Faith era

Author: (American) Frank D. Lewis / Time-Life Books / Liu Yi
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: The Middle Ages were an era of faith, a time that held a significant place in history. Anyone who focuses on the growth of national culture and its contribution to the development of Western civilization would certainly notice that European civilization was born in the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages saw the initial development of European commerce, with the rudiments of modern banking, public finance, and accounting systems taking shape. People created better farming methods and more convenient tools; craftsmen invented glasses and crude alcohol. "The Age of Faith" is the nickname for the Middle Ages, and its rise and fall in war also served as a microcosm of much of its history. The Middle Ages spanned from the second half of the 5th century to the first half of the 15th century, beginning with the end of antiquity and marked by the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 479, and concluding with the dawn of the Italian Renaissance. This millennium-long period was an "age of faith," during which Christianity established its dominance over Western culture. This book is divided into eight parts, describing the political, economic, cultural, and social aspects of the European Age of Faith. In its early stages, there was no strong centralized authority to govern, and feudal divisions led to frequent wars, causing stagnation in technology and productivity and leaving people in a state of hopeless suffering. In its later stages, various wars of varying sizes, including the Crusades, which brought infinite disaster and suffering to the people, also positively changed the course of Western history, paving the way for the Renaissance.