Transcript Medieval Powerpoint - Scott County Schools

AP WORLD HISTORY
Periodization CE
Early Middle Ages: 500 – 1000
High Middle Ages: 1000 – 1250
Late Middle Ages: 1250 - 1500
Europe in the 6th Century
The Medieval Catholic Church
monasticism: monks & nuns living together
in community
poverty, chastity, and obedience.
 provided schools
 monasteries = inns, hospitals, refuge
 libraries & scriptoria to copy books
and illuminate manuscripts.
 monks  missionaries
Illuminated Manuscripts
A Medieval Monk’s Day
A Medieval Monastery: The Scriptorium
The Power of the Medieval Church
 bishops and abbots = large part of feudal
system.
 church controlled 1/3 of the
land in Western Europe.
 tithe  1/10 tax given to the church.
Romanesque Architectural Style
e Rounded Arches.
e Barrel vaults.
e Thick walls.
e Dark interiors.
e Small windows, usually at the top of the wall.
Charlemagne: 742 to 814
Charlemagne’s Empire
Pope Crowned Charlemagne
Holy Roman Emperor: Dec. 25, 800
The Carolingian Renaissance
Charlemagne’s Empire Collapses:
Treaty of Verdun, 843
Feudalism
A political and social system based
on loyalty, land, and military
service.
Carcassonne: A Medieval Castle
FRANCE
Chivalry: A Code of Honor and Behavior
The Medieval Manor
Life on the Medieval Manor
Serfs at work
William the Conqueror:
Battle of Hastings, 1066
(Bayeaux Tapestry)
High Middle Ages
after 1200
Magna Carta, 1215:
ENGLAND
 “Great Charter”
 kings had to
consult a council of
advisors to tax
 Rights of NOBILTY
Conflict Between Church and Rulers
Conflict:
Who would have primary power in
Europe?
Popes or Kings?
Investiture Conflict:
Who would appoint important church
officials?
Popes or Kings?
Slowly…over time, Kings won out.
Gothic Architectural Style
e Pointed arches.
e High, narrow
vaults.
e Thinner walls.
e Flying buttresses.
eStained-glass windows.
“Flying” Buttresses
Pope Urban II: Preaching a Crusade
Setting Out on Crusade
Christian Crusades: East and West
Medieval Universities
Oxford University
Medieval Guilds
Guild Hall
Associations of Craftsmen
Monopolies
 Controlled membership
apprentice  journeyman  master craftsman
 Controlled quality of the product & prices
Late Medieval Town Dwellings
Medieval Guilds: A Goldsmith’s Shop
Medieval Trade