7801aa+Ancient+Civilization+Essay


 * Medieval Europe **

** Power and Politics **

** Arielle Aharoni **

** R/LA Marking Period 4, Period ⅞ ** ** Mr.Schoch ** ** May 7, 2012 **

= = = = = = = = = = =** Culture Name and Focus: Medieval European: Politics and Power **= ===** Power, what would you have without it? It’s what everyone needs. There would be no order or anything! The power of Medieval Europe is very interesting. The Medieval European times were around 500- 1450 ad ( http://tinyurl.com/62a3ch ). We remember this time period many people died of diseases. It was called the dark ages because of ignorance, sickness, and death. ( http://tinyurl.com/62a3ch ) Pretty insane. Don’t you think? **===


 * An equally important and fascinating part of Medieval Europe culture, however, was its ranking system power, and politics was important to this culture because this is how many jobs, marriages and many other things were based off of. We can learn about this cultural aspect by looking at Medieval Europe's king, queen, nobles, and serfs. (Haywood, John. Medieval Europe. Chicago, IL: Raintree, 2008. Print.) **


 * Even though knights are EXTREMELY COOL, Medieval Europe is pretty interesting. The power and ranking system is very important. The ranking spots that is most important is Kings, nobles, and serfs. **


 * Nobles I think are the coolest. These are with the knights and cool people. Knights are the lowest noble. Also, nobles are what we call middle class. Nobles also are wealthy lords They come after kings and queens. **
 * ( Haywood, John. Medieval Europe. Chicago, IL: Raintree, 2008. Print.) **


 * On the other hand there are even lower rankings. These are called serfs. Serfs live on land owned by a lord. They must give their lord one third of their crops **
 * to the landlord. Serfs need to give one tenth of their crops to the local church. Serfs usually live in small cottages. Their lords need to give them permission to marry and to leave the village. **
 * (Haywood, John. Medieval Europe. Chicago, IL: Raintree, 2008. Print.) **

** In contrast the highest ranking is the kings and queens. One of the legends talk about King Aurthur. He ruled in England during the dark ages. He was a big part of Medieval history. Aur **** thur doesn’t even show up in the Medieval king timeline. No one knows his real identity. If they do they already died. Some people think he may be a myth. Who knows? **


 * ( http://tinyurl.com/nyaag9 ) **


 * The war of the roses ended and a new era begins!( [|http://tinyurl.com/2zkxjy] ) Everyone dispersed to Ireland. ( [|http://tinyurl.com/ccfyayr] ) We remember Medieval Europe because of love in marriage, religious crusades, and medicine.( http://tinyurl.com/czlvbe3 ) Even if we remember Medieval times because of that we learned a lot in art and architecture. ( http://tinyurl.com/cczqa9n ) **

** Glossary Page **
 * politics-  the complex or aggregate of relationships of people in society, those relationships- involving authority or power **
 * Medieval- of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle Ages: medieval architecture. Compare Middle Ages. **
 * nobles- of, belonging to, or constituting a hereditary class that has special social or political status in a country or state; of or pertaining to the aristocracy. **
 * serfs- a slave **
 * knights- a mounted soldier serving under a feudal superior in the Middle Ages. **
 * crops- a supply produced **
 * legends- what we remember of **
 * dark ages- the whole of the Middle Ages, from about a.d. 476 to the Renaissance. **
 * identity- the condition of being oneself or itself, and not another **
 * myth- stories or matter of this kind **
 * era- time period **
 * dispersed- to separate and move apart in different directions **
 * crusades- any war carried on under papal sanction. **


 * All definitions are from [|https://www.dictionary.com] **

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 * Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com. 05 June 2012. . **
 * Hart, Avery, and Paul Mantell. Knights and Castles. Charlette: Williamson, 1998. **
 * Haywood, John. Medieval Europe. Chicago, IL: Raintree, 2008. **
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 * "Middle Ages Timeline." Middle Ages Timeline. 18 May 2012. <http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/middle-ages-timeline.htm>. **
 * "The Real King Arthur." The Real King Arthur. 18 May 2012. <http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-kings/the-real-king-arthur.htm>. **
 * "Serfs." Serf Working. 5 June 2012. <http://education.kings.edu/cives/serf.gif>. **