in the Middle Ages we can notice how Geoffrey Chaucer's decision enhanced the prestige of English as a vehicle for literature. I'm not sure, but I think that because of his influence to English, Chaucer would be called the "English Homer" and the father of the English poetry. In general, I liked the material because we can see how everything changes over time.
Personal opinion: the cruch lied in that part (if you were part of the army for the crusades you will have the salvation or a place in heaven) that was a big lie.The people that command churches are liers.
What I like the most of the middle ages was the crusades, the king Arthur (never a king) and specially the classification or distinction that the society suffer during the middle ages (the clergy, the nobility and the laborers -The Canterbury Tales- even nowadays we can percieve that classification or distinction (with some differences with the ones from the middle ages) the societies around the world, high, middle and low class.
Well, what I found pretty interesting in the reading was the part that is about the holy wars and when the church fought against the moslems (the first crusade). I also share Daniel´s opinion, at that time the church lied to people because the crusaders fought for a promise.... and that promise was to be remitted of sins. This was totally false, it was a lie that the church invented..... Unfortunately, nowadays we can still see these kind of things because it hasn´t changed that much.
The Catholic Church had been through the history an oppressive institution and I like how literature and others things emerged during that period.Good for the ones that fought against the Catholic oppression.
I think the crusades were a waste of time and money and the Catholic Church used the literature kind of propaganda just for sending people to fight in vain and for killing Muslim people in the name of god
Also, I think the Middle Ages was a period of darkness and stagnation for human thinking because people were not able to express their ideas by using written language neither they had a language established to speak. Actually, that was a complicated situation, so they have to use other languages like French or Latin in their literature.
The middle age supposed a period of relevant changes such cultural and social, but, what really call my attention is the role that the church played at that time. Its role it wasn't good at all because instead to find a solution tha church encouraged people to figth (crusades) and because of this a lot people died. I think that it was looking only its own benefit.
Hey, I found this nice website about middle age. www.themiddleage.net/ There are a lot of interesting things. Did you know that the crusaders were first called Fideles Sancti Petri? well, they were. I also learn that only four crusades took place in that time.
the Middle Age was one of the times when there appeared many scientists, mathematicians and so on. the Middle Age also was very important or interesting because at that time things were different: people were more aggressive, the economic situation was more difficult and social stability were at levels of society. at this time there were kings leading entire nations, war and peace. so i can sa that in this time everything was different from now, but very important.
the way society treated women in the midle ages is very interesting read this part and tell me what do you thik "women were sometimes treated satirically as if they constituted their own estate and profession in rebellion against the divinely ordained rule of men." for me is kind of funny, men were treates as they were gods.
Well, things haven't changed so much at this time. Sometimes men think that women are property of them or that they are better than us, which is a complete lie. It's that possible?
Gelmis you´re right, today we can still see those kind of things... men who think that are superior in everything and see the woman like a thing inferior to them...... too bad But, thanks God it is not true ..... today women have the same rights as men do.... =0)
Personal opinion: Men and women are not the same, there are plenty of differences but one think is true, both have the same rights,habilities and capabilities.
Well I know a little because I like some of the history and also when I read the Davincy code i knew other things like the massons and the crosers, the opus dei that it is one of older clerigals organisations in the church and one of the more ortodoxis.I think that these topics are very interesting becuse you know how all the countries have their own versions of the literrature.
the only thing that comes to my mind is people talking in theirs own primitive language, this can be a dilect, signs or even gestures.
ReplyDeleteBut I'm not pretty sure, correct me if I'm wrong!
For me is a period of time where people were so naive that they believed in everything, like wizards, dragons, etc...
ReplyDeleteI also know that church commited a lot of barbaric crimes against human beins
well,I think in that time, poor people who were not part of the royalty were oppressed to follow crazy rules of queens or rich people.
ReplyDeleteI think that it was a period where some people began to write poetry and other written works. But they did it in latin because if I´m not wrong it was the language to do them. Also, I imagine that at that time there were castles, queens and kings and they dominated to poor people. I don´t know that much about it...
ReplyDeleteThis is a complicated question. I remember that I studied that in high school. It was a period of time. I think that in this period there weren't presidents only queens and kings. There were many poets or people that enjoyed writing. I don't know, but I think those people that lived in that period had a enrich culture and an own language. I'm not sure. :-D
ReplyDeleteWell, the first things that comes to my mind is King Arthur and the knights. If I´m not wrong, they are known nowadays as the knights of the round table. Sir Lancelot and other knights. Castles, provinces, people living in the shires. As far as I know, people, at that time, believed in Wizards and other creatures like orks and elves.
ReplyDeleteThe first thing that comes to my mind is the food they used to eat at that period of time, like boiled bacon and onions, also bread, pork, deer,and cow stock. People at that time loved wine and beer. Second thing, it brings to my mind an image of an old Europe in a time of cruel wars, were Church had a lot to do with it. Priesthood was trying at all cost to make people scared about God, and took advantage of it by telling people that they would go to hell if they showed no obedience.
ReplyDeleteThird, the technoligical improvements in the way builders built cathedrals, and also the methods used for every other kind of building.
Middle ages was a period in the history of humans being where science and a lot of new discovers were banned, it is also know as "oscurantismo" because humans were not allowed to innovate nothing.
ReplyDeleteBeside that, middle ages were a period were the church had the control of the politic and religious field, church used to dominate everything.
That period of time was very dificult for the poor people.
Also as Gerson said was a important period of time for the architecture because were build the majority of the most important buildings in the history of human beings but middle ages was an important period for literature as an example of that we can read "cantar del mio cid," "Divina comedia" and more.
ReplyDeleteDaniel is right about the Church, that institute controlled besides the regilion field, the political, that is, bishops decided and gave the O.K to the next king in case its predecesor died.
ReplyDeleteI meant...Institution... sorry.
ReplyDeleteall I can think of is something similar to Lord of the Rings.
ReplyDeleteEverything was made out of wood, stone or animal hide , the only light at night came from torches or the moon, battles were brutal, with archs and arrows and tortures were horrible....people would get flogged all the time...or they were sent to the Thumbscrew or the spanish boot.....and of course we cant fortget the witch hunts and the Inquisition
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ReplyDeleteIt was a period in the history where poor people had no rights, the church had all the power and commited many crimes with those who commited crimes; most of those crimes werent crimes at all, they just did things that were different. But, there were good things too like the advances in architecture (there are still some churchers and other buildings in perfect condition), poetry and art.
ReplyDeleteI think that age was full of magic, knights, kings, servants and people fighting using swords. I think that there was an absence of freedom, so people had to let the king make all the important desicions
ReplyDeleteOK... now pick something that interested you in the readings and post it.
ReplyDeleteI´m confused, where does the reading starts?
ReplyDeleteAnd where it ends?
ReplyDeleteTeacher, I'm confused too.
ReplyDeleteif you read the "contents" in the program you will see the topics. For this week, READ the first page, the summary, take the practice quizzes on The Norton, then take our quiz.
ReplyDeletecan we take The Norton quiz until we feel satisfied with the grade? or we only have one oportunity?
ReplyDeleteby the way we have to choose the 7th or 8th edition? because in the page apeared both options?
ReplyDeleteeither. all quizzes are to be taken multiple times.
ReplyDeletewell to start and to be honest I do not know a lot about the topic but i can guess. I think that maybe it is about all times when people had just one language .It could be English
ReplyDelete"The First Crusade and then the Holy wars" Yeah, and the so called Pope was the one preaching the first of many bloody wars. And people followed him. The price of heaven was really dirt cheap!
ReplyDeleteYes! Gerson, that was very interesting to me too, but at the same time very sad.
ReplyDeleteCrusades got my attention too but the one thing that really fascinated me was the way different cultures silently died and gave way to a whole new culture, how different languages would merge to form a new one. I liked it because it shows how everything changes, how everything ceases to exist and new things begin.
ReplyDeleteSomething interesting is the way how English began to replace French as the language of government. At the beginning, English literature did not actually existed, but in the Middle Ages we can notice how Geoffrey Chaucer's decision enhanced the prestige of English as a vehicle for literature. I'm not sure, but I think that because of his influence to English, Chaucer would be called the "English Homer" and the father of the English poetry.
ReplyDeleteIn general, I liked the material because we can see how everything changes over time.
Personal opinion: the cruch lied in that part (if you were part of the army for the crusades you will have the salvation or a place in heaven) that was a big lie.The people that command churches are liers.
ReplyDeleteWhat I like the most of the middle ages was the crusades, the king Arthur (never a king) and specially the classification or distinction that the society suffer during the middle ages (the clergy, the nobility and the laborers -The Canterbury Tales- even nowadays we can percieve that classification or distinction (with some differences with the ones from the middle ages) the societies around the world, high, middle and low class.
ReplyDeleteWell, what I found pretty interesting in the reading was the part that is about the holy wars and when the church fought against the moslems (the first crusade). I also share Daniel´s opinion, at that time the church lied to people because the crusaders fought for a promise.... and that promise was to be remitted of sins. This was totally false, it was a lie that the church invented..... Unfortunately, nowadays we can still see these kind of things because it hasn´t changed that much.
ReplyDeleteThe Catholic Church had been through the history an oppressive institution and I like how literature and others things emerged during that period.Good for the ones that fought against the Catholic oppression.
ReplyDeleteI think the crusades were a waste of time and money and the Catholic Church used the literature kind of propaganda just for sending people to fight in vain and for killing Muslim people in the name of god
ReplyDeleteAlso, I think the Middle Ages was a period of darkness and stagnation for human thinking because people were not able to express their ideas by using written language neither they had a language established to speak. Actually, that was a complicated situation, so they have to use other languages like French or Latin in their literature.
ReplyDeleteThe middle age supposed a period of relevant changes such cultural and social, but, what really call my attention is the role that the church played at that time. Its role it wasn't good at all because instead to find a solution tha church encouraged people to figth (crusades) and because of this a lot people died. I think that it was looking only its own benefit.
ReplyDeleteHey, I found this nice website about middle age.
ReplyDeletewww.themiddleage.net/ There are a lot of interesting things. Did you know that the crusaders were first called Fideles Sancti Petri? well, they were.
I also learn that only four crusades took place in that time.
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ReplyDeletethe Middle Age was one of the times when there appeared many scientists, mathematicians and so on. the Middle Age also was very important or interesting because at that time things were different: people were more aggressive, the economic situation was more difficult and social stability were at levels of society. at this time there were kings leading entire nations, war and peace. so i can sa that in this time everything was different from now, but very important.
ReplyDeleteSorry Oscar the link does not work!
ReplyDeleteTry to fix it
Oscar, search again for the link, is not working!
ReplyDeletehey dan, thats a nice picture!
ReplyDeleteNow you can sing: Wellcome to the Jungle!
This is the link: www.themiddleages.net/
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry for the previous one, it is in plural.
thanks for the link!
ReplyDeleteI thought all of those years that the King Arthur existed, but after I read about him I discovered that was just a chivalry story
ReplyDeletethanks Oscar! it has very interesting information.
ReplyDeletethe way society treated women in the midle ages is very interesting read this part and tell me what do you thik "women were sometimes treated satirically as if they constituted their own estate and profession in rebellion against the divinely ordained rule of men."
ReplyDeletefor me is kind of funny, men were treates as they were gods.
Well, things haven't changed so much at this time. Sometimes men think that women are property of them or that they are better than us, which is a complete lie. It's that possible?
ReplyDeleteGelmis you´re right, today we can still see those kind of things... men who think that are superior in everything and see the woman like a thing inferior to them...... too bad
ReplyDeleteBut, thanks God it is not true ..... today women have the same rights as men do.... =0)
Personal opinion: Men and women are not the same, there are plenty of differences but one think is true, both have the same rights,habilities and capabilities.
ReplyDeleteWell I know a little because I like some of the history and also when I read the Davincy code i knew other things like the massons and the crosers, the opus dei that it is one of older clerigals organisations in the church and one of the more ortodoxis.I think that these topics are very interesting becuse you know how all the countries have their own versions of the literrature.
ReplyDelete