Comments on: Top 10 Legacies of the Middle Ages

By: fromholland

fromholland — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:43:12 +0000

Hospitals should be on the list

By: celsus1

celsus1 — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:54:30 +0000

The powers that kept everyone dumb for a thousand years.

By: Redisca

Redisca — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:33:21 +0000

Thank you, Jamie, for publishing my list. I also want to thank those who have commented for their observations and suggestions. Happy New Year!

By: me

me — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:09:18 +0000

@Next Step (81): don't know abot romantic love and magna carta but surely universities, ilustrated books were present in ancient india though i dnt think they were prevalent and had any influence on the development of thesame in other cultures

By: segues

segues — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:42:47 +0000

@astraya (83): re: germane, not germaine. I know ~sigh~. I really do wonder why I even try to hold a decent conversation any longer. It's so much better when I live in my head. The meds (you don't want want to know, trust me), just get in the way of interacting with others. ~sigh~

By: Rajen

Rajen — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:32:09 +0000

in #10 i think you missed out Nalanda University which was built in the 5th century AD

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University

By: astraya

astraya — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:05:02 +0000

(Polite cough) germane, not germain.

And I guess he was confusing Courtly Love with her cousin Courtney.

By: segues

segues — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:49:35 +0000

@Woyzeck (72): guaffaw!

By: Next Step

Next Step — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:25:52 +0000

Good list, but some things mentioned here like the University, Romantic Love, Chivalry & Magna Carta already existed in India in one form or another as long as 2000 years ago.

By: Jonny R.

Jonny R. — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:17:52 +0000

@78 – Asia was no better during that age.

Great list. Its brings great light on those dark times.