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Do Now:. What Role does religion play in people’s day to day lives? Do you believe that people today see religion as an important part of their daily lives? Explain Explain why people during the Middle Ages might have valued religion more. Do Now: Part 2.

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  1. Do Now: • What Role does religion play in people’s day to day lives? • Do you believe that people today see religion as an important part of their daily lives? Explain • Explain why people during the Middle Ages might have valued religion more.

  2. Do Now: Part 2 How did the Church play a vital role in medieval life during the early Middle Ages? List and describe

  3. The Medieval Catholic Church • filled the power vacuum left from the collapse of the classical world. • monasticism: • St. Benedict – Benedictine Rule of poverty, chastity, and obedience. • provided schools for the children of the upper class. • inns, hospitals, refuge in times of war. • libraries & scriptoria to copy books and illuminate manuscripts. • monks  missionaries to the barbarians. [St. Patrick, St. Boniface]

  4. The Power of the Medieval Church • bishops and abbots played a large part in the feudal system. • the church controlled about 1/3 of the land in Western Europe. • tried to curb feudal warfare  only 40 days a year for combat. • curb heresies  crusades; Inquisition • tithe  1/10 tax on your assets given to the church. • Peter’s Pence  1 penny per person [paid by the peasants].

  5. A Medieval Monk’s Day

  6. A Medieval Monastery: The Scriptorium

  7. Romanesque Architectural Style • Rounded Arches. • Barrel vaults. • Thick walls. • Darker, simplistic interiors. • Small windows, usually at the top of the wall.

  8. Gothic Architectural Style • Pointed arches. • High, narrow vaults. • Thinner walls. • Flying buttresses. • Elaborate, ornate, airier interiors. • Stained-glass windows. “Flying” Buttresses

  9. Gothic Cathedral of Santa Maria Nascenti in Milan, Italy (built 1386-1813)

  10. Santa Maria Nascenti, Milan Italy

  11. Cathedral of Paray-le-Monial, France (13th century)

  12. Façade of Santa Maria del Fiore, Cathedral in Florence, Italy (1296)

  13. Gargoyle on the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, France

  14. Reims Cathedral, France (13th)

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