Essays on Medieval Europe

For centuries war has been romanticized as a heroic battle between a purely good side and the evil side. Incredible heroes fight against evil and give peace back to the good. The good and innocent all live peacefully afterwards while the evil are punished and…

The History of Ballet Ballet start from Italian Renaissance courts at 15th century. Ballet in Italian language is “balletto” means “dance”. Basically, on that time, Ballet can teach people how to behavior in court such as how people stepped, bowed, or took someone’s hand. There…

When studying any time period over the course history, one commonality that each era will share is that they all have people who made a difference in some capacity or another. Some call them influencers, some call them leaders, but what these people truly are,…

For 1,500 years, Western Christianity ran as a unified body. Although there were principalities, much of the power belonged to the church in the Holy Roman Empire. The popes at the time sold papal indulgences convincing purchasers that in exchange for money, a letter from…

As humans on this earth, we often ponder how we got to where we are now, what assisted in the development of mankind and what events lead up to the point in life that we are currently in. Though there isn’t a definitive answer to…

Martin Luther was the man who was responsible for the start and growth of the Protestant Reformation. The music that he composed for his religious doctrine heavily outlined his concept of Christianity and expressed drastic differences between Lutheranism and Catholicism. These ideas are especially evident…

In 1517, Pope Leo X of the Roman Catholic Church excommunicated Martin Luther, leading to the emergence of new Protestant faiths. However the Reformation was not like other reform movements in history, which typically followed a liberal progression, the Reformation resulted in a more conservative…

A silent killer that appeared out of no where and wiped out over a third of Europe’s populating and in some place’s entire cities. The black death was an epidemic like no one had ever seen before and hopefully will never see again. So, what…

Aaron Douglas The poignant and impactful painting, Into Bondage, hangs in the Negro Hall of Life as a powerful reminder of the history and journey of slavery. Aaron Douglas, who was a leader of the Harlem Renaissance during the 1920s and 30s, was chosen to…

Introduction The topic that I have chosen to write this paper on is- Galileo and the Scientific Revolution. The scientific revolution refers to a period of historical changes that took place in Europe marking the emergence of modern science. It was facilitated by developments in…