1. DO NOW: Fill out the second row of your Churches and Crusades Scales Have your homework out to be checked 1. Education Questions 2. Poem Project Due 5/9 HOMEWORK

2. The Education of the Church  Most of the students in Church schools were sons of nobles. They spent time memorizing passages from the Bible in Latin.  Later, cathedral schools gave rise to universities and students studied Latin, Math, astronomy, and music.  Books were hand copied and very rare, so teachers often read to students.

3. The Education of the Church  Ancient texts were greatly respected in the universities, but the Church was sometimes uneasy about them  Church leaders feared that studying such texts might lead people to question Church teachings.

4. Thomas Aquinas  Thomas Aquinas, an Italian scholar of philosophy and theology, tried to bridge the gap between reason and faith.  He believed reason helped people discover important truths about God’s creation while faith revealed its own truths about God

5. Thomas Aquinas  Aquinas wrote logical arguments in support of his faith to show how reason and religious belief worked together.  His idea of natural law stated that there was an order built into nature that could guide people’s thinking about right and wrong.

6. Holidays Then and Now

7. Ladder Poem Assignment  This is where you write the lines of your poem  Here you must use a series of vocabulary words too  Everything must relate to Churches in Medieval Times  Can you use any letters other than these to start? NO  How about pictures? 4 are required – Drawing ONLY  Under no circumstances are you allowed to plagiarize  Rhyming is not mandatory for your poems  Can you go longer than 1 line per letter? YES  Have fun with this assignment and good luck!