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the M.Ages can be divided in 2 Diff. Periods: the early M.Ages and the Late

In the early M.A is the period Between mid.5 century and mid.11 century, exactly between 449 and 1066. Called The Anglosazon period and during these years the formation of the english Period took place.At the beginning, the Romans arrived to the British isles and Pushed the previous tribes to Scotland,Ireland,Wales.In the 6 century,people From the N.Came(angles,saxons,jutes)this caused the dissaperance of the Political and moral order and the 7 kingdoms appeared. There were also tensiond Between Romans and Anglosaxons.*Heptarchi;relationship between the kingdoms. 8Century-viking invasion and no more 7 kingdom. Wessex stop them so they expand To the North.SOTIAL

I.Authors biographical Influences.

1.Ralph Waldo Emerson (Transcendentalist)

·Born May 25, 1803, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.—died April 27, 1882, Concord, Massachusetts

·On May 12, 1811, Emerson’s father died, leaving the son largely to the intellectual care of Mary Moody Emerson, his aunt, who took her duties seriously.

·In 1817 he entered Harvard College, where he began his journals.

·He graduated in 1821 and taught school while preparing for part-time Study in the Harvard Divinity School. Though Emerson was licensed to preach in The Unitarian community in 1826, illness slowed the progress of his Career, and he was not ordained to the Unitarian ministry at the Second Church, Boston, until 1829.

·In 1829 he also married Ellen Louisa

Historical background

The origin of Buddhism Was a founderSiddhartha Gautama, the historicalBuddha, who was born inLumbini(in Present-day Nepal) during the 5th century BCE.

Basic Belief system

One fundamental belief of Buddhism is often Referred to as reincarnation the concept that people are reborn after dying. In Fact, most individuals go through many cycles of birth, living, death and Rebirth.

The four noble Truths

Dukkha: Suffering Exist is real and almost universal.

Samudaya: There is a cause of suffering people desire worldly things and self-satisfaction.Nirodha: There Is an end to suffering: is to stop desiring things.Magga: In Order to end suffering, you must follow the eightfold path.

·Eightfold Path

1.Know and understand The Forth Noble

The Gospels: 4 books Matthew, Mark, Luke & John contain accounts of Jesus’s life teachings up to the Resurrection
The Acts of the Apostles:This book was written by Luke as a sequel to his gospel and contains the account of the beginnings of the Church.

1. How did Winston spend long afternoons as a child? Scrounging for scraps of food from garbage bins, rubbish heaps, and a road where trucks sometimes dropped bits of cattle feed.

MONASTIC EDUCATION:This period is characterized by power emptiness so the sacralisation of the culture took place especially from the sixth century onwards. Monasteries were located on the countryside for being far away from all this and to be alone in silence because as sant Agustin said humankind learn better isolate to discipline and control the emotions.