PROYECT 3 MIDDLE AGES
The middles ages is the period in history betwen 400 and 1500 A.D which means from the fall of the roman empire to the renaissance. It was violent period in economic problems thieves revolted, pirates, assassins low torture chambers were included in many castles criminals were condemned to die it was the time of knights there were many scientific discoveries and arts game such as dice, marbles and checkers.
MIDDLE AGES
During the 15 Century, population increased and the upper class activities descreased.
Therefore, many new forms of literature emerged. Troubadours appeared in Southern France; Dante Alighieri wroute The Divine Comedy, which was the most important poem in this period. Chess was also invented as were many other sports and games. The High Middle Ages gave birth to important inventions such as the astrolabe and the very first glasses.
THE CRUSADES
During the middle ages, The Crusades took place. They were a series of Holy Wars carried out by the Christian States of Europe that started in 1095.
The objective of the Crusades was to force the Saracens out of the Holy Land including Jerusalem. The name Crusades came from the French Word crois that means cross. There were eight Crusades; the first four are sometimes called the Principal Crusades, and the ramaining four the Minor Crusades.
The Crusades caused thousands of deaths, but they also brought many innovations from the East to the West. Arehitecture was greatly improved and Easlem inventions brought back to Europe were useful for exploration during the 15 century.
