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The “Middle Ages”
in European History
Not the “Dark Ages”
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5
century –
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15
century
Feudal System
 Social/political hierarchy
 Seen as natural, normal
 Don’t expect to move
 Accept your role/station
 Reciprocal obligations/duties
Interpret and Apply
• How does this system effect the ability to
control a population?
• How does this socio-economic system differ
drastically from today? (HINT: class
movement)
The Roman Catholic Church
 The dominant
institution of the
Middle Ages in
Europe
Religion in the Middle Ages
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Pervaded every aspect of life
Providence – divine scheme – no accidents
Public ceremonies and festivals
Defined social ethic
Created social control
The Medieval Cathedral
 Important
symbols
 Definitive art
form of the era
 Sensory
experience
Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, England
Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral
Notre Dame, Cathedral, Paris, France
Rouen Cathedral, Rouen, France
Cologne Cathedral,
Cologne, Germany
Interpret and Apply
• How do these Churches differ from the ones
you see around town?
• Why might that be?
The Crusades
The Crusades
The first Crusade, 1096-1099
Interpret and Apply
• What do the Crusade demonstrate with regard
to tolerance?
• Why might people be willing to go to war for
religion? Is this different today?
Magna Carta, 1215
- What is the importance of such a
document?
- Do we have something similar in
Canada?
“The Black Death”
“The Black Death”
Health in the Middle Ages
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No antibiotics
No understanding of germs
No antiseptic practices
Crowded housing
Poor personal hygene
Poor/no sanitation/sewer systems
famine
Diseases:
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Interpret and Apply:
- How might these terrible
conditions allow the Roman
Catholic Church even further
control?
Cholera
Smallpox
Typhoid
Influenza
Bubonic plague (killed 1/3 of Europe’s population)
• Lower life expectancy
The Family in the Middle Ages
Guilds
Seal of a medieval salt guild
Chivalry
Chivalry
Medieval Education
Medieval Education
Meaning?
• Not only were some people persecuted, but
NO ONE was allowed question the Church
• HOW DOES CONTROLING EDUCATION AND
MEANS TO INFORMATION EFFECT THE ABILITY
TO CONTROL A SOCIETY?
Medieval Education
Medieval Education
If you can read this, remember, most people in the
Middle Ages couldn’t.
Medieval Scribe
Medieval Library
Chained books, Hereford Cathedral library
Medieval Education
Universities
The “Middle Ages” in Europe
Review
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5th-15th century
Feudal system
Roman Catholic Church
Cathedrals
Crusades
Magna Carta
The “Black Death”
Family
Social hierarchy
Guilds
Chivalry
education
BIG IDEAS…
• What are the big ideas/concepts to
understand from this lesson?
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TASK
• In groups choose which 3 areas you think the Middle
Ages affected the most.
• Keep in mind the idea of cause and effect
• Where does Europe go from here?
– Think of 3 things that could happen as a result of the events
of the Middle Ages
– Be as specific as possible, provide examples
– Could be both positive or negative
– Example – could be peasant revolts against feudal lords
because peasants unhappy with living conditions (ie poor,
hungry, unsafe)
• This could then lead to different political system