Part one of term paper
When people think of the Medieval time period, thoughts of the dark ages appear. Many people think this because not many technological advances took place during these times, however the people who think this are greatly mistaken because many scientific breakthroughs did occur during the Medieval time period, including advancements in the fi ...

Part two of term paper
... the basis of alchemy had been set by ancient Chinese, Greek, and Indian Philosophers who had been practicing this art for centuries before (Turner 189). Alchemy combines spiritual, craft, and scientific processes that date back to very ancient metal working and drug preparation (Turner 189). Alchemy is also the belief that all substances are made up solely of the four elements in different proportions. These four elements include fire, water, earth, and air. There exists a fifth element w ...