Lesson # 3: Catholic Power Unit # 3 – Middle Ages Lesson # 3: Catholic Power

Agenda Warm Up Review from Yesterday Charlemagne Power of the Church Stump the Student Christian Religion

The Crusades are Fought Rome Falls Feudalism Begins Christianity Spreads The Crusades are Fought Trade Increases Cities and Towns Grow February 20, 2014 Page 40: Bell Ringer: On page 35, complete “Feudalism Begins” portion of the Flow Chart. Describe the Feudal System in this box. Objective: Assess how the Christian religion became a political force by justifying claims of its power Homework: Outlining “The Christian Religion” Page 41: Attach “Power of the Church” Reading Page 42: Leave Blank, Title “Power of the Church” Page 43: Attach “The Christian Religion” Page 44: Leave Blank; Title “The Christian Religion”

Remember from yesterday… What was feudalism? Political and social system where land was exchanged for loyalty, military service, etc. Who was at the top of the feudal pyramid? Lords Who was in the middle of the feudal pyramid? Knights Who was at the bottom of the feudal pyramid? Serfs

Below BR/OBJ/HW on Page 40, copy the following information… The Age of Charlemagne Write down the following: Expansion of territory/Roman culture revival: Kingdom divided: Monasteries/Literacy: Lives of Peasants/Role of Women: ***For each of these categories, identify Charlemagne’s impact on it***

Still on page 40 of your notebook… After watching the video, identify the following answers: What was Charlemagne’s role in Europe? What did the Pope do to Charlemagne? Who is more powerful: Charlemagne or the Pope?

Below BR/OBJ/HW on Page 40, copy the following information… Summary Ruled from 771 – 814 Two goals: Unite his kingdom and convert to Christianity Built schools Translated the bible, formalized education, advocated for literacy, standardized language Standardized coins Crowned emperor by the Pope What are two benefits of someone ruling for 40 years?

Agenda 1st Warm Up Power of the Church Game Outlining the Christian Religion Skit Pope Activity Exit Ticket

Agenda 2nd/4th Warm Up Power of the Church Game Outlining the Christian Religion Pope Activity Exit Ticket

February 24, 2014 Page 45: Bell Ringer: On page 376 in the text, read about Charlemagne’s four major accomplishments. Copy them into your notebook and rank them in order of importance. Explain your reasons for # 1 and # 4 Objective: Assess how the Christian religion became a political force by justifying claims of its power

Reminders Tutorial on Thursdays, 2:30-3:30 Test is Monday, March 3 You must be on time You must stay the entire time Test is Monday, March 3 About the Class Dojo Each week, the team with the highest percentage will receive a point Most points wins pizza party!!

Power of the Church – page 42 Read “Power of the Church” (page 41) After reading, write as many questions and answers as you can about the reading. Questions should be: Yes/No True/False Provable answers You will have 20 minutes to complete this activity.

Stump the Student Rules They are simple! Each person will have 2:00 to ask questions of the other person. The person ASKING the questions tally marks his/her “Stumps” (2 points each) The person ANSWERING the question tally marks his/her “Corrects” (1 point each) After 2:00, the next person will ask the questions The person with the most points wins CANDY!

Scoring Stump the Student Correctly Answered (Mark # of questions YOU answer right) = 1 point each Stumps (Mark # of questions your opponent gets WRONG) = 2 points each Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total: ___ Total you answered right: _____ + Total you stumped your opponent _____ = _____

The Christian Religion We are going to practice outlining Read the first two paragraphs of this reading Identify the Main Point of each paragraph Identify two sub points of each paragraph Follow this format for the entire reading

The Christian Religion In groups of three, choose one person to… Come up with a title for the paragraph Identify first key point Identify second key point

The Christian Religion Ms. Wrede is going to assign your group a # 1-9 Each group will have 10 minutes to prepare a skit of the paragraph You will need to act out the information shared in the paragraph It needs to be 1 minute and every person must have a role BE CREATIVE!

Pope Activity On the sheet provided by Ms. Wrede Step 1 – Write your group members names Step 2 – Identify and define the 3 powers of the Catholic Church Step 3 – Imagine that you are the Catholic Church and you want these three powers posted in every church in Europe. Write out a declaration of what these powers are. For example, if a power of Ms. Wrede is to determine grades, you would write “Ms. Wrede has the power to determine grades based on quality of work, timely turn in, and accuracy.” Step 4 – Identify two reasons why people should follow the law. Step 5 – Create two reasons why each law would be broken. Step 6 – Choose one of the powers. Choose one person to be the person who violates the power. Choose one person to be the pope. The person who violated the law has to plead his/her case to the pope why they violated it. The pope gets to determine what happens to him/her. The third person in the group records the discussion. Step 7 – Answer the question: is it right for the pope to be able to inflict punishment?

Exit Ticket Answer the following question on the sheet provided: Why was the Catholic Church able to provide stability during the Middle Ages?

True or False First, copy down the following statements into your notes leaving 3-4 spaces in between each statement: 1. The Roman Empire did not help the Church become widespread across Europe. 2. The Catholic Church was very powerful. 3. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the Catholic Church hurt the stability of the region. 4. Excommunication and Interdicts were ineffective at curbing bad behavior from the people. 5. Pax Dei and Treuga Dei existed to create peace.