The Middle Ages - the Formation of Modern States

The middle age (or "dark times") was a turning point in the history of Europe. The term itself received such a name due to the fact that this period was an intermediate between antiquity and the Renaissance.

The middle age began after the dissolution of the Western Roman Empire. The tribes are ready and the Huns razed the ancient city and established a new power. Initially, the barbarous system resembled a tribal community led by a council of elders. But very soon the reins of government passed to individual leaders, superior to their counterparts in either force or cunning.

Europe in the Middle Ages has become the cradle of most modern countries. They were formed on a territorial basis and resembled ancient city-states. The exception was the political system. The leader of a certain district built a castle near which the central settlement of the region was located. The ruler ensured the protection and safety of the inhabitants.

Not everyone could afford to live in the city, therefore, villages were built much more often. Villagers also sought security and paid taxes for it in favor of their lord.

The formation of the so-called feudal system marked the early middle age. And then the bloody history of conquests begins. Some lords outnumbered others in the quality of weapons and the strength of the army. This allowed them to seize control of weaker opponents. The most fortunate became kings, the rest - vassals.

The formation of states could not do without a powerful idea that was supposed to unite the disparate tribes. In the 12th and 13th centuries, monarchs began actively to strengthen the position of the Christian church. In less than a century, Catholicism became the only religion in medieval Europe. His mainstay to this day remains the Vatican. But if now the Pope is a public person who declares peace and harmony, 600 years ago the then preachers of the holy word propagated the ideas of the Crusades (which were 3) behind the Holy Sepulcher.

The most successful is the achievement of the English King Richard the Lionheart, who conquered Jerusalem. But the greed of the Crusaders led to the fact that the true values were obliterated from their code of honor. This affected not only the attitude towards debt, but also the morale. That, in turn, allowed the great leader of the Arabs (Saladin) to smash the French and English corps of knights to the nines. Having beaten the city, the winners washed it with clean water and littered with rose petals.

The middle age was significant not only for the achievements, but also for the achievements of science. The church did not contribute to general education of the population, but nevertheless there were scientists who actively worked on the development of their ideas. Among them, Galileo Galilei, who declared that the earth is round, because of what was burned by the Holy Inquisition, and, of course, the famous Leonardo da Vinci, whose inventions are relevant even today.

The history of the Middle Ages is interesting and can teach a lot. Knightly novels would be useful to young people with its degraded notions of honor, dignity, love and friendship. Mistakes of rulers, considered on modern models of states, would help to improve the economic situation for the better, and the unselfishness of the then scientists should learn today's Aesculapius.