Cathedrals were built as testimonies to god's power on Earth.
Mercantile was the primary occupation along with farming during the the Middle Ages.
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Both were periods of cultural growth. The High Middle Ages included the time of the crusades. The Late Middle Ages were a time in which there were some natural disasters that colored the whole period, including famines because of changes in weather and the Black Death.
Oversimplified, the major unifying force of Europe during the middle ages was universal Christianity (both Roman Catholic and Orthodox) providing an us-vs-them mentality in oppostion to their Islamic foes in the Ottoman Empire, the caliphates (abbasid, fatimid, etc.), the Emirate of Cordoba, and Al-Andulas.
Mainly the only type of play that was done were the church passion plays telling the bible stories. People couldn't write for the most part so plays weren't written. The main entrainment was jesters, jugglers, singers when there were festivals.
Cathedrals were built as testimonies to god's power on Earth.
In the Middle Ages the whole of Western and Central Europe was Catholic. Eastern Europe, Greece and much of modern Turkey was Orthodox. roman catholic when the church took over.
Corruption, abuse and ineptitude. These factors led to the Reformation which resulted in a split in the Catholic Church between Catholics and Protestants. This directly led to the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) during which millions died.
Catholicism was the predominate religion during the Middle Ages.
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For the most part in the middle ages the main religion was Christian, but it all depends on the culture and/ or country you go to.
Kingdoms were the form of government during the Middle Ages
They were important because it was the main form of Art.
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Mills had two main uses in the middle ages, to grind grain into flour, and to cut tree trunks into lumber. Millers operated these mills.