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Chogyam Trungpa Gyatso,
Tibetan Monk
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In the Middle Ages the penitential aspect of Lent was emphasized and the observance of the season was often rigorous and austere.
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Miles Rhodes,
Wine Taster
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Common Middle Ages and Renaissance uses of distillation included the manufacture of brandy and other spirits from wine.
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Richard Hosking,
Paranormal Investigator
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In the Middle Ages all astronomers kept reams of parchments with readings of planetary movements on them.
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Bori Gonbutoren,
Reindeer Herder
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The Middle Ages The invading Germanic tribes that moved into the civilized world of the West and all but destroyed ancient culture provided virtually no formal education for their young.
It was during the late Middle Ages that modern tiles direct lineage can best be traced with unmistakably strong ties to Mediterranean cultures.
The Middle Ages are one of the least understood archaeological periods in the broader Mediterranean area.
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Khalid Binalshibh,
Taxi Driver
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In the Middle Ages a pilgrimage path went through Medelpad to the holy shrine in Trondheim were Olof the Holy was buried.
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Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist
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In the Middle Ages scientists worked from the presupposition that God exists and that He created the universe.
Aristotle was so respected in the Middle Ages that his word was taken on empirical issues which were easily decidable by observation.
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Mark Harris,
Priest
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In the Middle Ages ideas or beliefs that disagreed with the orthodox ideology of the Catholic church were labeled heresy.
By the middle ages when the church heretics came to be regarded as enemies of the state and persecution of the heretics was still mostly unorganized.
By the Middle Ages children had to grow in knowledge and devotion before they were given confirmation and communion.
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