The Role of the Church the Medieval Europe• Objective:

– Wrapping up the idea of how loyalty held Europe together in the middle ages.

– How did the Catholic Church affect the Middle Ages and carry over in to today.

• Homework:Feudalism Quia – due Thursday

Church Quia – due Tuesday

ABC Book – 7 words due Thursday

Tournament Quiz: Day 11. Which of these was a result of the fall of

Rome?A: the decline of Christianity

B: the lack of a central government

C: an end to attacks by barbarians

D: the growth of a strong economy

2. What belongs in the empty box to complete the cause-and-effect diagram?

A: food and clothing

B: rights and freedom

C: religion and politics

D: danger and confusion

3. A king gave his most important lords fiefs, which were:

A: grants of land

B: large celebrations

C: war horses

D: market licenses

4.Social class in the Middle Ages was determined mainly by:

A: birth

B: wealth

C: religion

D: education

5.Which event on the timeline took place during the High Middle Ages?A: Fall of Rome

B: Clovis becomes king of the Franks

C: William of Normandy conquers England

6. Label the feudalism social pyramid with the four social classes. You must have all four correct to receive the point.

7. If you didn’t use a pyramid to describe how feudalism what other shape would you use?

March 3, 2015

• I will investigate how the Catholic Church was a major part of life for all people in the Middle Ages and how its influences carries over into today’s world.

3.4 Pilgrimages and Crusades

• Why did people undertake pilgrimages during the Middle Ages? What were some of the popular destinations of pilgrims?

• People went on pilgrimages to show their devotion to God, as an act of penance for their sins, or in hope of being cured of an illness.

• Some popular pilgrimage destinations were Jerusalem, Rome, and Canterbury.

3.4 Pilgrimages and Crusades

• What were some of the challenges pilgrims faced on their journeys?

• Travel was difficult and sometimes dangerous. Pilgrims often traveled on foot. Robbery was a constant threat.

3.5 Art & Architecture• In what ways did the art of medieval

Europe reflect the influence of the Roman Catholic Church?

• Most art was made for religious purposes. Paintings and sculptures in churches helped people to worship. Since most people couldn’t read, art helped to tell the story of Jesus’s life or Bible stories in a way everyone could understand.

• The best result of the Catholic Faith were their:– Cathedrals

Christ Church Cathedral

St. Patrick’SCathedral

Flying Buttress

Nave/Transept

Stained Glass

3.6 Education

• Explain two advances in education during the Middle Ages.

• A new form of writing with both upper- and lowercase letters made reading easier. Also, universities were created for advanced study.

3.6 Education

• Who was Thomas Aquinas? How did he bring together ancient philosophy & Christian theology?

• Thomas Aquinas was an Italian scholar of philosophy and theology. He tried to bridge the gap between reason and faith by writing logical arguments to show how reason and religious belief worked together.

3.7 Holidays

• The word holiday comes from ______________________________.

• What types of things did Christian holidays celebrate?

• Christian holidays celebrated Christian saints, events in the life of Jesus, and important religious ideas.

Holy Day

3.7 Holidays

• What were some of the ways in which people celebrated religious holidays?

• They attended Church services, and then celebrated with feasts and entertainments including bonfires, acrobats and jugglers, dancing bears, and plays.