Post on 19-Jan-2016
The Middle Agesin Europe
and in Islamic Civilization
CHW3M
Not dark ages
Hagia Sophia built by Justinian, in Istanbul, formerly a church, became a mosque in 1453
Seven Wonders of the Medieval World, Hagia Sophia: The Place of Holy Wisdom, 2012, http://www.unmuseum.org/7wonders/hagia_sophia.htm (Dec. 4, 2015)
Preserved Viking ship and image from the Bayeux Tapestry showing the Norman invasion of England
PBS, Nova: Secrets of Viking Ships, 2000, http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/viking-ships.html (Dec. 4, 2015)
Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris (Gothic – 1163-1250)
Encyclopedia Britannica, Notre Dame Cathedral, 2015, http://www.britannica.com/topic/Notre-Dame-de-Paris (Dec. 4, 2015)
Stained glass window from Chartres Cathedral, France
PBS, Nova – Medieval Stained Glass Science, 2010, http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/science-stained-glass.html (Dec. 4, 2015)
Scholars at a library in Baghdad, 1237
Wikipedia, Islamic Golden Age, Dec. 1, 2105, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Golden_Age (Dec 4, 2015)
The Crusades – Christian Europeans vs. Muslim Middle Easterners (1096-1396)
BBC, Bitesize: The Crusades, 2015, http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zjbj6sg/revision/2 (Dec. 4, 2015)
Burying of plague (Black Death) victims
Eyewitness to History, the Black Death, 2001, http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/plague.htm (Dec. 4, 2015)
Themes
1. Conflict and Advancements
2. Dominance of the Catholic Church
3. Advancements in Islamic civilization
British Museum, Explore/highlights, Double-edged Sword, 1250-1330, N.d., http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pe/d/double-edged_sword.aspx (Dec. 3, 2013).
English knight’s sword, high middle ages
Divisions of Christianity
Timeline: Growth of Christianity in Medieval Europe
Date (CE) Description
312-13 Constantine / tolerates
Pope / Patriarch / independent
380 Theodorus / heresy
527-565 Justinian’s / Christian / anti-pagan / heretics
400-700 Monks / nuns / monasteries / religion
711, 1492 Moors / Muslims / Grenada
Late 500s/600s
Anglo Saxon / Ireland and Wales
1054 Excommunicated / schism (division)
Date (CE) Description
1095 Crusade / Holy Land
1180-1270 80 / 500 / 1000s
1478, 1492 Spanish Inquisition / Jews and Muslims / refused to convert to Christianity / exiled from Spain
1517 Protestant Reformation / Martin Luther
Key Words
Key People
Pope (e.g., Urban II) Patriarch Constantine Justinian Moors Jews Muslims
Key Practices
Conversion Excommunication
HOMEWORK TAKEUP (DAY 1)
Medieval Multiple Choice
What is primogeniture?– A) When land is eaten by someone who likes
pasta– B) When the youngest son inherits all the land– C) When the eldest son inherits all the land from a
noble father– D) When the eldest son inherits all the land from
his peasant father
Con’t
Whose Christian Roman Empire came first?– Constantine– Justinian
Who didn’t invade Europe during the Middle Ages?– A) Vikings– B) Romans – C) Muslims– D) Magyars
Con’t
What was another name for the Eastern Roman Empire?– A) China– B) Mongolia– C) Byzantium– D) Vikingland
S Words
Sacred or secular?– Priests, monks and nuns provided medical
services– Priests performed baptisms, marriages and other
rituals– Many cathedrals were built during prosperous
times– Many Germanic tribes converted to Christianity
Match
Word Description/definition
_____ Pagan a Word used by Christians to describe non-Christians in a very negative light
_____ Infidel b Women who pray and live apart from society
_____ Monk c Men who pray and live apart from society
_____ Nun d Going against Christian practices and beliefs
_____ Monastery e Non-Christian religion with multiple gods
_____ Heresy f Soldier
_____ Inquisition g A campaign to eradicate heresy
Middle Ages Lists
One of these words just doesn’t belong in each group.– A) Patriarch, Constantinople, Rome– B) Moors, monks, Muslims, Spain– C) Monks, nuns, heretics, monasteries– D) Cathedral, pagan, heretic, excommunication
Sensible Sentences
Which sentence(s) make(s) sense? – A) A serf is more powerful than a lord. – B) A lord may grant land and protection to a
vassal. – C) Excommunication is a good thing if you are
seen as a heretic by the pope. – D) There was a schism in Christianity between
Moors and pagans.
Feudalism
Context – Background – An age of invasions
Landowners build defensive forts (LORDS)– Ordinary people are willing to give up their freedom in
order to receive protection from lords (SERFS)
Feudalism is a system of relationships related to land-owning and land-working
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History, Arms and Armor in Medieval Europe, 2000-2013, http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/arms/hd_arms.htm (Dec. 3, 2013).
Ostrogothic helmet, 6th century
Apprenticeship of a Knight
Arrange the following stages in the correct order: – Knight, page, squire
Which stage had most freedom? Which stage was basically an education? Which stage was basically service and
practice? Which stage was basically “the real thing?”
British Museum, Explore/Highlights, State of a Knight, 1350-1450, N.d., http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pe/s/statue_of_a_knight.aspx
(Dec. 3, 2013).
Con’t
How does the apprenticeship of a knight reinforce continuity in Middle Ages society?
Crusades
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8glhcgltux4 Alexius asked _________ to help him
_______________ the Turks. The Pope was gaining ___________ and hoped to
take over ________________. How to kill in the name of God when Jesus said “turn
the other cheek?”– It is only a _________ to kill Christians– It is OK to kill _______________– It is your ______________ to kill for God
Con’t
What incentives were offered to Christian Crusaders?
– They would be freed from penalties for ___ they’ve committed.
– They can take their enemy’s _____________________– If you die while fighting your sins will be
_________________
How did Urban II use propaganda in his speech at Clermont?
Crusades Video Key words
Holy war Penance Salvation Hell Sin Heaven Infidel
Crusader King Louis IX of France portrayed in stained glass window (1245-1248) carrying relics back from the Holy Land
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History, Stained Glass Panel, 2000-2013, http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/37.173.3 (Dec. 3, 2013).
Crusades, 536-541
Overview Effects
– Military– Trade– Unintended