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- Introductions to Medievalism
- Years: 500-1500
- Note discrepancy (compare T'ang and Heian years)
- Discuss power struggles of medieval Europe
- The three estates
- The importance of the Church
- What made Europe's Middle Ages last sooooo long?
- Ice!
- Because of the Little Ice Age in the 1200s, there was famine and sickness. When the ice melted, there was increased travel to Asia for salt and spices (for preservatives and taste). In Asia, however, there was massive flooding, so the rats that had been plaguing Asia moved onto the boats going to Europe. The plague shifted up from Italy, killing thousands.
- The Black Plague hit in apx. the 1300s and killed 1/3 of Europe's population.
- With so many people dead and dying, the people turned to God and the RC Church for help. This strengthened the power of the RC Church.
- With a rise in a merchant class (due in part to the population shortage due to the Plague) the rich nobles began to seek out a way to make money.
- War = money, hence the Crusades!
- The Church's power worked hand-in-hand with the Crusades, again strengthening the power of the RC Church, which in turn limited technology and scientific advancements that would have brought Europe out of the Middle Ages.
- Introduction to Medievalism
- Begin KWL--will finish at the end of the lesson
- Watch iMovie on Middle Ages
- Watch clips of movies, compare to reality of Middle Ages
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail: The Plague Village
- Plague was a nasty, dirty experience
- People really did ring a bell calling "Bring out your dead!"
- Death was matter-of-fact and a very real part of everyday life
- Elizabeth: Burn in Hell
- Public executions were used to instruct those still alive
- "Torture the body to save the soul"
- Heretics were often killed; a heretic = anyone against the RC Church
- A Knight's Tale: Ulrich vs. Adamar
- Jousting was a sporting event in the late Middle Ages
- It was a part of keeping a knight fit for battle
- Chivalry came into play (i.e. a lady giving a favor to her lover); a knight was still about honor, but not necessarily about war
- Braveheart: The Battle of Stirling
- The reality of medieval war was very grusome
- Fighting was face to face, very violent and bloody
- Untrained people fought
