MEDIEVAL EUROPE

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VERY, VERY, VERY,…

SHORT VERSION…

REALLY SHORT…

I’M NOT KIDDING…

THIS IS SHORT

MEDIEVAL EUROPE

A

VERY, VERY, VERY,…

SHORT VERSION…

REALLY SHORT…

I’M NOT KIDDING…

THIS IS SHORT

APPROXIMATE TIME PERIODSAPPROXIMATE TIME PERIODSAPPROXIMATE TIME PERIODSAPPROXIMATE TIME PERIODS

The Middle Ages ran from the collapse of the Roman Empire, 475AD to the Renaissance…about 1450AD

JUST THREE OF THE EMPERORS WE WILL NOT BE STUDYING…

WHAT A SHAME, BECAUSE BORING

THEY ARE NOT

• ROME WAS CONQUERED IN 476 AD BY THE BARBARIANS FROM THE NORTH….

• THE GERMANIC TRIBES

The real power in the Middle Ages was…

• ANSWER IS C…THE CHURCH

A. THE KING

B. THE PEASANTS

C. THE CHURCH

THERE IS ONLY ONE FORM OF CHRISTIANITY AT THIS TIME. IT IS…ANSWER IS…THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

THE MAN IN CHARGE OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS…

ANSWER IS…THE POPE

From the collapse of the From the collapse of the Roman Empire to the Roman Empire to the

Renaissance there will be one Renaissance there will be one dominant institution……The dominant institution……The

CHURCHCHURCH

From the collapse of the From the collapse of the Roman Empire to the Roman Empire to the

Renaissance there will be one Renaissance there will be one dominant institution……The dominant institution……The

CHURCHCHURCHThe church controlled about 1/3 of all the land in Western Europe…giving them immense wealth and influence

From ‘womb to the tomb’ they controlled the lives of the nobility and the peasants.

The Tithe A 1/10 (10%) tax on all your assets…it didn’t matter who you were… nobility or peasant…it all went to the church BUT, WOULD THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE IT Their OWN

WAY???

THE QUESTION THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE AGES WOULD BE…Who was more powerful,

the church or the monarchies of Europe?

Popes claimed they were superior to earthly political figures…kings

POPE

OR

MONARCH?

ONE OF THE WAYS THE CHURCH CONTROLLED THINGS WAS THROUGH KNOWLEDGE

• Most people…nobles and peasants…could not read.

• Books were incredibly expensive…because they were written by hand

• They were written by monks, priests or scribes, in monasteries.

• A good scribe could perhaps write 2 books a year

• Can you guess what most books were written about?

• If you said sport, fashion, or Kim Kardasian…you were wrong!

• Most books were written about religion

THE CHURCH HAD ITS OWN LAW…CANON LAW…IT ALSO HAD ITS OWN COURT SYSTEM AND PUNISHMENT SYSTEM…..

ASK ME ABOUT THE TORTURE DEVICES….HAHAHA! THE

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TORTURE DEVICES

• THE BREAST RIPPER

• THE STOMACHE SPLITTER

• THE JUDAS CRADLE

• THE HEADCRUSHER

• THE WHEEL• THE PEAR

THE CATS PAW

• THE HERETICS FORK

THE CHAIR OF SPIKES

THE CHURCH HAD OTHER WAYS TO KEEP PEOPLE IN LINE

1. REFUSE BAPTISM TO BABIES…NO BAPTISM…AND THAT MEANS NO MARRIAGE AND NO BURIAL IN SACRED GROUND…AND THAT MEANS NO SALVATION…AND THAT MEANS YOU WERE NOT GOING TO HEAVEN…….OUCH!

2. EXCOMMUNICATION…NO THAT DOES NOT MEAN YOUR PARENTS TAKE AWAY YOUR CELL PHONE…IT MEANS NO SACRAMENTS…IT MEANS NO ONE IN YOUR COMMUNITY CAN HELP YOU OR THEY TOO WILL BE EXCOMMUNICATED

3. THEY COULD ACCUSE YOU OF HERESY!!!

WHY WERE THEY ABLE TO GET PEOPLE TO DO WHAT THEY WANTED?

• LET US NOW LOOK AT HOW PEOPLE LIVED IN THE MIDDLE AGES/MEDIEVAL EUROPE/DARK AGES

• IN CASTLES• ON FARMS…MANORS

European life for most people looked like this: THE SYTEM WAS European life for most people looked like this: THE SYTEM WAS CALLED….CALLED….FeudalismFeudalism…remember it or else!...…remember it or else!...

Which class would you wish to be in…why?Which class would you wish to be in…why?

Which class held the power?Which class held the power?

Where did the power come from?Where did the power come from?

European life for most people looked like this: THE SYTEM WAS European life for most people looked like this: THE SYTEM WAS CALLED….CALLED….FeudalismFeudalism…remember it or else!...…remember it or else!...

Which class would you wish to be in…why?Which class would you wish to be in…why?

Which class held the power?Which class held the power?

Where did the power come from?Where did the power come from?

A political, economic, and social system based on loyalty, military service, and knowing your place.

Peasants are also known as serfs….dude

The Medieval ManorThe Medieval Manor…manors were self sufficient.…manors were self sufficient.

The Serfs were not allowed to leave the manors.The Serfs were not allowed to leave the manors.

They had no legal rights.They had no legal rights.

They were the property of the Lord of the manor…to They were the property of the Lord of the manor…to do with whatever he wanted…yes, whatever he do with whatever he wanted…yes, whatever he wanted!!!wanted!!!

The Medieval ManorThe Medieval Manor…manors were self sufficient.…manors were self sufficient.

The Serfs were not allowed to leave the manors.The Serfs were not allowed to leave the manors.

They had no legal rights.They had no legal rights.

They were the property of the Lord of the manor…to They were the property of the Lord of the manor…to do with whatever he wanted…yes, whatever he do with whatever he wanted…yes, whatever he wanted!!!wanted!!!

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