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Culture of the Middle Ages
Samantha Stavropoulos and Kate Michels
What were the Middle Ages?
500-1500 A.D.- Began after the fall of RomeNo central power or government during the timeNamed the middle ages because it was the middle time in between the Roman Empire and Renaissance
Life was difficult because of poverty, and most of the population was impoverished
The closest thing to a form of government was manorialism, or rule over peasants by a lord
Background on Christianity
30 B.C.- Jesus Christ established Christianity 64-68 A.D.- Christians were seen as a threat to the Roman Empire, so Emperor Nero began to prosecute them
313 A.D.- Constantine legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire1378-1417- the Great Schism between the Eastern and Western Christian Churches was complete Great Schism was caused by Pope Urban IV
Faith in the Middle Ages-The Catholic Church
Imposed taxes and had its own land and lawsAccepted gifts and donations: that was how people got into Heaven
Excommunicated (banned from the church) non-believers
Started to translate the Bible-led to want for education and knowledge
The pope was infallible(incapable of error) and had power over all religious and political mattersThe priests drank, gambled, and kept mistresses
This thirst for intelligence also influenced literature
Background on Islamic Religion
Practiced in mainly Spain, Middle East, and North Africa
There was little contact between Christians and Muslims
Islam was founded by Muhammad in the 7th century
It is a monotheistic religion based off the teachings of the Qur’an and the 5 Pillars of Islam
Islam During the Middle Ages
Almost all of the people of Spain were Muslim, but the rest of Europe was Christian
Despite the cultural divide, Muslims added to the knowledge in science and technology
Both Christians and Muslims viewed the other badly, and they did not often encounter each other
Islamic scribes translated Roman and Greek texts, contributing to the want for knowledge
Background on Knights
Duty: to learn how to fight and serve their LordExpected to guard the castle and support his lord in Middle Age warfareMust train as a page, then a squire before becoming a knightTrained for many yearsThey practiced their skills in tournaments of jousting
At the end of Knighthood ceremony, they would take the title of sir
ChivalryChivalry was the knightly system of the
Middle AgesThe chivalric orders were first used against
non-Christian statesIt was a moral system
that introduced ideal qualities such as bravery, courtesy, honor, and gallantry toward womenIdeas of chivalry were written in poems, ballads, writings, and literary works
Myths such as Camelot and the Knights of the Round Table show the medieval code of chivalry
Chivalry-The Knight’s Code
Chivalry was used for knights in combat and in overall life When knights were sworn in, they had to agree to the code The Knights’ Code of Chivalry emphasized faith, charity, justice, sagacity, prudence, temperance, resolution, truth, liberality, diligence, hope, valorThe Knights’ Code was also related to defending God, showing the lack of separation between church and state
Literature
Literature flourished during the middle ages
There was a lack of paper, so calf’s skin and parchment were the typical choiceThe books and illustrations were done by hand by monksRomance novels and epic battles were written and described along with fiction and poetry
The spread of literature was also influenced by troubadours
Troubadours
A troubadour was a traveling musician
They spread news and entertained noblesThe stories they sung were about chivalry and romance, or battles and recent news
Troubadours assisted in the spread of literature, except instead of written stories they were spoken, then later on written down
JongleursJongleurs were assistants to the
troubadoursThey juggled, danced, and did
acrobatics along with the singing and instrument playing
They also performed acts of stupidity which eventually led to jesters
The man on the left is the jongleur because he is acting oddly with additional flutes in his mouth
Questions
Why were they called the Middle Ages?
What was chivalry?
What were the troubadours?
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Works Cited: Picture Sources
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The picture on slide 1 was found in clip art
http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/images/medieval-musicians.jpg