1. Objective: to review the reformers of the church: which reformers
Were the most effective and why?
Use next two slides to check your notes from yesterday and then
Complete the T chart shown on the 3rd slide.
then further reforms needed = education-read sect 3, answer section
Review questions.
HW: answer question posted on HW site (5 sentence paragraph using
Evidence – support (agree) or refute (disagree) with the statement:
Thomas Aquinas was the most effective at reforming the church. Explain
Your answer, support with evidence.

2. 25 – 2 Attempts at Reform-use T chart
The Church was supported by tithes and donations.
The office of bishop was often sold for money or favors.
Europeans became worried about what direction the Church was headed.
Pope Gregory wanted to increase his power officials and rid the Church of control by kings and over Church nobles.
In 1075 a papal bull was issued stating that the Pope was above all kings and nobles and that only the Pope could choose Church leaders.
The monks of the monastery at Cluny recognized only the authority of the Pope.
Friars
Franciscan Order
Founded by Francis of Assisi
Deep love of nature
Dominican Order
Started by a monk named Dominic
Studied many languages

3. Self-sufficient tasks: farming, cooking, sewing building, etc.
Charitable tasks: hospital work, providing refuge for homeless, food for the poor, lodging for travelers and distributing the sacraments
Monasticism = life led by monks and nuns
Monk = Greek for “living alone”
Nun = French from none, originally Egyptian for “virgin”
Nuns and monks wanted to avoid war, sickness, sin, corruption and wanted to serve God and fellow Christians
St. Benedict renounced wealth and founded an Italian monastery in 529 A.D.
He wrote “The Rule”, a set of rules for monks to live by
Duties included: work, study, prayer
Monks took vows of : chastity, poverty and obedience
Church
Dormitory
Monasteries were led by an abbot who was elected by his monk brothers; convents were led by an abbess
Bound by the abbey church
Dormitory where the monks slept
Refectory where the monks ate
Library and scriptorium where monks wrote
Library and Scriptorium
Refectory

4. Rise of Church Reformers
1. Marriage of priests,
Lay investiture,
Simony 2.
3. Help sick and poor 4. 1.
2. Cluny & Benedict rules 3.
4. Education
Rise of Church Reformers
CAUSE
EFFECT

5. Materials / Methodology
25-3 Learning- use matrix
Cathedral Schools
Universities
Unions were groups who joined together for a common cause
Parish clergy set up schools
How established
Run by bishops
Head
Headed by a chancellor
Trained students to become government workers and teachers
Students and teachers complained of too few classes, subjects and qualified teachers
Objectives
Classes on individual subjects were held at set times during the day
7: grammar, rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, geometry and music
Subjects taught
Students lived in boarding houses. Rich supporters built buildings for students to live in.
Students paid fees to attend class in dark halls rented by teachers.
Tuition
Books were few and costly. Students memorized explanations.
Materials / Methodology
Students were punished for missing daily mass, disturbing the peace or sword play.

6. Learning
establ
head
obj
sub
tuition
material
method