Showing posts with label Canossa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Canossa. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Review time!

Daily Objectives:

If you were gone: 
Please print the review sheet and use your notebook to fill it in! All information should be contained in your notebook or on your Crusade foldable.

Test Review: Feudalism to Crusades

Rise to Feudalism

·         Define feudalism.
·         The feudal system was caused by people’s need for _____________________.
·         Define or describe a feudal lord. Vassal? Knight? Peasant? Serf?
·         Be able to draw and label the feudal pyramid.
·         The land given to a vassal by the king is called a _______________ or ____________________.
·         How did feudalism benefit the peasants?   How did it benefit the vassals?  How did it benefit the king?  How did it benefit the Catholic Church?
·         What is a tithe?
·         What is the difference between a peasant and a serf? BONUS: The peasant was also known as ____________. The serf was also known as_____________.

Life on the Manor

·         Describe a feudal manor. Name at least 3 parts of a feudal manor.
·         Describe planting on the manor. Number of fields? Who owned the land?
·           Define Fallow. Why was it so important?
·         How are a manor and a fief different?
·         What is one building on the manor that every single person used and why?

Church Life

·         Who were the clergy? What did they do?
·         How did people achieve salvation? What is salvation?
·         Define Canon Law. Why was this important in the Middle Ages?
·         Who was Gregory VII? Who was Henry IV? What happened at Canossa?
·         _____________________________________ was a ceremony where bishops were given their symbols of office.
·         Be able to draw the hierarchy of the Church.

Castles

·         What was the purpose of a castle?
·          The first castles were called ___________________________. Later castles were called _____________________________.
·          What is a keep?  Moat?  Crennulations?  Arrow Loops?  Murder Holes?  Describe at least 5 parts of a castle.
·         What is a siege? 

 

Knights and their Ladies

·         At age 7, _______________________ began training to become knights. At 14, ___________________________________ traveled with knights to jousts. Finally, after about age 21, ____________________________ were highly trained, mountain warriors.
·         Define Courtly love. Why is it so important to today’s ideas of love?
·         How did knights practice their skills?
·         What did knights wear? Name 3 pieces of a coat of arms.
·         ______________________________ was a code of conduct and honor that also helped improve _______________________________.  
·         Define Troubadour.

Causes of the Crusades

·         The word “Crusades” comes from the word ________________________.
·         If you went on a pilgrimage and traveled long distances, what happened?
·         What was the main reason for the Crusades?
·         What was the Holy Land? Why was it important to Christians?
·         The _____________________________ in _____________________________ sent a message to Western Europe for help against the Muslims.
·         Pope _________________ called for the Crusades and yelled to the crowds “______________________.”
·         What did Crusaders wear that made them easy to identify?
·         Name 5 causes of the Crusades. (Use your foldable!)

Crusader Showdown

·         The first four Crusades lasted from _______________ to _______________.
·         What is the difference between Muslim and Islam? Who is their prophet?
·         Who was the famous Muslim general? What did he do?
·         Define Reconquista. What happened?
·         What happened in the first Crusade? Second Crusade? Third Crusade? Fourth Crusade?
·         What was the Children’s Crusade? What happened to the kids?
·         Who won in the Crusades? Who lost? Why do you think so?

Effects of the Crusades

·         What happened to the relationship between East and West after the Crusades?
·         What were good things from the Crusades? Bad things? Name at least 5 effects of the Crusade (Use your foldable!)
·         How do the Crusades impact life in the East and West today? Why should we study the Crusades?

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Church, Power, and Politics

Daily Objectives:


Main Ideas:
The medieval church had a system of status similar to feudalism.

Church and political leaders continued to fight for authority and power.

Words Worth Knowing:

        Clergy: religious officials such as priests, bishops, cardinals, and the pope
        Sacraments: religious ceremonies to help people reach salvation
        Canon law: the laws of the Church which all Christians must follow
        Lay investiture: ceremony where clergy were appointed by kings
Pope Gregory VII: banned lay investiture to get more power from king
        Henry IV: Holy Roman Emperor who tried to get Pope to step down and waited in snow for 3 days to be forgiven
        Concordat of Worms: compromise between Church and Emperor about lay investiture (1122)

We watched this video in class which should help you understand the controversy between Pope Gregory and Henry IV. Lay Investiture Swing

Left side: Draw the Hierarchy of the Church



Notebook Rubric: 

25 points: finish any incomplete or missing pages from last notebook check. If you have none, good job! You've earned these points already!
5 points: Table of Contents and Page numbers updated and complete
30 points: Right Sides Completed
             BOTH SIDES Titled
             Daily Objectives
             Notes Complete
             6 Journals (including Oath of Fealty worth extra points as assignment!)
15 points: Left sides completed