During this period the Roman-Catholic Church provided spiritual direction while many literary, artistic and architectural achievements were made. ... The building of the grand gothic cathedrals with the marvelous ceilings, stained glass windows and flying buttresses began in the middles ages. These architectural achievements reflected in Medieval Europe by H.C. Davis, Oxford University Press. " measure [the middle ages] by the memories and the achievements that it has bequeathed to the modern world we must judge them by their philosophy and law, their poetry and architecture- Faith was a...
The church built beautiful Gothic cathedrals which became a gathering place for people and offered services. ... I know some historians describe the time period as the Golden Age, because of the advancements in philosophy, law, poetry, and architecture, but I feel that the evil and destruction of the time period overshadows the accomplishments....
Jan M. Mason Chapters 6,7 #1502 MWF 11-11:50 Middle Ages The idea that the Middle Ages were "dark ages" has been exaggerated a lot. In fact the Middle ages are split into three distinct time periods, which were all quite different from each other. There are the Early, High, and L...
The novel A World Lit Only By Fire The Medieval Mind And The Renaissance Portrait Of an Age, by William Manchester gives the reader an in depth look at the Middle Ages and touches upon the Renaissance. Manchester writes his innovative, or as some would consider bias, views of the Renaissance and Mid...