1. Warm Up Copy HW Please take grab a green text book and a handout from the front desk-make it page 14 Please read page 29 and use that information to answer question 1 of your worksheet

2. Essential Questions How does religion effect social and political institutions? How do societies stabilize in the face of adversity?

3. What role did religion play in people’s lives during the Middle Ages? Church bells told time and warned of danger Churches hosted town meetings Churches were entertainment venues Cathedrals attracted trade and hosted markets Education Helped poor and sick Explained natural phenomenon Explained life after death

4. We will examine how religion affected each of the following areas of society Politics Education Discrimination Persecution

5. Pope Gregory VII 1073 Forbade priest to marry Outlawed selling church positions Banned king from appointing church officials Henry IV The Holy Roman Emperor Declared Gregory was no longer Pope Was excommunicated by Pope Gregory-denied salvation Begged the Pope for forgiveness

6. Education Cathedral schools led to universities

7. Thomas Aquinas - Italian Philosopher -Admired Aristotle -Tried to bridge the gap btw. reason (science) and faith Natural Laws Can not be taken away They are provided by God Can you name some natural laws?

8. Anti-Semitism Hatred of Jewish people scapegoats The church used the Jews as scapegoats Someone to blame for negative things (disease, poor economy, etc.) Who do 7th graders use as scapegoats? Parents Coaches Teachers Siblings Friends

9. Spanish Inquisition Church Court accusing people of Heresy Religious beliefs that conflicts with Church teachings “Crime against God” Torture, execution What is the first word that comes to mind when you see these images?

10. Closure Was the Christian Church a positive or negative force in the Middle Ages?