The human species is one that is heavily based on tradition. Most of our kind subscribe to the idea of “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” This simple statement embodies the most basic of principles we as humans live by. Our empirical outlook on life is what has led us to where we are today, technologically, socially, as well as religiously and psychologically. We take an idea that has worked for others …showed first 75 words of 1238 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1238 total…affect on the period. Not only did the church gain power over the government, and thus Christianity over the people, but Roman culture made for itself a new name within its medieval context. This conglomeration of tradition and assimilation was the major foundation for the middle ages and the cultures and peoples encompassed within. We can assess, from this information, that without these influences, the middle ages and its affects would have been much different.