1. Chivalry and the Roman Catholic Church
Organization and Structure

2. REVIEW
Questions on Feudalism?
Questions on Manorialism?

3. Feudalism

4. The Age of Chivalry Violent and dangerous time period…
Knights were professional solders – main obligation was to serve in battle and protect the weak
Rewarded with land and devoted lives to war
*** Chivalry – a complex set of ideals; demanded that a knight fight bravely in defense of 3 masters
His feudal lord
His Heavenly Lord
His Lady

5. Becoming a Knight
Sons of nobles began training at an early age for knighthood – NOT hereditary nobility
Page – at age 7 boys sent to another lord to be trained
Squire – at 14 they act as a servant to a knight
Knight- at 21 they become a knight and gain experience in local wars and tournaments
** Tournaments – (BIG for CULTURE) mock battles that combined recreation and combat training (bloody competitions)

6. Castles Stone castles were encircled by massive walls and guard towers
Home to lord and lady, their family, knights, solders, and servants
A fortress of defense
Protection of manor
Defending a Castle?

7. Castles and Keeps

11. Culture of Chivalry Epic Poems – Song of Roland Troubadours
Women = lives of nobles versus peasants
Eleanor of Aquitaine
(she is so COOL!)

12. Power of the Church
ROME DECLINES! CHURCH is the UNIFYING FORCE in EUROPE!
Missionaries succeeded in spreading Christianity
Created a system of justice to guide peoples conduct – Cannon Law – the law of the church
POWER = Excommunication and interdict – the denial of the 7 sacraments (baptism, last rights)
Adapted to rural conditions by building monasteries – religious communities (also educational centers)
Rules est. by St. Benedict / became educated communities

13. Organization of the Church
4th Century = organization…
Priests manage a PARISH →
Bishops control a DIOCESE →
Archbishop leads several Diocese →
POPE = Bishop of Rome (Saint Peter)
Papal power increased by Pope Gregory I
Monks and Monestaries = Benedictine Rule
Nuns and Abbesses

15. Kings, Popes and the Church
Otto I of the Germans
Lay Investiture – Gregory VII and Henry IV
What happened at the Concordat of Worms?
Frederick I (“Barbarossa”)
Germany NOT unified!