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Medieval Synthesis Question
During the Medieval Period, people decided to branch out with their beliefs and really began to get a stronger grip on them. As we learned in past periods, such as the Anglo-Saxon and Greek eras, they did not really have a set belief but during the medieval period, ones belief played a tremendous role in how they were thought of and viewed in the eyes of the public. With the help of this new ‘set-in-stone’ religion, people were taught to show a commitment towards themselves. In other words, their commitment to their religion taught them to have a commitment to the things they did in life. Consider their religion. At the time, people were intensely focused on believing in one God and making promises to him about their lives and the actions they took part in. A knight does a good job of exemplifying this medieval mindset because a knight was someone who worked hard and lived with honor, accomplishing great but dangerous tasks in order to live a successful life, while also staying committed to certain morals such as chastity. We also know that peasants were looked down upon because they were not necessarily the type of people who were committed to making their lives better, which was not socially acceptable. So in conclusion, religion taught people to grow and show a sort of dedication toward their lives and making their lives better. We can see that the growth of the medieval period was due, in part, to religion because many paintings were mostly of religious figures and architecture at the time was known for the many churches that were being built. They were built to be gigantic, stunning and breathtaking. The prevalence of religion in medieval art shows that it not only drove the people and society to change but inspired the arts as well.
Misael Navarro, Gus Shetttleroe, Nicki Quiles, Audrey Ford
I think your use of metaphors and your interpretation of their beliefs are spot on. Your reflection of the class systems gives and incite full look into to the culture of the Anglo- Saxons. I agree, religion was a crucial part of their lives, and in this time of religious unrest anything was possible. It was a time of growth, and development.
ReplyDeleteAs a team, we agree that the knight has a lot more responsibilities than warriors of the past eras we have studied. For example, they must be, as you have said in your post, chaste, honorable, loyal, committed, and humble. While, warriors of past eras we have studied such as Beowulf do not have to be chaste or humble, in fact it was in his culture to brag about his feats and have others brag about them for him as well, bards. Same with Odysses, he did not have to be chaste, despite already having a wife waiting for him at home, or humble, however he ended up getting punished by Poseidon in the end by getting shipwrecked and losing all of his man. However he is then spared by Zeus, which one would thing he learned his lesson after the first time but sadly that is not true. The knight is a true milestone in our today ideal morals of people. Not only, does the knight have to more perfect in the people's eye than heroes of the past eras, such as Beowulf, but also they must have a quest and they had to live life serving their king. Knights did more and got less credit for what they did compared to warriors of the past eras we have studied.
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Marc Yu, Michael Abelev, Hyrum Judkins