Middle Ages

(proper noun)

The period of time in Europe between the decline of the Roman Empire and the revival of letters (the Renaissance) or, according to Henry Hallam, the period beginning with the sixth and ending with the fifteenth century.

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  • The Early Middle Ages

    • The Early Middle Ages began with the fall of the Roman Empire and ended in the early eleventh century; its art encompasses vast and divergent forms of media.
    • The Middle Ages of the European world covers approximately 1000 years of art history in Europe, and at times extends into the Middle East and North Africa.
    • Population decline, relocations to the countryside, invasion, and movement of peoples, which had begun in Late Antiquity, continued in the Early Middle Ages.
    • Many of the surviving manuscripts of the Latin classics were copied in monasteries in the Early Middle Ages.
    • Most illuminated manuscripts of the Early Middle Ages had lavish book-covers decked with precious metal, ivory, and jewels.
  • Islamic Calligraphy

    • Calligraphic design was omnipresent in Islamic art in the Middle Ages, and is seen in all types of art including architecture and the decorative arts.
    • As in Europe in the Middle Ages, religious exhortations such as Qur'anic verses may be also included in secular objects, especially coins, tiles, and metalwork.
  • Pisa, Venice, and Milan

    • Italy in the late Middle Ages provided an important bridge between what had been the Medieval period, with a fashion for Byzantine and Gothic styles, and what would become the the Early Modern Period with its Renaissance style.
    • In spite of the fact that it is now a fairly small town, during the Middle Ages it was a center of religious power and home to various iconic architectural pieces, including the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
    • In the Middle Ages and into the seventeenth century it was known as the Republic of Venice, a strong power in Northern Italian politics and trade, as well as a maritime power.
    • Identify the artistic and architectural importance of Pisa, Venice, and Milan during the Middle Ages.
  • Europe's Early Trade Links

    • A prelude to the Age of Discovery was a series of European expeditions crossing Eurasia by land in the late Middle Ages undertaken by a number of explorers, including Marco Polo, who left behind the most detailed and inspiring record of his travels across Asia.  
    • A prelude to the Age of Discovery was a series of European expeditions crossing Eurasia by land in the late Middle Ages.
    • Most were Italians, as trade between Europe and the Middle East was controlled mainly by the Maritime republics.
    • The geographical exploration of the late Middle Ages eventually led to what today is known as the Age of Discovery:  a loosely defined European historical period from the 15th century to the 18th century that witnessed extensive overseas exploration emerged as a powerful factor in European culture and globalization.
    • Recall the exploration of Eurasia in the Middle Ages by Marco Polo, which was a prelude to the advent of the Age of Discovery in the 15th Century
  • The Middle Years

    • Middle age is the period of age beyond young adulthood but before the onset of old age.
    • Census lists middle age as including people aged from 35 to 54, while developmental psychologist Erik Erikson argues that middle adulthood occurs from the age of 40 until 65.
    • Strength and flexibility also decrease throughout middle age.
    • Diana DeGette, a politician from Colorado, was born in 1957 and is in the middle age stage of life.
    • Discuss the implications of middle age in terms of fading physical health and mortality concerns
  • Physical Development in Adulthood

    • One can expect a variety of changes to take place through the early- and middle-adult years.
    • During middle adulthood, the aging process becomes more apparent.
    • Hearing also further declines: 14 percent of middle-aged Americans have hearing problems.
    • Age spots and blood vessels become more apparent as the skin continues to dry and get thinner.
    • Review the milestones of physical development in early and middle adulthood
  • The Stone Age

    • Stone Age art illustrates early human creativity through small portable objects, cave paintings, and early sculpture and architecture.
    • The Stone Age is the first of the three-age system of archaeology, which divides human technological prehistory into three periods: the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age.
    • The Stone Age lasted roughly 3.4 million years, from 30,000 BCE to about 3,000 BCE, and ended with the advent of metalworking.
    • The art of the Stone Age represents the first accomplishments in human creativity, preceding the invention of writing.
    • By the Iron Age, civilizations with writing had arisen from Ancient Egypt to Ancient China.
  • Conclusion: Trends of the Gilded Age

    • The early half of the Gilded Age roughly coincided with the middle portion of the Victorian era in Britain and the Belle Époque in France.
    • The Gilded Age was an era of rapid economic growth, especially in the North and West.
    • Unions crusaded for the eight-hour working day and the abolition of child labor; middle-class reformers demanded civil service reform, prohibition, and women's suffrage.
    • During the Gilded Age, many new social movements took hold in the United States.
    • A book cover of The Gilded Age by Mark Twain (1st edition, 1873).
  • Postindustrial Societies: The Birth of the Information Age

    • An example of the Information Age is how virtually every individual uses the Internet in some way at their place of work.
    • The Information Age formed by capitalizing on computer microminiaturization advances.
    • Many argue that jobs traditionally associated with the middle class (assembly line workers, data processors, foremen, and supervisors) are beginning to disappear, either through outsourcing or automation.
    • This graph shows the drastic increase in Internet usage, indicative of the pervasiveness of the Information Age.
    • Examine the impact the Information Age has on the accessibility and breadth of information available to society
  • The Gilded Age

    • By the end of the Gilded Age, the United States was at the top end of the world's leading industrial nations.
    • In the Progressive Era that followed the Gilded Age, the United States became a world power.
    • The Gilded Age saw impressive economic growth and the unprecedented expansion of major cities.
    • Unions crusaded for the eight-hour working day and the abolition of child labor; middle class reformers demanded civil service reform, prohibition, and women's suffrage.
    • Built in 1893, it typifies the excesses of Gilded Age wealth.
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