Transcript The Middle Ages

Warm-up: Wednesday
Describe 2 factors that led to the end of the
Middle Ages in Europe.
The Middle Ages
Contributions Today
Magna Carta
“Great Charter”
- Granted rights to nobles; eventually extended
to all citizens
- The king must obey the law
Universities
● University existed not solely for the purpose of teaching,
but also to facilitate research and debate;
● curriculum covered both religious and secular subjects
● Medieval European universities typically offered degrees
in four disciplines: theology, law, medicine, and “letters”
(i.e., liberal arts).
Lower-case Writing
● Ancient and early medieval scripts, whether
based on the Roman or Greek alphabet,
were written in all-capital letters and in one
continuous, unbroken stream of characters.
● The Carolingian Miniscule, developed
sometime in the 9th century, was an
innovative script that introduced lower-case
letters and spaces between words, as well
as uniform, rounded characters that were
more legible.
Cathedrals
Playing Cards
● Early examples of cards can be traced to India, Persia, and Egypt but most
experts agree that playing cards originated in China
● Early decks had no Queens, which reflected the fact that courts were maledominated. Early decks had a King and 2 ‘Marshalls’, but no Queen.
● Even today Italian, Spanish, and German cards have a variation of the 3 male
court cards. The exception is the French design, which does have a Queen.
● The common red and black suit color scheme that we know today was
invented in France.
Robin Hood
● The medieval Robin Hood did not rob the rich
and give to the poor.
● The charitable Robin who gave to poor
peasants was a later invention.
http://www.history.com/topics/british-history/robin-hood
World History Folder #2
1. Vocab: World of Islam
2. Spread of Islam notes
3. Islamic Culture station
4. Influence of Islam station
5. Article: Mad Dream …
6. Africa Map
7. * NO #7*
8. Africa notes
9. Venn Diagram: Battuta and Musa
10. Test Review: Islamic Empire
11. Notes: Byzantine Empire
11. Social Structure of the M.Ages
12. OPTIC: Christianity in the M.A.
13. Notes: Christianity in the M.A.
14. Black Death DBQ
15. Crusades Map
16. Black Death Notes
17. Jews in the M. Ages
18. End of the M. Ages notes
19. Story of the M. Ages