David Lee, Andy Kang, Freddy Tsao, Michael Amini
Team 1 Period 1
During the Medieval era, a new social class emerged called tradesmem, and during that time, artists valued knighthood and code of conduct that pertained to religious value. During the Medieval era, Feudalism, a social system where people’s economic status decides their social status, flourished. These two characteristics of religious value and Feudalism allowed wealthy tradesmen to become wealthier. Although its first purpose was to reclaim holy city, the crusades were later turned into a war to gain more land and trade rout to the east. While the noble and the rich in history contributed to the economy, but the medieval art indicated that those tradesmen had impacted on the economy, unlike other era. The Tara Brooch is an example of the Medieval that shows that tradesmen have contributed to the economy, by mastering useage of gold, silver, and copper, and shows that it is one of the most important works of art of the medieval period. In The Canterbury Tales, there are many characters, such as knights, merchants, cooks, and friars, and it portrayed that merchants and wealthy landowners have contributed to the economy and they defined social classes. This characteristics remains throughout the entire piece consistently.
I think the beginning sentences were a good depiction and explanation of the Medieval era, although the sentences became run-on sentences. The fifth sentence is confusing with the use of "but" following the word "while", but if rearranged, it could be meaningful. I really like how you used two examples of pieces of art even though the prompt only asked for one. I would recommend more of an elaboration of the Tara Brooch art work. I like the example of Tara Brooch because Canterbury Tales was more commonly used. Just be clear in your writing and spell check!
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