1. The Middle Ages in Europe and in Islamic Civilization
CHW3M
Not dark ages

2. Hagia Sophia built by Justinian, in Istanbul, formerly a church, became a mosque in 1453
Seven Wonders of the Medieval World, Hagia Sophia: The Place of Holy Wisdom, 2012, (Dec. 4, 2015)

3. Hagia Sofia

4. Preserved Viking ship and image from the Bayeux Tapestry showing the Norman invasion of England
PBS, Nova: Secrets of Viking Ships, 2000, (Dec. 4, 2015)

5. Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris (Gothic – 1163-1250)
Encyclopedia Britannica, Notre Dame Cathedral, 2015, (Dec. 4, 2015)

6. Stained glass window from Chartres Cathedral, France
PBS, Nova – Medieval Stained Glass Science, 2010, (Dec. 4, 2015)

7. Scholars at a library in Baghdad, 1237
Wikipedia, Islamic Golden Age, Dec. 1, 2105, (Dec 4, 2015)

8. The Crusades – Christian Europeans vs
The Crusades – Christian Europeans vs. Muslim Middle Easterners ( )
BBC, Bitesize: The Crusades, 2015, (Dec. 4, 2015)

9. Burying of plague (Black Death) victims
Eyewitness to History, the Black Death, 2001, (Dec. 4, 2015)

10. Themes Conflict and advancements
Age of faith: dominance of the Catholic Church in western Europe
Advancements in Islamic civilization
Bumpy relationships
English knight’s sword, high middle ages
British Museum, Explore/highlights, Double-edged Sword, , N.d., (Dec. 3, 2013).

11. Divisions (sects) of Christianity
After 1500s
Until 1500s
Originally
Christianity
Catholicism
Protestantism
Lutheranism
Anglicanism
Calvinism
Presbyterianism
Eastern Orthodox

12. Key Words
Sacred (Secular) Pagan Infidel Monk Nun Monastery Heresy / heretic Sects Inquisition Conversion Excommunication

13. Minds On Day 1
How mutually beneficial is the student-teacher relationship? Select criteria before (or during) filling out the chart.
Criteria
Student
Teacher
Power

14. Feudalism Context – Background
Ostrogothic helmet, 6th century
Context – Background
An age of invasions
Landowners build defensive forts (LORDS)
Ordinary people are willing to give up their freedom in order to receive protection from lords (SERFS)
Feudalism is a system of relationships related to land-owning and land-working
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History, Arms and Armor in Medieval Europe, , (Dec. 3, 2013).

15. Day 1 Activity
Read “Age of Faith” handout and decide which boxes match with which roles:
Those who:
Fight (knights = independent warriors)
Pray (priests)
Farm (serfs and peasants)
Own land (lords, also the Catholic Church)

16. Day 1 Activity, con’t
Read “Comparison of Medieval Lord and Vassal Obligations” handout. Decide as a group what labels the blue boxes are covering up.
Note key words:
Defined roles
Expectations/obligations
In return for
Vassal = underling
90% rural
Serfs/

17. Draw Conclusions How mutual were the benefits?
How mutual were the obligations?
Overall, how fair was the system?
Come back to student-teacher relationship: any parallels?

18. Day 1 HW
Take notes on the apprenticeship of a knight using pages 548 to 549.

19. Homework TakeUp (day 1)

20. Medieval Multiple Choice
What is primogeniture?
A) When land is eaten by someone who likes pasta
B) When the youngest son inherits all the land
C) When the eldest son inherits all the land from a noble father
D) When the eldest son inherits all the land from his peasant father

21. Con’t Whose Christian Roman Empire came first?
Constantine
Justinian
Who didn’t invade Europe during the Middle Ages?
A) Vikings
B) Romans
C) Muslims
D) Magyars

22. Con’t What was another name for the Eastern Roman Empire? A) China
B) Mongolia
C) Byzantium
D) Vikingland

23. S Words Sacred or secular?
Priests, monks and nuns provided medical services
Priests performed baptisms, marriages and other rituals
Many cathedrals were built during prosperous times
Many Germanic tribes converted to Christianity

24. Match Word Description/definition _____ Pagan a
Word used by Christians to describe non-Christians in a very negative light b
Women who pray and live apart from society
Monk c
Men who pray and live apart from society
Nun d
Going against Christian practices and beliefs
Monastery e
Non-Christian religion with multiple gods
Heresy f
Soldier
Inquisition g
A campaign to eradicate heresy

25. Middle Ages Lists
One of these words just doesn’t belong in each group.
A) Patriarch, Constantinople, Rome
B) Moors, monks, Muslims, Spain
C) Monks, nuns, heretics, monasteries
D) Cathedral, pagan, heretic, excommunication

26. Sensible Sentences Which sentence(s) make(s) sense?
A) A serf is more powerful than a lord.
B) A lord may grant land and protection to a vassal.
C) Excommunication is a good thing if you are seen as a heretic by the pope.
D) There was a schism in Christianity between Moors and pagans.

27. Apprenticeship of a Knight
Arrange the following stages in the correct order:
Knight, page, squire
Which stage had most freedom?
Which stage was basically an education?
Which stage was basically service and practice?
Which stage was basically “the real thing?”
British Museum, Explore/Highlights, State of a Knight, , N.d., (Dec. 3, 2013).

28. Con’t
How does the apprenticeship of a knight reinforce continuity in Middle Ages society?