Middle+Ages

Dates of Time period:
400-1400

=FACTS:= The churches very important to the people.

[|hypermusic.ca/hist/medieval.html]

important Events:

[|The Black Death] the bubonic variant was a big health issue and it killed a lot of people [|Kublai Khan In Battle] Polo and his brother traveled in 1260 overland to the Mongol capital and remained in the Khan's court until their return to Venice in 1269.

[|The Murder of Thomas Becket]

[|The Battle of Agincourt] The battle took place in the muddy farmer's field in northern France on October 25, 1415. England won [|The Crusaders Capture Jerusalem] King Edwards died on Jan. 5, 1066

= = [| Invasion of England]

[|Life in a Christian Monastery]

Important People: some important people are;
[|Leonin] (Leoninus) (c.1163-1201) he was the earliest composer know and the develoment and the original writing of polyphonic music polyphonic music was music which uses several voices at the same time [|Guillaume de Machaut] (1300-1377) he was greatest 14th century composer

if you go to this link you can read more about them and other people [|famous people] Marco Polo--His dad was Niccolo Polo and he was a nephew of Maffeo Polo. Peter Abelard--His dad was a wealthy lord named Berengar, Lucia was his mother. Saladin--his region was a muslin, he was born in 1137, he died in 1193 Robin Hood--also know as robin sherwood, the life of robin hood was set in the era when King Richard the Lionheart went to the crusdaes leaving his brother John as Regent Fra Anglico--born 1395 and died 1455,, he was a son of wealthy parents

Guido d'Arezzo,, Pope Gregory I,

this is Guido d' Arezzo [|Guido D' Arezzo] this is Pope Gregory I, [|pope Gregory I] a little about Guido d' Arezzo He invented the system of staff-notation still in use. rendered various other services to the progress of musical art and science. a little about pope Gregory I Pope Gregory I (590 - 604) was the right man in the right place at the right time. Previously a government official who sold all of his property in order to become a Benedictine monk. He was elected pope after the death of Pelagius II. Pelagious had gone to great effort to deal with problems like plague, hunger, floods, and advancing Lombard armies.

New Instruments
//lyre//, //psaltery.// medieval //fiddle,// organ, small drums, small bells.

this is the fiddle [|fiddle] the fiddle is also know as the violin

organ [|organ] the organ is a keyboard instrument

small drums [|small drums]

the small bells are from [|small bells]

the [|psaltery] is a stringed musical instrument

the l[|yre] is a stringed musical instrument