Essential Question: Which label for the Middle Ages
best describes the era between 500 - 1400 in Europe:
the Dark Ages, the Age of Feudalism, the Age of Faith,
or the Golden Age of Europe?
Using your notes from your outline and facts from the textbook to answer the question. Make specific connections to the topics we've studied to prove your point.
Be critical, use logic and double check your reasoning.
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best describes the era between 500 - 1400 in Europe:
the Dark Ages, the Age of Feudalism, the Age of Faith,
or the Golden Age of Europe?
Using your notes from your outline and facts from the textbook to answer the question. Make specific connections to the topics we've studied to prove your point.
Be critical, use logic and double check your reasoning.
Questions for essays. Due Friday, March 8th by 8 pm
Next step: Questions for essays. Due Friday, March 8th by 8 pm
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Step 2- Choose one comment which is thoughtful.
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ReplyDeleteThere are many names for the Middle Ages such as The Dark Ages, The Age of Feudalism, the Age of Faith or the Golden age of Europe. But I personally think that it is the Dark Ages. Why? It’s because of the Black Death, the Hundred Years War and more.
The Feudal System is one of the reasons why I think the Middle Ages is the Dark Ages. First in the system is the King, then the tenants in chief, then was the knights (or lords) and at the bottom, serfs or peasants. The serfs or peasants were treated unfairly. They had too many work such as reaping, sowing, ploughing, binding, thatching, haymaking, threshing, hedging, and making their own tools. They had to do more work than this, though. Because they were getting treated poorly, they had a revolt.
In the Middle Ages, there were lots of battles. One of the battles was the Hundred Years of War where England fought with France because of the French throne for a hundred years, but eventually, France won and so England had to give up some of their land to France. Also, the Feudal warfare was common between the manors that created problems as well. Because of that, there was no communication without side and prevented learning ideas.
But most of all, the Middle Ages is the Dark Ages because many people died of a disease most known as the Black Death. It got to Europe in 1328 and was spread by fleas, rats and other rodents. It was important because the population dropped everyday by 7,500 victims. So in total, after the Black Death, 1/3 of the population died (75 million people)! But what is the Black Death? The Black Death is the bubonic plague which is chills, fevers, diarrhea, headaches, and swelling. Other plagues were the septicemia, and pneumonia.
This is why I think the Middle Ages should be called the Dark Ages. It is worth answering these questions because it could be a factor of our lives, meaning it could still affect us, but we now know how to handle it!
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The Middle Ages, were they the Dark Ages, or the Age of Feudalism? The Golden Age of Europe, or the Age of Faith? In my opinion, The Middle Ages were The Golden Age of Europe. You think it’s the others? Well, you are mistaken in my opinion. Read on to find why.
My first reason that the Middle Ages were the Golden Age of Europe, are Gothic Architecture. This is because some characteristic features of Gothic Architecture include the Pointed Arch, Ribbed Vault, and the Flying Buttress, which you may see in most of the buildings featuring Gothic Architecture. Gothic Architecture is also expressed in many great churches and cathedrals, plus a number of civic buildings. Being the architecture of many holy places, a huge amount of these types of buildings are left over from the Middle Ages.
My second reason is Muslim Innovations. This is because of the innovations in science, mathematics, and more are still very helpful to our present day. These new innovations made life significant and inspiring to learn new things. Some Muslim innovations are the number system and advances in chemistry.
My third and final reason is the Roman Catholic Church. This is because the Roman Catholic Church has made the world a better and brighter place. Things such as relief from the barbarian invasions, science, and architecture. The Roman Catholic Church was also the first organization for Christianity. They were very good at converting others to Christianity. Sometimes they did it with interesting political moves, while others were very forceful.
All in all, I think that the Middle Ages were the Golden Age of Europe. The Middle Ages, in my opinion, cannot be called the Dark Ages, the Age of Feudalism, or the Age of Faith. I hope that you agree.
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DeleteI,Yvette,think that you made your argument pretty clear that the middle ages should be cAlled the dark ages but how does the civic buildings have an effect on gothic archetecture
DeleteI like your introduction. Nice reasons too. Although,I want to see the paragraphs that aren't there.
DeleteI like how you organized your essay great details! Why didn't you indent your paragraphs it's confusing to tell them apart.
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DeleteThere are tons of names for the Middle Ages such as The Age Of Feudalism, The Age Of Faith, The Dark Ages or The Golden Age Of Europe. My opinion is that it should be called the dark ages. It should be called The Dark Ages because of The Black Death and The Crusades.The Black Death was a monstrous disease caused many people to die and it took over 100 years to get the population back to a normal estate.The black death showed Europeans how deadly the disease was.75-200 million people died from the black death and the population dropped greatly.This disease was known in Europe since 1328 and was mainly spread by rats and rodents.The symptoms of the black death disease were fevers,chills,headaches,diarrhea and swelling.Other plagues were septicemia and pneumonia.
ReplyDeleteAnother reason the Middle Ages should be called The Black Death is because of The Crusades.The Crusades was a series of wars taking place in Asia Minor and between 1095 and 1291.The first crusade was called by pope urban II of The Roman Catholic Church with the stated goal of restoring christian access to the holy places in and near Jerusalem.Following this crusade there was a second, less successful wave of crusaders, in which the Turks led by Kilij Arsian defeated the crusaders in 3 separate battles in a well managed response to the first crusade. This is known as the Crusade of 1101 and may be considered an adjunct of the first crusade.
This is why this time should be called The Dark Ages.People were in a time of crisis,desperation and tragedy.Diseases such as The Black Death killed people causing chaos around Europe.The crusades killed many people due to war these were the tragedies that occurred back then The Dark Ages.
I like how you included many details. However couldn't you also include that the emperors and kings abused power with their greed?
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What Should We Label The Middle Ages
The Middle Ages, the time of wars, diseases, inventions and many more. Though what should we call it? Should we call it the “The Dark Ages”, “The Age of Feudalism”, “The Age of Faith”, or “The Golden Ages?” There is no right answer. Though, I think we should label it the Golden Ages. Here are some of my supporting arguments.
One reason we should call it The Golden Ages is because of a famous design of architecture, Gothic Architecture. This was a style known for its high pointed ceilings, tall towers, and stained glass windows. These Gothic churches were built as symbols of their faith. They believed that building these Gothic churches would show their love for god. They were also designed to tower over medieval cities as symbol’s of the churches greatness. Most people couldn’t read or write, so they depended on the church to keep records for them. These works of art were built all over Europe.
Another reason we should call it the Golden Ages is because of the Magna Carta. It was one of the first documents to protect the rights of the people. The Magna Carta was so influential, that the British still consider it part of their constitution. Some of its ideas are also in the U. S. constitution. The Magna Carta demonstrated that the power of the king could be limited by a written grant. King John was forced to sign the charter because it greatly reduced the power he held as the king o f England. One of the agreements stated that no freeman should be taken imprisoned, outlawed, or banished, except by the lawful judgement of his peers by the law of the land.
My last reason we should call it the Golden Ages is also because of the Islamic inventions. Numerous inventions were made in the medieval Islamic world. The Muslims had invented the parachute, shampoo, coffee, chess, metal armor, and many more. Muslims distinguished themselves not only as theoretical scientists, but contributed through innumerable inventions. They were also good mathematicians. They invented trigonometry, algebra, and so on. At its greatest extent it stretched to the west through Turkey and North Africa. It also included most of Spain, and to the east as far as the borders of China.
So I think we should label the Middle Ages, “ The Golden Ages”. Though what if the Middle Ages didn’t exist? Then we wouldn’t be drinking coffee in the morning or be learning math in school. What do you think we should label the Middle Ages?
Every where you travel in Europe, smiling faces you see. Children smiling, laughing rejoicing for this period they are living is The Middle Ages.However I don't think this should be called The Middle Ages, instead The Golden Ages.
DeleteThe first reason is The Muslim Invention of Modern Numbers,Astrolabe, and Advances in Chemistry.This topic is quite important to us now in the modern world and in the past world such as The Golden Ages.The muslim created modern numbers we still use that is helpful to our present day.These new innovations made life significant and inspiring to learn new things.The advances they had in chemistry were so useful that many of our population is alive because of the treatment of the advanced chemistry (medicine).
The second reason is Gothic Architecture.Some characteristic features of Gothic Architecture include the pointed arch, Ribbed vault, and Flying buttress.Gothic Architecture was expressed in great churches and cathedrals plus a number of civic buildings.Being the architecture of many holy places, a huge amount is left over.Much that was included in Gothic Architecture was stained glass.The stained glass had pictures of Saints,God, and Jesus.
The third and final reason is The Roman Catholic Church.The Roman Catholic Church has made the world a better and brighter place.Things such as the relief from the Barbarian invasions of the early middle ages, science, and agriculture.The Roman Catholic Church was the first organization for Christianity.They were good at converting others.Sometimes they did it with interesting political moves but others were forceful.
The Middle Ages should be called The Golden Ages, for quite a lot of reasons hope you agree with me.If not then I don't know what to say I mean what would we be doing right now,what would we learn?Would we have any school? Math? Science? Health?What would you call The Middle Ages?
I like how you organized your essay. It was great and had lots of facts. Great Job :D
DeleteYour introductory paragraph is great, it clearly draws the reader into your essay. The way that you organized your essay is greatly supported by details and you clearly supported your stance.
DeleteNayeli!!!!! Thank You :D!
DeleteA place where death was an everyday thing , blood, and tears were nothing new also. This time period called the "Middle Ages" should be more appropriate to be called the "Dark Ages".
ReplyDeleteMy first reasoning for this is because of all the knights. All the knights were ought to be fighting and protecting their kingdoms but they were part of something that brutality murdered other people of their kind not noticing that they are doing the same job from both sides.<- This is one important reason to show that the "Dark Ages' is a good name for this time period. Going aside from this topic of knights murder and just in general death was an everyday thing when the "Black Death" begun in Europe. The "Black Death" is the main reason that the Middle Ages should have been named the "Dark Ages".
The Black Death is a deadly disease that occurred in the Middle Ages a.k.a the Dark Ages. The Black Death was a devastating event that nobody in the Middle Ages were prepared for.The Black Death was also called the bubonic plague. The bubonic plague spread all across Europe during the years of 1346-1353.Based on some research done it came to notice that the bubonic plague was a cycle. The cycle went as followed: black rat------->rat flea------->human. This time period of the Black Death was a devastating tragedy.
Another reason for the Middle Ages being called the Middle Ages would be the beginning of the feudal system. At first the Feudal system didn't seem like it affected anything containing this topic but it does. This is because the bottom of the feudal system contained the poorest of all and they weren't really important to anyone else higher leveled than them because the only thing they were useful for was working and producing food for everyone else.<-This is another reason showing that the Middle Ages should have been called the Dark Ages.
The middle Ages shouold have been named the Dark Ages from the beginning due to all the unforgettable and truthfully painful things that occured back in the days. Now ask yourself the same question after reading this, what SHOULD the Middle Ages be named?
First Paragraph, second sentence should be: This time period called the "Middle Ages" would have been more appropriate to be called "Dark Ages"
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DeleteI agree that we should call the Middle Ages the dark Ages. I like how you put the cycle of the black death pretty unique. Do you think that the black death or any of the things you wrote about can happen now?
DeleteNicole O. thinks that the middle ages should be called the dark ages. My question is why is it because of "all" the knights, weren't some of them good and did what they were suppossed to do?
DeleteLife was pretty grim back then. An infectious disease spread across China. Traders and soldiers carried the disease along the Silk Road, which then stretched all the way to the Middle East. After a plague- infested ship landed in Messina, the Black Death spread rapidly throughout Europe. People infected with the disease often died within a week after they started showing symptoms. Whatever the cause was, the Black Death changed history. This scared people so much; the whole social order broke down. People rejected the absolute authority of the church. So many people died, hardly anyone was left to work in the fields. Because of this, peasants were eventually able to demand more rights. The Dark Ages best fits this time period.
ReplyDeleteMany topics, such as the fall of the Roman Empire and all the Black Death support my reason. The Black Death was one of the worst diseases to hit the world. It killed thousands of people including Europeans and Italians. Because of this, the population went down harshly. The Black Death were carried by rats and other rodents. It changed forming and the wool industry grew larger. People thought the Black Death was a punishment from God. People also thought that Jewish people brought the disease to kill the Christians.
The fall of the Roman Empire was the most powerful force on Earth. It ruled the entire Mediterranean Sea area and most of Western Europe. One of the things that went wrong was bad leadership. The government of Rome switched from a republic to an empire in the 1st century B.C.E during reign of Augustus Caesar. Because Caesar allowed free elections, the government slipped away from the people and into the hands of single all- powerful rulers. These rulers would often make terrible decisions. These decisions were hard to reverse.
The Dark Ages was also a period of religious struggle. Orthodox Christians and Catholics viewed the era from different perspectives. Orthodox Christians regarded this time as a period of Catholic corruption. Orthodox Christians made great effort to recreate a pure Christianity. Catholics didn’t view this era as “dark”. Catholics viewed this period as a tuneful, productive religious era. The Dark Ages were also the years of great amounts of Muslim conquests. The Muslims rode through the fallen empire, wreaking havoc. Muslim conquest proved more powerful until the time of the crusades.
The Dark Ages best describes the era between 500- 1400 in Europe. The “Dark Ages” is used by Historians today to express the idea that the events of the period often seemed “dark.”
You make your argument clear and the details that you used to support your essay are great. You stated everything you needed to say in a descriptive way.
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DeleteI really liked how you used details to show how the Black Death spread throughout china and europe.Your essay was overall one little thing that i might have adjusted was the population.You stated the population but thats one of the bigger concepts in the black death.
DeleteCathrina states that the black death was one of the worst diseases that hit the world.Was the black death really not one of the worst ones in the world of just another disease disaster in history?
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Hve you ever wondered what we should call the middle ages. Well i have. In my opinion this time period should be called the dark ages. The reason I think this time period should be called the dark ages is that a lot of horrible events occured.
One horrible event was the black death. The black deth was a disease carried by rodents. This disease killed 1/3 of the population. It is said that the European shot the dead into the Italian force to show what they had to suffer because they where infected.The symptoms of the black death disease were fevers,chills,headaches,diarrhea and swelling.Other plagues were septicemia and pneumonia.
ANother bad event was the Rise of Islam. The rise of islam was a bad event because people had to pay to keep their own religion, if they didnt pay they would have to believe in the religion of Islam. Since Islam spread to many places soch as Persia, Egypt, Africa, spain and many more there where lots of places that believed in the religion of Islam.
Another event where the crusades. The crusades were a sereis of holy wars launched by the Christian state of Europe against the sarcens. The reason for the crusades was a war between christans and moslems which centered around the city of Jerusalem. The people that took part in the Crusades were bound to travel thousands of miles just to fight the churches enemies.Because of all these violent crusades, the relations between the Muslims and the Christians grew worse then ever before.
The Middle Ages should have been called the Dark Ages because in the middle ages alot of hurtful and unforgettible things happened. Sure in the middle Ages some good events occured but most of the events were horrifying. Now you can ask yourself the question What should we call the middle Ages?
I like how you started your essay. Couldn't it also be called the golden ages after all not all of Europe was cover in despair.
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DeleteThe period is cast into a gloomy shadow with the mysteries that every adventurer dreams for. The Dark Ages, The Age of Feudalism, The Age of Faith, and The Golden Age are all names for the one period that is on every scholars mind. Which era you ask? The middle ages of 500 to 1400. The great scholars of the world have argued what to name the period that confounds everyone. Scholars have all presented with great amounts of important information. But the world has yet to decide what the true name should be. My thoughts about the topic? Only one somber, murky thought come to mind: The Dark Ages.
As a wise philosopher said, “All things must come to an end,” that cannot be said truer with the Roman Empire. As great as it was it had to come at an end. It is one of the main reasons that scholars agree that it was the Dark Ages. There are many reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire. The main reason is that the Roman Empire got too big. It wasn’t that the Romans weren’t powerful; they were. It is just that things like deserts and oceans block the way. This caused many problems for the Romans. When the Romans conquered an area they just took some of the supplies for themselves and let the people live like they used to. They didn’t take any more supplies form the area. So when the Roman Empire got big they didn’t have any more supplies. This made them starve and led to many other problems. One of them is they could not pay off their debts to other countries. Another problem that was caused by the size of the Roman Empire is that it split in two by a civil war. This made them weaker politically, economically, and physically. They were also more vulnerable to attacks. This would soon prove a fatal mistake. The tax rates were also a factor. The tax rates got too high. The poorer got poorer and the rich got richer. The poor got so poor that they ended up selling themselves. This was not the case for the rich. They had the time and money to find loopholes in the system. This system soon led to social hierarchy which supported that it was indeed a dark age. The fatal mistake that I talked about earlier is about the invasion of the Barbarians. Because the Romans were already invulnerable the Barbarians came in and finished them off. The military systems failed and the Barbarians lit fire to the libraries and the education systems. The Barbarians killed many people which contributed that the age should be called the Dark Ages. Since the education was down future rulers had no education and had no way to govern the Empire. The Empire fell in chaos and despair finally ending the legend of the Roman Empire!
The crusades were a series of horrible wars. They killed millions of people and accomplished almost nothing. The crusades were a religious war. The Muslims had dominated the religious turf because of the advantages that their religion gave them. The Jews began to think that the Muslims were evil and started to talk about war. This led to the first crusade that would cause 8 more. It began in 1096 and lasted through 1099. The cause of the first crusade was the massacre of 3,000 Christian Pilgrims. With that blow thousands of dirty, ragged, poor people rallied with Count Raymond of Toulouse and Peter the Hermit who were the leaders of the crusade. There were 80,000 people that drove to Constantinople to fight. Many didn’t make the way. The natives fought with the crusaders and many were killed. Others died of the extreme heat and hard conditions. Seeing all of this Byzantium Emperor Alexius I sent his forces to kill all the remaining forces. Many were killed in both forces. As this continued 8 more times you can see that it truly made it the Dark Ages. The 2nd crusade was led by Holy Roman Emperor Conrad III and by King Louis VII of France and lasted through 1144-1155. There is also a special crusade that really proves that is was a dark age, the Children’s Crusade. During the year 1212 A.D. about 30,000 French children The French children, set out to Marseilles. Those that sailed from that port were betrayed, and sold as slaves in Alexandria and other Mohammedan slave markets. At the same time in Germany a boy named Nicholas succeed in launching a crusade. He led a mixed army of men and women, boys and girls; in all 50,000 people, over the Alps into Italy, where they were supposed to take a ship for Palestine. From Brundusium 2,000 or 3,000 of the little crusaders sailed away into their deaths. Many other children were killed and many were sold into slavery. This was a cruel time because the killing of innocent lives was there. Below is a timeline of the Crusades.
DeletePerhaps the most powerful reason that scholars think that it’s called the Dark Ages is because of the horrible disease that hit Europe. Billions died and it was the worst time in Europe’s history. Fires flaming, bodies strewn on the ground, houses and stores ransacked, the place deserted, people not knowing where their loved ones lay dead or dying, moans of the dying filling the air, just wanting to die; yes it was one of the world most horrible moments. And to think that it all began from one tiny flea. So begins the tale of death. The fleas of the Middle Ages were very dirty. They had traveled to dirty sailors ships and bitten the crew that rarely showered, contracting dangerous diseases. As the fleas traveled they kept getting and storing diseases in their stomachs. Finally they diseases merged and the Black Death was born. It would kill in the most painful ways imaginable. It began in 1328 and lasted to 1351. There were still more breakouts over the next 60 years. As you already know the fleas created the Black Death. It traveled by the fleas. The fleas would attach themselves to rats that would go on a ship to a new country. Over their fleas would bit humans to transfer the Black Death. People also transferred the Black Death. People would be so scared that they thought that the world would end and they would flee to new countries bringing the Black Death with them. Another way is battle. It is said that the Europeans battled the Italians because they were thought they brought the Black Death because they traded with them. During the battle the Black Death was transferred. It is said that Europeans shot dead infected bodies in Italian force to show what they had to suffer. The Black Death was also transferred that way. The flea was immune to the Black Death. Once a victim was bitten several symptoms would occur. First the victim would heat up. There would be swelling and black and red spots would pop all over the body. Pain would be all over the hostage’s body. They would feel tired and would be delirious. Lymphatic glands word burn and swell. The heart would be overloaded. The respiratory system would fail. Buboes or internal bleeding would occur making the victims skin black. The victims would usually die the fifth day. It killed over 1/3 of Europe’s population which meant 200 million people died. Everyday 7,500 died. It was the worst pandemic that the world has ever faced. The millions of lives lost prove it. There is no argument that it is the main reason that scholars think it was the dark ages.
DeleteBut this whole essay is just about my opinion. I and some scholars think that the Middle Ages name is the Dark Ages. Who knows? Maybe you have another argument but I think it’s time we zoom out to the big picture. Why should we be asking these questions? What is the answer worth? We ask these questions to know about the future. Once we give a name to the Middle age we will be able to learn more about it. We will be able to know about the future. We will learn to avoid the mistake that the Middle Ages have brought and to learn the great inventions and how it happened. We will be able to find cures to the problems that we have today and that is just not about diseases; it’s about solving disagreements. Like the philosopher Cicero said, “To know nothing of what happened before you were born is to forever remain a child.” That means to know nothing of what happened before you were born is to know nothing. I think that it gives the message that to know the future the past must be studied. To not make the same mistakes in the future, the past must be studied. So this essay must come to an end as all things must come to an end. But one question lies unanswered. What are your thoughts about this topic? Who knows? Maybe you will be the one to make the Middle Ages receive its true name. So get out there and begin your study. Maybe you will be the one to end the question for all things must come to an end.
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DeleteYou think it should be called the dark ages because of the fall of the roman empire, crusades, and black death. How could just a tiny fly be so dangerous?
DeleteEduardo is saying that there could have been so much more to make the Middle ages be classified as the Dark ages.
DeleteYou say the the crusades were a religious war. My question is do you think that one religion can be more right than another one, is it OK to show disrespect other people because you don't agree with their religion?
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Eduardo is right how can a tiny fly be so dangerous wouldn't Europe try to prevent that by closing windows ? Shutting doors or sealing them so nothing could go through it?Many facts but you could use less details it is kinda long.
DeleteIn your introduction and fourth paragraph, you say "scholars think it's the dark ages because...", however, this is essay should be about your opinion not on what other "scholars" think. I think the reference on other scholars should have been left out.
DeleteI love your conclusion when you zoomed out. I love the quote you put at the end. I also agree with Nayeli but I think you could of used it once not twice. My question is their were pros and cons to the Black Death, would that effect your opinion and dont we have enough information to prove the middle ages was the dark ages why do we need more?
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ReplyDeleteThe Middle Ages. Death swarms the air as the people fight for their religion.This is the Dark Ages. Empires fell as barbarians attack them mercilessly. This is the Dark Ages. Plagues carried by fleas, rodents, and small creatures killed almost half of Europe's population. This is the Dark Ages.What do you think the Middle Ages should be called? I think it should be called the Dark Ages.
ReplyDeleteThe fall of the Roman Empire. A tragic point in European history. The barbarians kill innocent Romans. After the shattering of the Roman Empire the remaining people created Feudal States. Where higher people in the hierarchy had surfs to fight and trade for land. Surfs were basically slaves that stayed in the feudal states because they are" tied to the land".
The Black Plague. People thought it was a punishment from god. But people later figured out that it was carried by rodents. The Black Death consumes almost half of Europe's people. They would call it the Black Plague because it darkens the skin with spots. the Black Plague was a highly contagious disease.
The Crusades. Muslims and Christians fought it out for control over the Holy Land. But at what cost? Millions died over religion. Most religions teach the same thing, be nice to all people. Obviously they did not follow that rule. There were nine Crusades which lasted over a span of almost 200 years. I think the weirdest crusade was the Children's Crusades where 1000s of kids marched to the Holy Land but none of them made it and none made it back home.
The Dark Ages is the right name for the Middle Ages. I think archaeologists should look for more evidence to uncover the true story of the Dark Ages. The Golden Age of Europe, the Age of Faith, and the Age of Feudalism are good names but the Dark Ages kills them all.
Julian thinks that archaeologists should look for more evidence to uncover the true story of the Dark Ages. But my question is, why do you think the archaeologists should look for more evidence, what do you mean by "uncover the true story of Dark Ages" and how do you think they can find more evidence? But I think this essay useful and has a good quality to it.
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DeleteJulian is saying that archaeologists should look for more evidence to uncover the true story of the Dark Ages. Why is this necessary? Isn't the information we already have good enough?
DeleteJulian is saying that it is the Dark Ages because of the Fall of the Roman Empire, the Black Death, and the Crusades. What was the good side effects of the Black Death.
DeleteJulian is saying that archaeologists should look for more evidence to uncover the real story behind the dark ages I have one question.What do you specifically think that archaeologists should discover in order to uncover the true story of the dark ages?
Deletei like the details that you used. What evdiece do you think archaeologists will find to prove it is called the Dark Ages?
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The Middle Ages was a period between a classical and modern time period. During these times many citizens died because of wars invaders and murderers, that is why I would call The Middle Ages should be called The Dark Ages.
The Dark Ages would be the most suitable same for its invasions. Several groups of Vikings would come at one time and invade towns, stead food, money, goods, then return it back to their land. The cause of this was people left with no money, food, or homes. The Vikings would also take innocent citizens and rather then killing them, they would bring them to their home and use them as slaves.
Another reason that The Middle ages should be called The Dark Ages is because of the wars going on. There were battles for land. Warfare was a common thing between manors. Manors also made problems because there was no communication to the outside which prevented new ideas and learning.
One of the main reasons the middle ages should be called the dark ages was The Black Plague. This was from 1328 to 1351. About 7500 victims of disease were dying everyday. This caused about 200 million of Europe's population to drop. Symptoms were painful swellings ( buboes ) that would appear in the armpit, legs, and neck. The bubo would first be red then a dark purple or black color.
Many horrible thing occurred during this time that involved death, wars murders and invasions that led to nothing but fear and chaos.That is why I believe The Middle Ages should be called The Dark Ages.
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ReplyDeleteBlood, pain, yet silence .That was the middle Ages back then. Everywhere you walk you see people screaming for help and dying in the streets. The Black Death and red blotches, the Crusaders and their continuously violent wars, and the burning of the Joan of Ark. This was the middle ages. The Dark Ages.
Crusades represented violent wars that lasted a really long time. The people that took part in the Crusades were bound to travel thousands of miles just to fight the churches enemies. Because of all these violent crusades, the relations between the Muslims and the Christians grew worse than ever before! All of this led into the followers of the religions distrusted and then resenting each other. I think all these facts prove my point that the middle Ages should be called the Dark Ages because, of all the violence that happened during this time period. The word “Dark” relates to the word “violence” and the crusades were all about violence and about taking down territories for what they wanted.
The next argument that represents my label, The Dark Ages, is the Joan of Arc (Jehanne d'Arc). Jehanne took park in a very risky attack that costed it her life. After she was imprisoned, the Duke took her to England who put her in prison in Rouen. She was charged with sorcery she was brought the trial. After a long, long, long, long, long wait she was supposed to be burned at stake. The people that burned her then regretted that they burned such a good heart and such an amazing soul and spirit. This information that I wrote definitely relates to the dark Ages because of how they burned such heartfelt and spiritual person. This takes part in the dark ages because in my terms the Dark Ages represents a time of depression, sickness, and sadness. This topic The Joan of Arc explains the Dark Ages in every way.
My strongest topic that represents the label “Dark Ages” is the Black Death. This topic is one of the most devesting times in history because almost 1 third of the population had died. That is a lot of people which is about 75 to 200 million people. The chart below shows the population drop .This disease was spread by rats, fleas, and other dirty or airborne insects. This disease was so deadly that there were so many dead people that there was nobody to bury the dead people because they were dead too! I know what you’re thinking. It sounds insane but according to all the research I’ve done it definitely true! There were 4 types of Plague and they were bubonic, septicemic, abortive, and pneumonic. The abortive plague was the least harmful because victims mostly survived, if survived they had a long lasting immunity against all forms of this deadly disease. The other type of plague is the deadliest. After being in touch with the disease you will only live 2-3 days. 7,500 victims died every day and people became delusional with the church and its power. The topic “The Black Death” is a good Representative for the label “Dark Ages” because the Black Death was also known as the Dark Plague. The Dark Ages.
As I said before, my thought of the middle ages would most likely be the Dark Ages. The Dark Ages suits the label The Middle Ages best because the title middle ages are meant to be Dark ages. The middle Ages were a dark time and period having people die, loose jobs and other devastating things. Today we think of the dark ages a time in History to remember. Now days we have cures for diseases, we have cures for some things because back then there were not a lot of medical experts as there is now so we should be very, very, very, thankful that we have medieval experts today .take the Joan of Arc for example. They burned her in front of thousands of people. They don’t do that today. Do they? No. Or they deadly crusades. People don’t go charging in out for what they want. The Dark ages were definitely a sad time for Europe and its nearby countries.
I like how you included many facts stating that the middle ages were the dark ages. I learned a lot from your essay. Great Job ;)
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DeleteYour essay is definitely persuading and it convinces the reader that the middle ages should deserve the title of "the dark ages". Your supporting facts are all spot on.
DeleteI like how you put the facts into the essay. Also, the way you worded it is nice as well. The way you started out the first paragraph is excellent.
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What should the middle ages be called as? I think it should be called The Golden Ages. Why? In The Golden Ages, there were inventions of modern numbers, astrolabes, and advance in chemistry.
My first reason is about Muslim innovations. An important innovation to mathematics was the start of algebra. Our number system is based on the Islamism's number system. If it weren't for the Muslims, we wouldn't have math today. Many advances were also made in the field of medicine. Muslim scholars also made important and original contributions to astronomy. Muslim's innovation has many lessons to teach the greedy and terrorized world of today.
My second reason is about the Gothic Architecture. It is expressed in great churches and Cathedrals plus a number of civic buildings being the architecture of many holy places.
Key features include the pointed arch, the rib vault, buttresses (especially arched flying buttresses) and window tracery. The original Gothic style was actually developed to bring sunshine into people's lives, and especially into their churches.
My third reason is about The Roman Catholic Church. The Roman Catholic Church has made the world a better and brighter place. They were the first organization for Christianity. Catholics believe forgiveness of sin is achieved through church ritual, with the assistance of a priest in confession. Protestants believe forgiveness of sin is received through repentance and confession to God directly without any human intercessor.
The middle ages should be called as The Golden Ages. The Gothic Architecture, The Roman Catholic Church, and the Muslim innovations are what represent The Golden Ages.
I like how you included facts to support your opinion. I also like the organization. Great Job! ;D
DeleteI agree with you Bonnie, I like how you wrote many facts in such short paragraphs.Nice job! :D
DeleteI agree with your stance, and I like how you got straight to the point by still giving enough details.
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ReplyDeletePeople called the middle ages the Dark Ages do you know why? The best name for the middle ages is the Dark Ages. It was called the Dark Ages because of Bad Leadership and taxes. There were invasions and most important the Black Death
ReplyDeleteDuring the middle ages emperors would abuse their power. They would overspend, using a lot of money to throw huge festivals. They would even steal money from their treasury for their personal gain. This caused Rome to gain financial problems. Also the taxes grew higher. This meant the rich and the poor had to pay their taxes but the rich found loopholes to not pay their taxes. Some were not paying at all which left the poor to pick up their slack.
Invasions! A group known as the Vikings was responsible for these invasions. They would invade towns steal food, goods and money and take them to their homeland. They killed innocent people and burnt cities down. These invasions left people with no homes or food. Instead of killing, the Vikings would take poor peasants to their homeland and use them as slaves. Death was a better option. Also during this time period, Barbarian Goths, Vandals and Huns swept down on Europe. They destroyed buildings and other works of art. Europe tried to recover and did until the Black Death.
The Dark Ages is the best name for the middle ages because of the Black Death. The Black Death was one of the most devastating diseases in human history. In Europe 1347-1351, the Black Death was killing between 75 million-200 million people. The Black Death was spread by rats and other small rodents. The Black Death made the population drop. It also changed farming and the wool industry boomed. People thought that the Jewish people brought the disease to kill the Christians which created wars. People thought the Black Death got its name from how the skin turned dark. Others thought it was called this to reflect the dark and horrible history of that time.
The Middle Ages is the Dark Ages. It’s time we zoom out to the big picture. It’s my opinion that the Dark Ages is the best name for the middle ages. Maybe you can become a scholar and find out what is the best name for the Middle Ages. You can find cures for diseases so in a thousand years when people are talking about the 21st century; they won’t be talking about diseases that happened in our time. In conclusion this was a time period where death and destruction were dominant.
I like how you organized your essay.Especially the paragraph about the black death.However I have one question.Can you give me an example of an emperor that did such things of abusing power?
DeleteThe middle ages. A time of grief and sorrow. The smell of blood and death in the air. this is all due to the rightful name of the middle ages, the dark ages.
ReplyDeleteMy first reason is that there were so many deaths. 75 to 200 million people died. About 7500 people died a day. It took 150 years for the population to grow back. The big issue was there were no doctors and no medicines for this disease which led to countless almost nonstop deaths.The disease was spread by rats and other rodents and when people had the disease they had fevers, chills, etc.
My second reason is the crusades. The crusades was a very bad time that consisted of many wars. Many people also died in this horrible time. There were many heated wars between the juish, christian, and muslem. There were 9 crusades that all finally ended in 1272 and about 200,000 people died. Most of the crusades took place in asia minor. The first war of the crusades was called the Pope Urban 2. In this war the roman chatholic church stated the goal that they wanted to restore christian access to the holy places in and near jeruselum.
This is why i believe the dark ages is the most preferable name for the middle ages. The dark ages was such a long series of events and consisted of pretty much the whole middle ages. After reading this readers will hopefully agree with me.
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ReplyDeleteThe Middle Ages. That name just doesn’t suit that time period. Should it be called the Dark Ages, or the Golden Age? I think it should be called the Golden Age.
ReplyDeleteGothic architecture is a reason why this time period should be called the Golden Age. “Golden Age” means a period of scholarship, discovery and invention. This new type of building was invented. The style included flying buttresses, ribbed vaults, sharply pointed spires, arches, gargoyles-and the unforgettable- stained glass. These features helped make churches and cathedrals more illuminated. The stained glass had pictures of religious icons.
Another reason why this period should be called the Golden Age is because of the Rise of Islam. This was a religion that had begun during the year 622. Islam was (and still is) a religion that promotes peace. Also, the Qur’an says that people should help those who are less fortunate.
My final reason is Muslim innovation. The rise of Islam leads to this revolution. This is when numbers, astrolabes, and advanced in chemistry. This is basically life for us today. We use math, and it all starts with numbers. We also use science in everyday life- not only in science class- without realizing it. The astrolabe is a device that helps us find direction. Whether it’s to a friend’s house or across the ocean. These things help us every day, and it started in the 7th century.
The Golden Age? Yes, this is an appropriate name for the time period labeled “The Middle Ages”. There have definitely been discovery and invention. This is why I think this period should be called the Golden Age.
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DeleteI like how you put such great details in such short sentences.I have one question however. What type of religious icons did the gothic architecture (stained glass) have?
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DeleteYour essay is very capturing and it states everything in a short matter. Your supporting details are also convincing.
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ReplyDeleteHave you ever wondered about the Middle Ages in Europe? Do you believe that they should be known as a dark time in history, feudalistic or as a golden age?
ReplyDeleteI strongly believe that the Middle Ages should be remembered as the Golden Ages in Europe.
One of the reasons why I believe that the Middle Ages were a wonderful time in history is because the religion of Islam began during this time. Islam was born among the Arab people and served to carry their influence. The Arabic nation “burst” into fame creating many important inventions our world uses today. Islam was the beginning of a new perspective on life. During the Middle Ages, Mecca was a very, very rich city due to trade. This trade helped the region become part of the golden age of Europe. The trade led to increased building and created more fame. That is partially why I had chosen to call the Middle Ages the Golden Age because everything came to life.
The Muslim advances in math and the further developed the astrolabe. The Muslims invented graph paper which was a good thing for their future mathematics study and our mathematics curriculum and standards. This has really helped us and the Muslims to succeed in the Middle Ages. We still use most of the things they had invented, they were the core of a new beginning. Muslims have also invented public hospitals instead of healing and sleeping temples and we use public hospitals now to cure people from diseases and cancer.
Gothic architecture is a unique type of architecture that was made in the early Middle Ages to late Middle Ages. Gothic architecture was used in cathedrals and popular types of buildings at the time. The Gothic Arch is an example of a popular type of building that has Gothic architecture. We now look at this building as a reflection of the past.
There is no question that this period in time should be known as the Golden Age. The advances in science, mathematics and architecture were the foundations of our scientific and architectural science. The development of Islam was also a very important landmark in world history with more than 1.6 billion followers today.
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ReplyDeleteThe “Middle Ages” were one of the most horrific times in history. There were trials, killing, torture, slavery, executions, and death. As you can see these horrific times should be called “The Dark Ages”. To prove my point my first argument is about The Black Death in Europe. The Black Death killed millions of people in Europe. It ravaged throughout this continent. It was a pandemic. People suffered the excruciating pain before their death. The victims were tortured by the sickness. The disease could not be alleviated by doctors’ advice or medical drugs. The victims could not be cured from this contagious, life threatening plague. Another argument to support my point is about “The Age of Feudalism”. The people at the bottom of the Feudal System, serfs and peasants lived a horrible life planting crops and making fields for a living. Serfs were punished if they were not doing their job, to clean and work all day long for their masters. Peasants did not have a long life. They lived in small houses cramped up in their little own corner. As you can see they did not have that many rights. On a different note, there were many battles, wars, and fights in “The Middle Ages”. A young teenage girl took place in these battles. Her Name was Joan. She was executed after being in prison in England for sorcery. She was set on fire in front of a crowd on a stake. It was cruel to burn an amazing women fighting for her side to be burnt to death. She was brave, strong, and fearless. In conclusion, these are arguments about horrific times in ‘The Middle Ages” and how they relate to the opinion that “The Middle Ages” should be called “The Dark Ages”.
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DeletePeople have been wondering what is the real name for the Middle Ages? In my opinion I think it should be called the Age of Feudalism because of many reasons.
ReplyDeleteMy first reason why it should be called the Age of Feudalism is because of how people were divided by their wealth what jobs people had to do.
Obviously, at the top came the king, the king would live in a castle and tax people at a high price. The king gave their pieces of land to something called a noble. The noble lived on something called a manor. In the manor the noble lived in the biggest house with his or her family. Also living on the manor was along with knights, peasants, and serfs. After the noble came the knight. The knight had to go through a lot of training to become one. The knight acted as military service for the noble and the king. They defended the kingdom and attended tournaments. Last came the serf and peasant. But there was still a difference. The peasant was a free worker, that means he/she didn’t have to take orders. Also a peasant was an agricultural worker. While a serf, was considered a slave and was bound to the land.
Also in religious reason that also had class, but not according to wealth. At the top was the pope. The pope was the head of the Roman Catholic Church. Then the bishop. The bishop lived the same luxury as a noble. And was as rich as a noble. Their duty was to administer the priests. They wore fancy and detailed clothes usually jeweled, and wore a hat called a miter or an arched hat that was like a top hat. And then came the priest. They weren’t as rich as bishops, but they still were a head of the church. They wore long black robes. They lived on the manor along with the noble’s family. Then monks come next. They lived in missionary and could read and write Latin. They wore brown gowns with hood made up of wool and had a rope around the waste. There duty was to show an example of a perfect Christian life. Last on the religious line was the nuns. They wore long gowns or black, grey, or white tunics. Nuns worked on manuscripts and only females could become nuns.
In conclusion , I think the middle ages should be called the age of feudalism both in wealth wise and religious ways.
The beautiful time of the middle ages. But what should it be called? My position is the dark ages.
ReplyDeleteThere was a disease called the Black Death. People became disillusioned with the church, power, and influenced. At the end it resulted as the english reformation. 1/3 of the population died. it changed farming and made the wool industry boom. When the Black Death infected the heart would start to overload. The respiratory system would start to fail. Internal bleeding made the skin black. Some victims usually died the fifth day.Europeans would shoot the dead.
Serfs did not receive their land as free gifts. Serfs had to labor on the lords domain for 2 or 3 days each week. Serfs were dictated by the requirements of the lord of the manor. Peasents had to work free in church. Their lives were controlled by the farming year. Their lives were harsh but there were few rebellions due to harsh system of law and order.
Crusades were a series of holy wars. The reason for the crusades was a war between christains and moslems. Jerusalim held a holy significance to the christian religion. Jerusalim was taken by the turks and 3,000 christains were massacred starting the crusades. The effect of the crusades influenced the wealth and power of the catholic church, feudalism, intellectual development, and social effects. Another effect also prompted the famous voyages of discovery.
My position of the middle ages id the dark ages. the beautiful dark ages. But still wondering what they should be called?
I like the way you started out this piece of writing because the way you started it seemed like you wouldn't talk about the Dark Ages. How would you feel if you lived through this time? What would you do to help yourself from these wars and the Black Death?
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ReplyDeleteThe middle ages were a time between the classical time period and the modern time period. In this time the architecture had token a new dark style. This style was the gothic style. The people of Europe had been suffering from a bubonic plague. This plague had caused the population of Europe to decrease significantly. With this plague, the streets of Europe had looked sad and pitiful. Also, the Vikings (Scandinavian seafaring pirates and traders that raided parts of Europe) had been a group of pirates that were causing much conflict in a time where Europe was very vulnerable due to pandemics and a dark attitude the Europeans had at this time. But, then there was one more thing that entirely classified this period as the dark ages. This dismal thing was known as the Crusades, a series of battles or war between the Roman Catholics and the Muslims. The Christians were fighting for the holy land and they were invading the Muslims to gain their land. This led to a mass deduction of Europe’s population. Overall, the Middle ages could be classified as the dark ages because of the Vikings, the black or bubonic plague, and the war between the Christians and the Muslims known as the Crusades.
The Crusades were a group of battles that took place in Levant and Asia Minor. This had taken place in 1095 and 1291. The Western European nations took part in the war for religious purposes. The Roman Catholic Church was involved and their goal was to restore Christian acceptance to Jerusalem. The Crusaders had been made up of Roman Catholics, and were divided by units. These Roman Catholics came from anywhere in Western Europe. The insignia for the Crusaders is a cross as their name means “taking up the Cross”. The Crusaders had lost to the Muslims and this allowed the holy places to worship the Islamic religion. It is ironic how the Christians had lost because they had chain mail armor, cannons, and well-crafted swords, while the Muslims had come in the war barefoot and in religious clothes and still fight. Maybe it since it was the Muslims’ land they had known it better and therefore they had an advantage. Also, it could have been that the Muslims had more will to fight since they were defending their land, as the Americans did in the revolutionary war against Britain. This had made the death of all those Roman Catholics unnecessary. This is true because the Christians had not even won the war and they had sacrificed a huge portion of their population. The number of Christian deaths symbolizes how ignorant the Roman Catholics were and this helps classify the middle ages as a dark period that can be referred to as the dark ages.
The Black Death was a pandemic in Europe, between 1348 and 1350. This pandemic killed between 75 and 200 million people. Historians think that the Black Death had started in China or in Central Asia. It came through the Silk Road from merchants; then it was carried on fleas living on rats that were in the merchant ships. From there, the pandemic spread through the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. The Black Death had killed 30 to 60 percent of Europe’s population; overall, the pandemic had decreased the world population from 450 million to 350 million. The Black Death had killed off 100 million Europeans and some Asians. The Europeans had thought that this was due to “bad air” or pollution. It was really caused from the environment being really dirty and animals roaming the street instead of being locked up in farms. It took 150 years for Europe to gain its population. This plague occurs multiple times throughout European history. This could also be a reason why some people might call the Middle ages the Dark ages. Overall, the Black Death had shown these Europeans that they did not have enough information to fight diseases that was chopping away at their populations. With the lack of knowledge, this time for Europe had been very dark. Therefore, the middle ages could be classified as the Dark ages.
I agree with you Abraham ,but not all of Europe was covered in a dark cloud of dispair,it could also be the golden ages.
DeleteI agree with Adamaris's statement. The Middle Ages, as you said, was full of many things full of despair, but there were many new innovations in math (such as algebra) and science (such as chemistry). These things are useful to today's present day, so The Middle Ages also had its positives as well.
DeleteOther than that, your essay is amazing. The examples you gave to support that the Middle Ages should be called the "Dark Ages" clearly support your argument. Your concluding statement is great as well.
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ReplyDeleteThe “Middle Ages” were one of the most horrific times in history. There were trials, killing, torture, slavery, executions, and death. As you can see these horrific times should be called “The Dark Ages”.
To prove my point my first argument is about The Black Death in Europe. The Black Death killed millions of people in Europe. It ravaged throughout this continent. It was a pandemic. People suffered the excruciating pain before their death. The victims were tortured by the sickness. The disease could not be alleviated by doctors’ advice or medical drugs. The victims could not be cured from this contagious, life threatening plague.
Another argument to support my point is about “The Age of Feudalism”. The people at the bottom of the Feudal System, serfs and peasants lived a horrible life planting crops and making fields for a living. Serfs were punished if they were not doing their job, to clean and work all day long for their masters. Peasants did not have a long life. They lived in small houses cramped up in their little own corner. As you can see they did not have that many rights.
On a different note, there were many battles, wars, and fights in “The Middle Ages”. A young teenage girl took place in these battles. Her Name was Joan. She was executed after being in prison in England for sorcery. She was set on fire in front of a crowd on a stake. It was cruel to burn an amazing women fighting for her side to be burnt to death. She was brave, strong, and fearless.
In conclusion, these are arguments about horrific times in ‘The Middle Ages” and how they relate to the opinion that “The Middle Ages” should be called “The Dark Ages”.
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Deletei like the fact how your essay is not long but not short. It states all of the information needed to have a good essay with enough details. I have 1 question. How did they suffer from the disease before they died, what were some signs you know that you caught it.
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What should the Middle Ages be called? In my opinion it should be called the Dark Ages because of the Fall of the Roman Empire, Black Death, and the Crusades.
The Black Death was one of the worst diseases in history. People lived between 2-4 days after getting the diseases. It killed 7500victims’every day. There was no cure for this disease. The most that could be done is various herbs. Victims were terrified.
They called it the dark ages also because of theFall of the Roman Empire. There was unfair tax rates which lead to the rich getting richer and the poor got poorer. The rich had time and money to find loopholes to not paying their taxes and the poor had to pay more and more taxes until they were like slaves, until people stopped paying their taxes because the emperors were overspending and under ruling. Then Rome needed tax money but did not have enough so the government quickly became unable to pay their depths. Rome was no longer capable of supporting the military to fight against the invading barbarians.
Crusades were terrible wars during the Middle Ages where the Christians of Europe tried to retake control of Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslims. It was important to Jewish people as it was the site of the original temple to God built by King Solomon. It was important to the Muslims because it was where they believe Muhammad ascended to heaven. It was important to Christians as it is where Christ was crucified and rose again. In 600 CE, Arabs entered the city and took control. The Arabs allowed Christian and Jewish pilgrims to visit Jerusalem, but then around 1095, a new group of Arabs took control of Jerusalem. They closed the city to Jewish and Christian pilgrims which caused a problem. This started a crusade, many people died because of this, but were successful and crusaders had won back Jerusalem, unfortunately they did not keep it for longit was a short victory. Less than 50 years later, Muslims once again conquered Jerusalem. They called for another crusade but were unsuccessful for the past crusades. Many more people died because of the attempt made of taking control of Jerusalem.
This is why I believe it should be called the Dark Ages. They had nothing to what we have today. It was very dark, during this time period. Can you imagine living in that time period? With all wars, diseases, and deaths. Would you want to live during this time period? This is why I named it the Dark Ages.
I agree with you 100% but maybe you can rephrase when you say christian and jewish pilgrims
ReplyDeleteEduardo, cant the middle ages also be called the golden age because of how the rich had gotten richer? In a way, not everyone was in a dark cloud of despair
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DeleteWhen you hear the Middle Ages you might think of kings and knight speaking in Old English. But there is much more than just that. There are many names associated with the Middle Ages; I think a good one would be the Dark Ages.
ReplyDeleteAt the time there was sickness, death, famine and war all around. The Black Death or Black Plague was a pandemic and had killed millions, quickly spreading from China to Europe through the silk route. Death had engulfed most of Europe in 1347-1351 and many people become ill. Medical Practice was not based upon science. Some doctors would then try to cure the illness by a method known as bloodletting which involved making a person bleed a lot so that the sickness would bled out. This caused more harm than good and was dangerous. Hygiene back then was almost nonexistent which is believed to have caused the outbreak.
The crusaders were European Christians who fought a series of wars called the crusades. They were at war with Muslims from North Africa and Middle East. By 750 the Muslims controlled everything from Spain to modern day Pakistan. This growth made many Christians nervous. The Muslims had conquered Israel, which was sacred land to the Christians. In 1095 the pope told Europeans to reclaim the Holy Land for Christianity. The two sides fought for the next 200 years, but at the end of the 13 century the Muslims had conquered it all.
The Middle ages or Dark ages is a proper term for this time period the middle ages happened do to the fall of the Roman Empire. This happened do to emperors overspending and bad leadership at least not all of them. The many attacks from Germanic Tribes also took its toll on Rome. There financial problems was its finally hit taxes got higher and the rich found ways out while the poor were taxed more and more making the rich, richer and poor, poorer. The Roman schools and libraries were burned. This did cause most people to be illiterate and break up Europe into little kingdoms.
I don’t believe I need to explain any farther of why this title the Dark Ages clearly explains the time period from the 5th century to 15 century C.E. or better known as the medieval era I hope you agree with my opinion and have enjoyed my essay. Thank You
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ReplyDeleteHave you ever wondered what name best describes the Middle Ages? What should we call the Middle Ages? I think the Middle Ages should be called the Dark Ages.
ReplyDeleteOne reason why is think this is The Black Death. It was a disease carried by rodents (rats, etc.). Almost 200 million people died. (7500 everyday).
Another reason is the Crusades. Great military expeditions undertaken by the Christian nations of Europe for the purpose of rescuing the holy places. For a period of 200 years, Europe and Asia were engaged in almost constant warfare.
My final reason is the day in a life of a Serf. Serfs didn’t get land as a free gift; they did certain duties for the master in order to stay on land. The lord can tax Serfs as high as they choose and to have a Serf work as hard as they choose.
The Middle Ages should be called the Dark Ages. We should ask these questions because you can discover a lot of facts. The answers are worth learning new things. It also shows a thought process we had or never noticed in ourselves. Do you still wonder what we should call the Middle Ages?
Cathrina aris thinks that I have expressed the meaning of my topic very nicely.
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ReplyDeleteImagine...that...you...lived in the... “Middle Ages” it seems like there is blood and diseases everywhere in Europe but you were lucky not to be slaughtered or get caught by the disease. This doesn't sound like the “Middle Ages” does it? It sounds more like the “Dark Ages”? It is not like this in all of the Europe just most of it. So now getting back to imagining.... you move to.... hmm... I know a place where Islamic culture is progressing and now it looks more like the “Golden Age”.Now that is what the “Middle Ages” really should be called. Here are some facts to why I think the “Middle Ages” should really be called the “Golden Ages”.
One argument that supports why the “Middle Ages” should be called the “Golden Age” is the Rise of Islam. The Rise of Islam was important because the Muslims invented many inventions that we use today. They invented things such as the first compass and the numbers we use today. The Rise of Islam was also good because some places like Egypt were not ruled by the best rulers so when they were conquered they could be ruled better. This is one reason why the “Middle Ages” should be called the “Golden Ages”.
Not all things were going bad in some places in Europe like the Gothic architecture was something good. This is another reason why the 'Middle Ages” should be called the “Golden Ages”.
Before the “Middle Ages” people thought that a wall can only have small windows. When the “Middle Ages" came people started building, buildings with bigger windows. This was a big accomplishment and it helps our world today by teaching us a way to construct buildings with bigger windows.
When I zoom out from the whole thing and look at it like one I see many things. I see that the “Middle Ages” was not the best times in Europe. I also see that we made a lot of progress in the “Middle Ages” but we also lost a lot of lives. It does not matter now because we have the inventions to help us in our lives today. Don't you think so too? Do you think the “Middle Ages Should be called the “Golden Ages”?