Who were the Goliards and how did they influence music?The Goliards were wandering scholars eager for adventure. They took their name from "Bishop Golias", a fallen priest about whom they often sang, but this was probably a fictional character. Some of the more serious students traveled from college to college in search of specific knowledge, but most were in search of wine, women, and songs. They wrote a variety of songs; including love songs, political satires and drinking songs. Although only a few of the remaining works have musical notation, it is believed that almost all of their writings were intended to be sung. Goliardic songs appear to be the earliest known examples of secular music (Snell). How were the gender roles of men and women different? Many people at this time believed that women should go out in public and spend time with friends, but like children, they should be seen and not heard. A proper woman was said to be one who constantly wore her veil in public, did not speak frequently, and did not exchange trinkets as a sign of affection with men (Morris 41-57). Few women worked in medieval times, but some took up writing or nursing. The main role of women was to care for their children and husbands, as well as to look after their homes. They were expected to support their husbands at all times while he earned money to support the family. Men, on the other hand, were considered the most important people in a family and as members of society and were treated with respect and admiration (“Medieval Gender”). What was feudalism and what role did it play in society? At that time, feudalism was "the law of the land" because it was the basis by which the top...... middle of paper...... the enterprise of philosophical theology is one of Greatest Achievements of Medieval Philosophy (MacDonald). Works Cited Glad, S. "The Feudal Structure of the Medieval World." thinkquest.com. Oracle Education. September 14, 2011. The web. March 3, 2014 Gunther, Shea. “6 important things that were invented in the Middle Ages.” . Mother Nature Network, November 20, 2013. Web. March 3, 2014. MacDonald, Scott. “Medieval Philosophy”. . Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, nd Web. March 4, 2014. “Medieval Genre.” medievalgender.org. Zine Press, November 12, 2009. Web. March 3, 2014. Morris, Lawrence. Daily life throughout world history in primary documents: the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Flight. 2. Westport: Greenwood, 2008. Print. Snell, Melissa. “Goliards.” About.com. No. Internet. March 3, 2014. Verde, François. “Chivalry and chivalry.” heraldica.org. Np, June 1, 2002. Web. March 3 2014.