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för 21 timmar sedan · Due to the long time spans, the first plague pandemic (6th century – 8th century) and the second plague pandemic (14th century – early 19th century) are shown by individual outbreaks, such as the Plague of Justinian (first pandemic) and the Black Death (second pandemic).
för 2 dagar sedan · Despite these crises, the 14th century was also a time of great progress within the arts and sciences. A renewed interest in ancient Greek and Roman led to the Italian Renaissance , a cultural movement that profoundly affected European intellectual life in the early modern period.
för 2 dagar sedan · 14th century. Early 14th century - Mid 14th century: Multistage rocket in Ming dynasty China described in Huolongjing by Jiao Yu. By at least 1326: Cannon in Ming dynasty China; 14th century: Jacob's staff described by Levi ben Gerson
för 5 dagar sedan · Protestantism, movement that began in northern Europe in the early 16th century as a reaction to medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices. Along with Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, Protestantism became one of three major forces in Christianity. Learn more about Protestantism in this article.
för 5 dagar sedan · Yet I remain unconvinced that the 14th-century events created the radical break Aberth believes in, at least not from the evidence he presents. Aberth has gathered together many interesting glimpses into the interactions between humans and nature in the medieval period, and although these may be useful as data points, he hasn’t woven them into a tale about a reciprocal relationship.
för 5 dagar sedan · Joseph Canning’s Ideas of Power in the Late Middle Ages is a book that deserves to change that. It provides two invaluable services: it reminds political theorists of the value of historical context and historians that political ideas are interesting.
För 1 dag sedan · Though saltpeter had been utilised for weapons since the 14th century, its nature and properties were a mystery which were investigated by successive generations of alchemists, natural philosophers and military technicians.
