Friday, April 25, 2008

Middle Ages

Post what you know and what you want to learn about the Middle Ages (at least three sentences).

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

I studied the Middle Ages briefly in 6th grade. I know a little bit about the Black (or Bubonic, i can't remember) Plague. I don't really remember specific details, mostly i just remember studying it.

Some things i might want to learn more about would be the social structure in Europe at that time or about the different powers that were ruling at the time and what the did to advance their own countries. Something like that.

Anonymous said...

What I know about the middle ages is pretty limited- I know that it was a time that there were very few (if any) technological advances in Europe, some people call it the Dark Ages, and the government was a monarchy. Other than that, I don't know that much about it. I would like to know more about the technology they had (since they weren't getting any new technology, they had to have been content with what they had, right?) and how it affected the daily lives of both nobles and commoners.

Anonymous said...

Posted by Madeline Burroughs:

I don't know a lot about the Middle Ages but I do remember learning a little bit about them, I just can't remember anything specific.


There are three things that I would like to know about:
1) What was the most popular religion during this time?
2) What was the clothing style during this time?
3) How were young boys and girls educated?

Anonymous said...

I know that the middle ages were in western Europe. I also know that there were things like castles built during the time.

Things I want to know:
1. Who were some important people at the time that influenced western Europe?
2. What sort of technological advances were discovered at the time and that place?
3. How was it at the time (were there any wars/ fights going on with other nations)?
4. Was the area influenced by other places?

Anonymous said...

Posted by Kristen
I learned about the middle ages in the 6th grade. I know that the major religion of the time was Christianity. They built cathedrals and castles during this time. This was the time were there were the knights and the suits of armor. I remember they had a system of classes including kings, the noble people, and peasants. Also the noble people would give land to people under them and in return the people under them would pledge to the noble people.
I would like to learn about important people of the time.

Anonymous said...

Right now, I really dont know much if anything about the middle ages. I would like to learn about the medical advances at the time. Obviously they werent great. I would also like to learn about what makes them the "dark ages". What about that time period makes people say they were the dark ages? I would also like to know what got them out of the dark ages.

Anonymous said...

I dont know much about the middle ages. But i would like to learn more about many of the wars that took place and what countries were dominate during that time. I would also like to learn about the technology that they had during that time.

Anonymous said...

I learned about the middle ages for a little bit in seventh grade however i don't remember any deatails. I know that the bubonic or black plague was during this time period. People got terrible blisters and a huge part of the population was killed from this disease. Also weren't people majorly overworked during this time period? I remember a few names such as Zheng He and Lief Ericcson. I would like to learn about how society was for women and children. How did they live?

Anonymous said...

Like Hannah, i also learned a little about the Middle Ages when i was in 7th grade, but i do not remember it. The most i can say i remember is the plague (which i do not remember much about anyways.) But what i really want to learn about is the Crusades. I saw a program on the Holy Grail (and one on the Masons) and the Crusaders seemed to show up a whole lot on the religious topics. So i am wondering who they are, where they came from, and what was their purpose.

Anonymous said...

I know that the middle ages were a time of battle, mainly over religion in Europe. Nations like France and Britain emerged toward 1400-1600 and led the renaissance.

Questions:
1. Was every country led by a king or not?
2. What sort of interactions with Asia did Europe have?
3. Were there alliances within Europe or was it a free-for-all brawl???

Anonymous said...

I studied the Midddle Ages in 7th grade, too. We focused people, like Pao'o, Joan of Arc, Ibn Battuta, Zheng He,and others. We also learned abotu events like the Plague and the Crusades. I would like to learn about the different types of government, in several different countries. Also, the life of the government officials in different countries. Also, what China was doing in the Middle Ages? (I think we learned, but I forgot)

Anonymous said...

All I studied about the middle ages in 6th grade was the improper health procedures that led to the black death. Some things that would be intersing to learn about is why they were so unhealthy, and where in the world that it took place

Anonymous said...

I studied the Middle Ages in 7th grade. I did a pretty big project on the Black Death (the Plague). I remember studying russia some at the time. I know that technology did not advance much during this period.

I want to learn how Christianity became the main religion in europe. Was the equality between races and genders? What places influenced Europe

Anonymous said...

I know the Middle Ages was mostly through out western Europe. I also believe that the Middle Ages led to the Renaissance. Other than that i do not know a lot about the Middle Ages.

Some things i would like to learn about are the advances made during the time period and the wars. Also do we know about their daily lives?

Anonymous said...

I would like to learn

1. Who are important figures for ending the Dark Ages?

2. How did the shift from religion governing the law to a non-secular society affect the church?
and
3. What were major forms of transportation for people and was there an important amount of contact between countries of the time?

Anonymous said...

i dont know a whole lot about the middle ages but i do know that that is when the black plague occured.

i would like to know more about equality of race and how that affected there social position.

Anonymous said...

Zach
I studied the middle ages a little bit in the 7th grade, we learned about duke william, as well as the dark ages.

I am interested in the Vikings, and Nordic regions. They particularly interest me, because of the fact that a lot of the music i listen too discusses vikings and viking themes.

Anonymous said...

I don't know much about the Middle Ages. I know that they did have a plague that wiped out a lot of the population. There was also a song made about it the song we sang when we are younger "ring around the rosie."

Things I want to know:

1. How were the women in that society treated compared to the other places we have learned about?

2. What type of government did they have?

3. Did this government help or hurt the way the Middle Ages came to an end?