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Unlocked: Myth of the Month 14: Astrology
Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong
The Myth of the Middle Ages
The myth of the middle ages came about largely because of astrology and the renaissance. Humanists in florence in the 15 century were caught up in an astrological fervor. The word revolution is originally astrological. It means the completion of a cycle. Well, this also was used to denote thee supposed rup r events by which one era ended and another began. And we continue to apply this same basic idea to all kinds of developments like the industrial revolution or the agricultural revolution.
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