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They should probably put the title as Medieval Europeans, the misconception that Medieval "people"/Europeans don't bathe isn't a global notion because Medieval
by forkLding 7y ago
They should probably put the title as Medieval Europeans, the misconception that Medieval "people"/Europeans don't bathe isn't a global notion because Medieval people from other places bathed such as the Japanese.
- robbrown451 7y agoMost definitions of "medieval" or "middle ages" seem to reference Europe. It's considered the time between the Western Roman Empire and the Renaissance / Age of Discovery.
- umeshunni 7y agoAgree. I have never heard Medieval used in, say, Indian history where different timescales are used to denote historical periods - e.g. Vedic period, Ancient, Sultanate and Mughal periods, British raj etc.
- coldtea 7y agoMedieval is usually used as a name for a period of Europe's (and periphery) history, not a global time period. E.g. while one might write about "Medieval China", the actual periods of history of China is better described in terms of dynasties (Han, Ming, etc.) -- and of course it doesn't come with the same connotations the term "medieval", "dark ages" comes from in Europe, nor there is a subsequent "renaissance" or "age of reason", etc with the same connotations as Europe (there is a period often referenced as renaissance, but it's about a new "golden age", prosperity etc.)