Middle Ages, Medieval Times, the Dark Ages
When we think about the Middle Ages, we think of castles and knights, chivalry and honor, and we think of Gothic, crusades, and life being dangerous for many people. We think about the lack of order that resulted from the chaos that came when the stability of the Roman Empire came to an end, but it is not so. The Middle Ages can be seen as a transition zone between the Classic Age and the Renaissance and the Reformation, a time when science and reason became the mantra of the day for man to create a better life on earth. The Romans lived on earth and so did the people of the Renaissance, but what about the people in the Middle Ages? They lived on earth, too, but since there was generally speaking a stronger sense of disorder until feudalism became established, life was hard and dangerous. Only the afterlife in heaven, proclaimed as the better life by a strong Christian Church, provided guidance toward proper behavior and conduct.
The Middle Ages, Internet Sources
http://www.thenagain.info/webchron/westeurope/Peripheral.html
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/
http://www.essentialhumanities.net/his2.phpweeblylink_new_window
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Atlas_of_the_Middle_Agesweeblylink_new_window
http://www.themiddleages.net/index.htmlweeblylink_new_window
http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/westn/highmed.html
http://early-middle-ages.co.tv/#Collapse_of_Rome_372410weeblylink_new_window
http://www.medieval-life.net/life_main.htmweeblylink_new_window
http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castlelearningcenter.htmweeblylink_new_window
http://www.castlesandmanorhouses.com/demesnes.htmweeblylink_new_window
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Atlas_of_the_Middle_Agesweeblylink_new_window
http://www.themiddleages.net/index.htmlweeblylink_new_window
http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/westn/highmed.html
http://early-middle-ages.co.tv/#Collapse_of_Rome_372410weeblylink_new_window
http://www.medieval-life.net/life_main.htmweeblylink_new_window
http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castlelearningcenter.htmweeblylink_new_window
http://www.castlesandmanorhouses.com/demesnes.htmweeblylink_new_window