Transcript Role of the church

Students will examine the
role of the Christian
church during Medieval
times in order to identify
the social, political, and
economic power the
church held
Before we move forward,
let’s look back
What have we learned so
far…?
Feudalism and the Manor
Review
• What was the social pyramid
structure during feudalism?
• What did each member on the
pyramid get and receive?
• What was the land called that
they lived on?
CONSTRUCTING THE
PYRAMID OF POWER
KING
LOYALTY AND
SERVICE
LAND
POWERFUL
NOBLES
LAND AND
PROTECTION
LOYALTY AND
MILITARY SERVICE
LESSER NOBLES
(KNIGHTS)
LABOR
PROTECTION
SERFS AND FREEMEN
The manor was:
self sufficient
Medieval castle
to your paper…
I.
Before we read:
Place the following terms into the time period
they best describe. Stable, well organized, safe,
war, conflict, barbaric, violent, dangerous,
death, poor, disorganized, unstable, uneducated
collapse of Rome
Feudal Europe
Collapse of Rome
Feudal Europe
War
Conflict
Barbaric
Violent
Dangerous
Death
disorganized
unstable
Stable
Well organized
Safe
Uneducated
poor
vocabulary
• Social: relating to
people
• Political:
government and
laws
• Economic: the
production,
distribution, and
consumption of a
good or service
• Pope: head of the
roman catholic
church
List two examples of:
(you may not use my example)
1. political: driving age laws, President Obama
2. social: Hip-Hop Music, Social studies class
3. economic: going to store to buy a wii,
clothing factory
The Role of the Church
in Medieval Europe
Introduction
• Center of religious and social
life
• All Christians belonged to one
church – Roman Catholic
Church
• Provided leadership in an
unstable time
• The church was as important, if
not more important, than many
kings/queen
II. While you read:
• To identify the power the church has
in medieval times you will read the
attached selection
• While you are reading, you will
underline or highlight the social,
political, and economic
influences/power the church held
• Mark each item you underlined or
highlighted with an S, P, or E
III. After you read:
• Using the information you
underlined or highlighted you
will complete the attached
chart on the social, political,
and economic influences the
church held during medieval
times
Social
Political
economic
Before we go over your
charts let’s see if there
is more we can learn…
If there is something in the
power point that is not in your
chart make sure you add it
Church hierarchy
Power of the church
• Owned 1/3 of all land in
Europe – largest landholder in
Europe
• Collected a tithe – 1/10 of
income,1 penny from peasants
• Generally, the clergy were the
only people who could read;
often kept records for kings
Religious Role
• Church taught all were sinners
• Only way to receive grace was
through sacraments
• Most people did not understand
rituals
–Priest spoke in Latin and most
could not read or write
•Much was learned from statues,
paintings and stained glass windows
that adorned most churches
Sacraments and
Salvation
• The church taught that
receiving the 7 sacraments were
an essential part of salvation
Pilgrimages
• Christians tried
to make a
pilgrimage to
Jerusalem and
Rome at least
once
Art & Architecture
• Most art was for
religious purposes
• Most people
couldn’t read, art
helped tell Christ’s
story
• Towns spent 50 – 100 years
building cathedrals
• Gothic style was popular
A Medieval Monk’s Day
• Provided schools for children
of upper class
• Eventually, monasteries became
too small to teach all who
wanted to be educated
• Began meeting outside
monastery
• Those buildings grew into
universities
Let’s see your chart!
• Do you think the political
influences of the church
helped or hurt the relationship
between the church and the
kings of European countries?
Why?
• In what ways did the church
help improve the economy of
Europe?
• What social influence of the
church do you think would have
been the most important to the
people living in Europe during
medieval times? Why?
• From all the individual
influences you listed on your
chart, which do you think was
the most important way in which
the church contributed to
creating stability during
medieval times? Why?