Transcript Role of the Church - Pottstown School District

Questions of the Day
 Over 2,000 years humans have been
practicing religion. Why do you believe
religion plays such an important role in
society and why do people die for it?
Question of the Day
 Read the following lyrics: What do you believe he was
trying to say? Do you believe he is right? Why/ why not?
Imagine there’s no heaven
It’s easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today…
Imagine there’s no countries
It isn’t hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace
Warm Up Questions pg. 225-227
 How did the Church play a vital role in
medieval life?
 How do you think Church teachings
about women influenced people’s daily
lives?
Answer 1
 Through sacraments and rituals,
moral guidance, and service to the
sick and needy, the Church
dominated daily life. Churchmen
gave moral guidance to rulers,
served in governments and forced
rulers to obey them.
Answer 2
Men were head of the family
and controlled their wives.
Women were held to a higher
moral standard.
Church Dominates
 During the early Middle Ages
the Church’s most important
achievement was converting
people of Western Europe to
Christianity
 But by the late Middle Ages,
Western Europe became a
Christian civilization. Anyone
who was not part of the church
was suspicious.
Parish Priest
 -The priest of the parish was often
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the only contact people had with
the Church.
-Celebrated mass and
administered the sacraments, the
sacred rites of the Church.
-Christians believed participation
in the sacraments would lead them
to salvation or the everlasting life
with God.
-Priests explained the teaching of
the Church, and the Bible, which
was in Latin only.
- Priests also offered guidance to
people on moral issues, assisted
the sick and needy and even ran
schools.
Village Church/Cathedrals
 -Church was the social center and a place of worship.
 -Daily life revolved around the Christian calendar.
 -Villages took pride in the churches appearance, often decorating them.
Some churches housed relics, which were the possession and remains of
saints.
 -Many people made pilgrimages to pray before the relics.
 -Church required people to pay a tithe or tax equal to tenth of their
income.
 -Bishops, who supervised parish priests, managed cathedrals.
 -Cathedrals were often built in Gothic style. Members of the church
contributed money, labor and skills to build cathedrals.
Women
 -Church doctrine taught that men and women
were equal in the eyes of God.
 -On earth, women were seen as weak and easily
led to sin. That is why men had to guide women.
 -Mary was seen as the ideal women. Churches
were dedicated to the “mother of God”, “queen of
heaven”.
 -Church had a minimum age for marriage.
Churches can fine men who injured their wives.
 -Churches often punished women more harshly
than men.
 -The church frowned upon women learning and
preferred to accept the churches authority.
Monastic Life
 Some men and women
withdrew from life to
become monks and
nuns
 They devoted their
entire lives to spiritual
goals
Benedictine Rule
 About 530 a monk named Benedict
organized a monastery of Monte
Cassino in Central Italy
 He created life rules for monks and
nuns called the Benedictine Rule.
Monks and nuns took 3 vows
1) Obedience to the abbot or abbess (head of
the monastery)
2) Poverty
3) Chasity (purity)
Monks and nuns divided their day between worship,
work and study
Service and Scholarship
 Monasteries provided basic health and educational
services
 Monks and nuns looked after the poor and sick and set
up schools for children. They also gave food to
travelers
 The monasteries created libraries that contained
Greek and Roman works
 Educated monks wrote and taught Latin which was
the language of the church and educated people.
Opportunities for Women
 Although, women could not
become priests many did enter
convents to pursue singing and
education.
 However, the church withdrew
these rights later on and
frowned upon women learning.
Medieval Church
• Who has Power?
 pope claimed papal supremacy giving pope authority over
kings, emperors and secular rulers.
 Churches Power
 Economic = land holdings and estates
 Political = own armies, educated church officials
served in the courts
Medieval Church
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Church’s spiritual power
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Breaking the church’s moral laws, or canon law, could
lead to excommunication or unable to receive the
sacraments.
No sacraments = if you die you will go to hell.
Rulers feared the interdict = everyone under the king is
also excommunicated
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Problems With Church
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Discipline weakened, corruption set in
Monks and nuns began to ignore their vows of
poverty
Priests focused more on family than religious
duties (at time could be married)
Some clergy lived in luxury
Church ruled the courts bc educated were also
church officials.
REFORMS OF THE CHURCH
JEWS IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE
- Limit secular (non religious)
 Small Jewish communities
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influence
Church alone picks church
officials (bishops)
Outlawed marriages for priests
No more simony-selling of
church offices
Revived Benedictine Rule of
obedience, poverty and chastity
-Refused to allow nobles and
bishops interfere with in
monastery affairs
 -placed under direct
protection of the pope
Friars (monks who were not
isolated) traveled around and
preached official Christian
beliefs to villages
Ex. and St. Francis and St
Dominic
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existed throughout Europe
Spain became the center of
Jewish culture and scholarship.
Because Spain was under
Muslim control and tolerant to
Jews and Christians.
 Jews served in Muslim courts
European rulers protected
Jewish communities but taxed
them a lot.
late 1000’s W. Europe was more
Christianized leading to
prejudice against Jews.
When faced with something
they could not understand,
Christians blamed the Jews.
In response to growing
persecution, Jews fled to
Eastern Europe.
Warm Up Questions pg 231
 What is an apprentice?
 How did agriculture and trade lead to
the growth of towns and commerce?
 Why did agriculture improve?
Answers
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a person who is learning a trade from a skilled
employer
2. Increased agricultural production led to larger, more
reliable food supply and better nutrition which led to
population growth. Fewer people struggle to survive.
Larger populations and more income led to more
trade. Trading centers became towns.
2. People used the iron plow and used horses instead of
oxen. Made it quicker to farm large fields.
Warm Up Question
November 24, 2015
 What advances in modern technology
have changed people’s lives in your
lifetime? Name 3 advances in
technology and why they were
important.
(Write in complete sentences)
My Answers
1.
Smartphone: It has everything. It has books, music,
directions, recipes, games, information. Oh yea and you
can call people
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The Drone for military purposes: It saves soldiers lives.
Instead of using ground troops to eliminate an enemy
you can now control an airplane from a secure room and
eliminate the enemy by pushing a button.
2. 3d Printer: It builds things for you!
November 25, 2015
What are you thankful for? Name 3
things you are thankful for and why?
What does Thanksgiving mean to
you?
Warm Up Questions
 Why do you think school violence is so prevalent in
Public Schools today?
 How would you describe the climate here at Pottstown
High School? Do you feel safe? Why or Why Not?
 What causes some students to bully others?
 What is the best way to prevent school violence? Come
up with 2 ideas
Question 1 (5 Points)
A trainee who earned no wages
is called a ________________
Answer
Apprentice
Question 2 (5 points)
 Pagophagia is a disorder involving the
compulsion to
A) Chew Ice
B) Smell gasoline
Answer
Chew Ice
Question 3 ( 5 Points)
Medieval cities were usually
___________________
A)Controlled by the Pope
B)Crowded, dirty and loud
Answer
Crowded, dirty and
loud
Question 4 (5 points)
 What country has the lowest rate of
divorce in the world?
A) Saudi Arabia
B) India
Answer
India
Question 5 (7 Points)
A main goal of guilds was to
A) Encourage farmers to become
journeymen
B) Cooperate to protect shared economic
interests
Answer
Cooperate to protect shared
economic interests
Question 6 ( 7 Points)
What percentage of adult Americans
have always slept on the same
side of the bed.
A)40%
B) 62%
Answer
40 %
Question 7 (10 Points)
 Someone who paid rent for his land is
called
A) Guild
B) Tenant Farmer
C) Journeyman
Answer
Tenant Farmer
Question 8 (10 points)
How many people in the
world play video games?
A)875 Million
B)1.1 Billion
Answer
1.1 Billion
Question 9 (15 Points)
Money for an investment is
called _____________
A)Capital
B)Interest
Answer
Capital
Question 10 (15 Points)
What percentage of Americans
believe in witches?
A) 14 %
B) 21%
Answer
21%
Question 11 (20 Points)
A document stating the rights
and privileges of a town is
called a
_____________________
Answer
Charter
Question 12 (20 Points)
George Washington
had white hair
True or False
Answer
False he had red hair!
Question 13 (25 Points)
 One result of the use of insurance,
credit, and partnerships was a
A) Weakening of the guild system
B) Commercial Revolution
Answer
Commercial Revolution
Question 14 (30 points)
What percentage of Americans pee
in the shower?
A)35 %
B) 52 %
C) 61%
Answer
61 %
Question 15 (40 Points)
 Groups of merchants who join together and pool
their funds to finance large scale ventures are called
A) Investment opportunities
B) Partnerships
Answer
Partnerships
Question 16 (50 Points)
How old is Harry Potter?
A)35
B)28
Answer
35
Question 17 (50 Points)
Merchants, farmers and artisans
formed a new class called the
_________________________
Answer
Middle Class
Question 18 ( 75 Points)
How many thoughts does a
person have in a single day
A)70,000
B)150,000
Answer
70,000
Question 19 ( 100 points)
At what age did a child begin a
trade under a guild master?
A)7 years old
B) 11 years old
Answer
7 Years Old
Question 20 (150 Points)
What was the only United
States President to divorce?
B)Grover Cleveland
C)Ronald Regan
Answer
Ronald Reagan