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Feb 19, 2022 · The Black Death – The disease that killed half of Europe. Citizens of Tournai bury victims of the Black Death, c. 1353. Something happened in the Gobi Desert early in the 14 th century. It could have been the seeds of God’s wrath; it could have been the beginning of the end of the World; it was probably some transmutation of the bacterium ...
The Middle Ages. The Middle Ages comprise the period in European history that began with the collapse of Roman civilization in the 5th century CE and lasted until the dawn of the Renaissance in the 13th, 14th, or 15th century. This interval of time saw the development of the Gothic style of art and architecture, flying buttresses and all.
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The Mona Lisa, which Leonardo da Vinci painted c. 1503–19, is a masterpiece of the Renaissance. The Renaissance was a period in European history when new ideas about art and science were developed and when new technologies, such as paper and gunpowder, were widely adopted. It began in Italy during the 14th century, and it marked the end of ...
The 14th century lasted from 1 January 1301 (represented by the Roman numerals MCCCI) to 31 December 1400 (MCD). It is estimated that the century witnessed the death of more than 45 million lives from political and natural disasters in both Europe and the Mongol Empire. West Africa experienced economic growth and prosperity.
Oct 26, 2022 · Francesco Petrarca (known as Petrarch) was the first person to coin the term ‘Dark Ages’. He was an Italian scholar of the 14th century. He called it the ‘Dark Ages’ as he was dismayed at the lack of good literature at that time. The classical era was rich with apparent cultural advancement. Both Roman and Greek civilisations had ...
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A stained glass panel from Canterbury Cathedral, c. 1175 – c. 1180. It depicts the Parable of the Sower, a biblical narrative. In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted approximately from 500 AD to 1500, although some prefer other start and end dates. The Middle Ages is the second of the three traditional divisions of Western ...
Sep 16, 2023 · Updated: Sep 16, 2023 12:27 AM EDT. The grim reaper leading the army of the dead in "Orlando Furioso" ("The Frenzy of Orlando"), an Italian epic poem by Ludovico Ariosto, illustrated by Gustave Dore. duncan1890, iStock. Famine, Plague, and War in 14th-Century Europe. The Middle Ages were beset by war, poverty, and plague; but at no time was the ...
