End of the Middle

End of the Middle Ages Day 

 Say what? 

 I can’t help but be intrigued! 

 Apparently, on the

29^th of May in 1453

the city of Constantinople fell

to the Ottomans

(not the lounge chair kind!).

 Constantinople was the capital

of Byzantine Empire,

which was also known

as the Eastern Roman Empire.

The city had been

under attack for months. 

 Once the city fell,

historians figured the Middle Ages

were pretty much over…

The city had been where

 the learning had taken place…

When the city fell,

the smarter people scattered.

  This was when the Renaissance

(Greek scholarship based education)

started.

 

So, today…

back in 1453…

one group took over a city,

which meant that a different

style of education took over…

end of an era (Middle Ages)

and the start of another

(Renaissance)…

fair enough. 

Reckon I want some cool

Middle Ages information…

 

In the 1200’s the bustling city

of Constantinople had about

a million people living in it…

European universities in the 1100’s

banned students from bring bows

and arrows to class –

it was far too dangerous! 

How’s this:

The skulls of saints

were used as drinking cups!

Delicious!

Photos from here, here and here.