Do Now Think of a time when you (or someone

you know) was classified in a stereotype or when you judged someone else based on a stereotype. Discuss, in 5-7 sentences, what the stereotype was, what the “proof” was that you were a part of it, how you or the other person reacted (thoughts, feelings, emotions, retaliation), and what your personal opinion of that stereotype is.

Do NowDo Now

Describe a trip or journey you have taken in detail. Describe what was talked about and how you felt about the other people you traveled with. Discuss in 5-7 sentences.

The Medieval PeriodThe Medieval Period

1066-14851066-1485

Context for Understanding The Canterbury Tales

The Middle of What?The Middle of What?

Classical Greece and RomeClassical Greece and Rome

The Middle Ages The Middle Ages

The RenaissanceThe Renaissance

The Power of the Medieval The Power of the Medieval ChurchChurchThe Power of the Medieval The Power of the Medieval ChurchChurch

Controlled about 1/3 of land in Western Europe

Prompted the Crusades and the Inquisition

Monasticism: poverty, chastity, and obedience

Libraries & scriptoria to copy books and

illuminate manuscripts.

A Medieval Monastery: The A Medieval Monastery: The ScriptoriumScriptoriumA Medieval Monastery: The A Medieval Monastery: The ScriptoriumScriptorium

Illuminated Illuminated ManuscriptsManuscriptsIlluminated Illuminated ManuscriptsManuscripts

A TransitionA Transition

Vernacular (OE) to more defined Vernacular (OE) to more defined Language (ME)Language (ME)

Rapid literary, political, linguistic and Rapid literary, political, linguistic and Religious shiftsReligious shifts

Black PlagueBlack Plague

Ring around the RosieRing around the Rosie

Pocket full of PosiesPocket full of Posies

Ashes, AshesAshes, Ashes

We all fall downWe all fall down

Black PlagueBlack Plague

Ring around the RosieRing around the Rosiethe mark on your body when first getting the "Black Death" it the mark on your body when first getting the "Black Death" it

was a yellowish ring around a dark redish spotwas a yellowish ring around a dark redish spot

Pocket full of PosiesPocket full of Posiesthey had to burn the bodies outside because so many people they had to burn the bodies outside because so many people

was dieing and it started to stink badwas dieing and it started to stink bad

Ashes, AshesAshes, Ashesdead bodiesdead bodies

We all fall (dead) downWe all fall (dead) down

Black PlagueBlack Plague

Peaked between 1448-1350Peaked between 1448-1350 Estimated to have killed 30% to 60% Estimated to have killed 30% to 60%

of Europe's population, reducing the of Europe's population, reducing the world's population from an estimated world's population from an estimated 450 million to between 350 and 450 million to between 350 and 375 million in 1400.375 million in 1400.

Feudalism Feudalism

Political systemPolitical system Used to rank a person’s social obligation Used to rank a person’s social obligation

and statusand status Exchange property for Exchange property for

service—lord/overlord: promised propertyservice—lord/overlord: promised property Vassal: received property in exchange for Vassal: received property in exchange for

serviceservice Loyalty and faithfulness to lord though lord Loyalty and faithfulness to lord though lord

still owned all the landstill owned all the land

FeudalismFeudalism

Divided out some to church and Divided out some to church and Barons known as fifesBarons known as fifes

Had to Had to pay taxespay taxes Supply knights/soldiers; received small Supply knights/soldiers; received small

portion of land (manors)portion of land (manors) Land worked by peasants (serfs)Land worked by peasants (serfs) Kings held feudal domains in England Kings held feudal domains in England

and Franceand France

In other words, feudalism is a political, economic, and social system based on loyalty and military service.

Changing GovernmentChanging Government

Norman Rule ended in 1154Norman Rule ended in 1154 Henry II comes to rule; Founded the Henry II comes to rule; Founded the

house of English Monarchshouse of English Monarchs Church vs. King powerChurch vs. King power Appoints Thomas Becket to Appoints Thomas Becket to

archbishop at archbishop at CanterburyCanterbury as a way to as a way to try and control both church and statetry and control both church and state

BecketBecket

Becket defies King Henry limiting the Becket defies King Henry limiting the kings power in the church. kings power in the church.

On his deathbed, King Henry laments On his deathbed, King Henry laments the position and actions of Becket the position and actions of Becket and the knights take it as an order. and the knights take it as an order.

Becket is murdered by 4 knights in Becket is murdered by 4 knights in 11701170

BecketBecket

Is canonized by the popeIs canonized by the pope Henceforth became a popular sight Henceforth became a popular sight

of of pilgrimagepilgrimage

Chaucer BackgroundChaucer Background

Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?-1400) was the earliest great poet and story-teller in English literature. He was born in ____________________, in Thames Street not far from the Tower of London. Living close to the docks and being the son of a prosperous wine merchant allowed for plenty of stimulation for Chaucer’s active imagination growing up.

Chaucer BackgroundChaucer Background

In 1357, he went to be a page of the Countess of Ulster who was a daughter-in-law of King Edward III. He met ___________________ and statesmen, ___________________ and ambassadors, artists, musicians and craftsmen. When later he was promoted to ___________________, his wages rose to seven pence halfpenny a day and he was allowed a room, which he shared with a fellow squire. In 1359, he was sent abroad to fight the ___________________ in what is now called the Hundred Years War. That winter he was taken prisoner near Rheims and the following year, when he was ___________________ for 16£, he went home. King Edward III must have thought highly of him to pay this sum, which was a ___________________ amount in those days.

Chaucer BackgroundChaucer Background

In 1366, when he was aged approximately ___________________, Chaucer married Philippa de Roet, lady-in-waiting to the Queen and a sister of the King son’s third wife.

Love played little part in ___________________ marriages as they were usually arranged by parents or friends. From the ___________________ comments that Chaucer makes in his poems about marriage, it seems that this was not a particularly happy match.

Do NowDo NowReview Fill-InReview Fill-In

The Canterbury Tales, by ______________ The Canterbury Tales, by ______________ ____________, was written during the _____________ ____________, was written during the _____________ period. The Canterbury Tales is lighthearted and period. The Canterbury Tales is lighthearted and funny, satirizing Pilgrims who go on a funny, satirizing Pilgrims who go on a _________________, a journey for _____________ or _________________, a journey for _____________ or moral reasons. Saint __________ ___ ___________ is moral reasons. Saint __________ ___ ___________ is a martyr who sacrificed his life for the greater a martyr who sacrificed his life for the greater good of the church and its people. The pilgrims good of the church and its people. The pilgrims are on a journey to Canterbury _______________ to are on a journey to Canterbury _______________ to visit the shrine of this martyr.visit the shrine of this martyr.

PilgrimagePilgrimage

PilgrimagePilgrimage

A long journey or search of great A long journey or search of great moral significancemoral significance A journey to a sacred place or shrineA journey to a sacred place or shrine Religious, political, personalReligious, political, personal

BuddhismBuddhism

Lumbini: birth place in NepalLumbini: birth place in Nepal Bodh Gaya: Place of EnlightenmentBodh Gaya: Place of Enlightenment Sarnath: Delivered his first teachingSarnath: Delivered his first teaching Kusinara: Attained mahaparinirvana Kusinara: Attained mahaparinirvana

(death)(death)

Hellenic GreeceHellenic Greece

Delphi: Oracle of Zeus at DodonaDelphi: Oracle of Zeus at Dodona

IslamIslam

Mecca: the hajj; one of the five Pillars Mecca: the hajj; one of the five Pillars of Islamof Islam

Ziarah: Mosqe and grave of Prophet Ziarah: Mosqe and grave of Prophet MuhammadMuhammad

ChristianityChristianity

Holy Land: Jerusalem; sites connected Holy Land: Jerusalem; sites connected with the birth, life and crucifixion of with the birth, life and crucifixion of JesusJesus

Rome & the Vatican: St. Peter’s Rome & the Vatican: St. Peter’s SquareSquare

Mount Sinai: Egypt, holy mountainMount Sinai: Egypt, holy mountain Canterbury: shrine of Sir Thomas Canterbury: shrine of Sir Thomas

BecketBecket

CommunismCommunism

USSR: Moscow, Mausoleum of Lenin USSR: Moscow, Mausoleum of Lenin in Red Squarein Red Square

China: Peking, Mausoleum of Mao China: Peking, Mausoleum of Mao Tse Tung in Tiananmen SquareTse Tung in Tiananmen Square

AntiquityAntiquity

Karnak, Egypt. Karnak, Egypt. Thebes, Egypt. Thebes, Egypt. Delphi, GreeceDelphi, Greece Kurukshetra, India. Kurukshetra, India.