1. Ch. 7
THE MIDDLE AGES

2. Sec. 1 Review:
 Dates of middle ages??
 What major empire collapsed at
the beginning of the middle
ages?
 What religion was dominant in
Europe during this time?
 What great King the Franks
united and strengthened much of
Europe?

3. Review (Cont.)
 After Charlemagne’s rule, what two groups
invaded Europe?

4. Feudalism Review
 Manor
 Lord
 Took Oath of Fealty to be loyal to king
 Knight
 Protected the manor
 Followed code of chivalry
 Serf
 Peasant worker

5. The Medieval Church
 Roman Catholic Church-
very powerful
 Focused on converting
people in Europe to
Christianity
 Focus on rituals
 Sacraments
 Helped sick and needy
 All services, teachings, and
scriptures were in Latin

6. Churches
 Usually, the largest building
in the town
 Very elaborately decorated
 Cathedrals-
 Huge magnificent church
buildings
 Very ornate

7. Canterbury Cathedral

8. York Minster Cathedral

9. Notre Dame- Paris

10. Women in church
 Ideal perfect woman-
Virgin Mary
 Women seen as weaker
than men
 Needed more protection
 Often punished more
harshly than men

11. Power Grows
 Pope-
 spiritual leader of the Catholic church
 Papal Supremacy- popes claimed rule over all
kings and emperors
 Bishops-
 Higher ranking church officials
 Usually noble lords

12. Power Grows
 Church developed its own laws called canon
laws
 Church courts
 Punishment- excommunication

13. Corruption
 Priests stealing money
 Priests living luxury
 Priests starting marrying, creating families,
and neglecting their
 Reform
 Refocus on the church
 Friars- travelling monks, preached to poor
 St. Francis of Assisi- read box on p. 43

14. Jews in Medieval Europe
 Large Jewish communities in Spain
 Spain was controlled by Muslims- more tolerant of
Jews
 Many Jews were able to live in harmony with
Christians
 Often paid higher taxes
 Prejudice increased over time
 Could not own land
 Banned from most jobs

15. Prep for tomorrow’s activity
 Read the section on monasteries and
convents on p. 41- 42 in your book.