2. King Peasants and servants Lords and ladies Knights Lords Bishops Monks Priests

3.  Kings: They made the rules for their land, or kingdom. They were expected to follow the rules of the church.

4. Knights and Nobles Knights: Their job was to fight to protect the King and the kingdom. They went to knight school at a very young age. Nobles: Nobles owned their own land in exchange for protecting the kingdom during war or battles.

5.  High Church Order: The rulers of the church  Popes: Head of the church  Priests: Controlled individual churches  Monks: Dedicated their lives to the church  Nuns: Dedicated their lives to the church

6.  Skilled Workers: People who could perform difficult jobs like cooking, sewing, carpentry, or ironwork.  Farmers: People who had no education or skills and worked on the farm.

7. Castles Houses Churches and Cathedrals Monasteries Walls

8. Walls: to protect the people Servant living quarters: Rooms for servants Well: to get water Kitchen Bedrooms Church Great hall: For parties or meetings Watch towers: To look for danger Horse Stable: A home for the horses.

9. Roman, German and Islamic arts mixed together in the Early Middle Ages. Two styles were important in this period: Romanesque Gothic Around 1100 turns into …

10.  The church had respect and power.  The Church was led by popes. They were more powerful than kings!

11.  Monks dedicated their lives to God.  Monks spent years writing the bible by hand.  They preformed chores such as cooking, cleaning and farming.  They lived in Monasteries where they were teachers and cared for people.

12.  Nuns dedicated their lives to God.  They performed simple tasks like cooking, sewing or reading.  Some could also write and taught others.

13.  The Crusades were a series of battles between Christians and Muslims in the Middle East.  Christian knights wanted to take the Holy Land and give it back to Christians.

14.  Thousands of knights and “barbarian” soldiers united under Christianity attacked Muslims and Jews in Turkey and Jerusalem to gain the land for Christians.

15.  Killing and persecution of Jews and Muslims  Economic development through trade  Kings and popes gained power