In Europe during the Medieval Age, scholars used the Roman number system.
the continued use of roman numerals today is anti-climactic version compared to its former self, especially if it uses to be used by scholars.
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In the Medieval Age, the Muslims led the world in their pursuit of knowledge. Much of this knowledge was discovered by Muslim scientists while other knowledge was derived from other cultures including the Greeks, Persians, Indian, and Chinese.
Knowledge in this day of age was a power symbol, good to hear how it was derived from all cultures.
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nd, this difference can be traced directly to Muslim influences.
Muslim influence in Spain was not something I knew was common, advancing technologically and literally
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Did the need for better navigation because of increasing sailing lead to the development of a better compass) with a magnetized needle? Or did the development of the compass lead to the growth of China's sailing fleet.
This quote caught my interest due to it having a valid argument on both sides.
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The ability to magnetize iron by placing it near a loadstone was known to ancient civilizations. But, it was the Chinese who applied this principle of magnetism to create the compass.
Compass was a great technological advancement and is a oddly simple one being shown in this text through how long the magnetization was known for.
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y. A Chinese artisan named Pi Sheng created characters out of clay which he fixed to an iron plate with pine resin, wax, and ashes. After the plate cooled, he inked it and printed.
Veery interesting form of art, use of materials for the time frame makes me want to see his work just through the readings
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Although the Middle Ages stretch from approximately 500 to 1500 AD, there were changes in the distribution of people in Europe. A particularly important social phenomena during this time period was the growth of towns, and later cities.
Transition was good from talking about stretch of medieval times, to more modern look
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In fact, the history of the plow stretches back to the Neolithic (New Stone) Age that began about 8000 BC in Mesopotamia.
Interesting how far back certain material and tools were created, keeps you interested.
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is designed to assist students without a background or appreciation of Medieval history.
very nice that they created it for more of a broad audience
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