Saint Dominic High School - Stella Maris Yearbook (Oyster Bay, NY)

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BIOLOGY Nev, 1 l Who would have thought I1 lift 6 g ENGLISH I NI l 0 could have so nzany Pdf' r s .' Our Freshmen, future Cutholir leaders, voice their opinions in a group discussion on Integration.

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Out of the barbaric invasions from the 5th to the 15th centurles arose a fusion of the customs and tradl tlons of the barbarous Gothlc tribes with the culture of the Greco Roman world This new c1v1l1zat1on lasting about 1000 years IS known as the mzddle ages The level of c1v1l1zat1on was very low compared to that of the prevxous Greco Roman era Part of this period of about 500 years is known as the Dark Ages The second half of the Mlddle Ages was marked by a slow advance toward a level of civilization somewhat higher than that of the Dark Ages During the Middle Ages there evolved a political system of local government and of m1l1tary organiza tion for protection an economic system of self SLIHTCICDY agricultural manors and of land holding m return for goods and services a soc1al system of rigid class d1st1nct1on and of an unchangnng way of life During the Middle Ages the people were d1v1ded into classes the first estate composed of priests bishops and other clergy the second estate composed of rulers ikmgsy and nobles fkmghtsj the thnrd class com posed of bourgeoisie flawyers doctors merchants and other business and professional peopleb free peasants and serfs The third estate prov1ded the necessmes of life for the first and second estates in exchange for guidance and protectlon both Splfltual and physlcal given by the rulers and the clergy The Roman Catholic Church domlnated the Middle Ages She united the people in one Christian religion in Europe preserved and spread cnvrlxzatron through the work of the monks and urged the crusades The cultural achievements of the Mrddle Ages also brought fame to this period The Romanesque style of architecture was replaced by Gothic Famous um versmes were founded durmg th1s age Instructions were in Latin the language of the Church and of the educated The writings of Aristotle were the chief source of information for medleval students Thus looking back on the Middle Ages we now see that great strides were made Although we are now far more advanced we can still give the Mlddle Ages credit and profit from its mlstakes and gains s a ' 1 . I , . .... . . . , - 9 1 , . , . . 9 - , . ' . . . ' . . . . . . , . . 1 5 . 7 . 7 . . . . . ' 9 . . . . , 1 1 i ' '

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