Gothic Awakening In The Middle Ages

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The European middle ages lasted from the 5th century to the 15th century, which started the fall of the Western Roman Empire and moved to the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The classical antiquity, the medieval period, and the modern period were the divisions to the early, high, and late middle ages. The gothic awakening was in England during the 1750s, caused by the medieval forms. Medieval Europe was awakening from a feudal war and ignorance. The new way of learning was spread in the western society. In the gothic awakening age, towns and kingdoms flourished and built churches across Europe. Crusader who brought contact with the Muslims loosened hierarchy of feudalism. Towns and cities were growing quicker in the European society. When they returned their land with goods, which enlarged the Europeans economy. The noble churches want their own territories of the church tax and own bishops. The popes had the power to block Christians from getting the church sacraments. …show more content…

Woodstock was returned to him; he called it Roseland and built three acres at the crest of a hill in the gothic revival style. In England the gothic revival was associated with the Christian traditions. The gothic style of architecture changed the Romanesque style of a rounded arch, to pointed arch during the late middle ages. The dark life was during the Middle Ages, it has influenced many and was a long period of time. The Christian art of Italy was taken over by the Byzantine art that seized the Italian art. By the 12th century there was some revival of Byzantine mosaic work though painting that took the new form, these were the signs of the Great Awakening. The people were ignorant, they had strong passion, the rulers were disloyal, and in addition out of the dark ages came light. By the 13th century the Hohenstaufen power was destroyed, the Italian ruler was

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