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Medieval E urope

Medieval E urope. Lesson 3: Life in the Middle Ages P400-403. The Church. Most Europeans were Christians Many showed their devotion to God by going on pilgrimages Christian pilgrims went to Rome Vatican –home of the Pope. Cathedrals.

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Medieval E urope

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  1. Medieval Europe Lesson 3: Life in the Middle Ages P400-403

  2. The Church • Most Europeans were Christians • Many showed their devotion to God by going on pilgrimages • Christian pilgrims went to Rome • Vatican –home of the Pope

  3. Cathedrals • Building Cathedrals showed a communities devotion to God • It could take decades or even a hundred years to build a Cathedral • Chartres cathedral in France • Began 1145 – finished 1260 • Half way through a fire destroyed most of it

  4. Religious life • The medieval world revolved around the church • Religious communities were centers of religion and education • Monks – monasteries - monks • Nuns – convents – nuns • Missionaries - people who teach a religion to people with different beliefs • d

  5. feudalism • A political, social and economic system • Began in 800’s • 4 tiered system • Monarch • Lords • Knights • Serfs

  6. Monarch & LOrds • Monarch . • King or queen who is supreme ruler • Lords • Pledge loyalty & military support to monarch in return for an estate - land & wealth • Lord owned the land and everything tied to it • Received large percentage of crops & all income from land • Collected taxes, maintained order, enforced laws, protected serfs

  7. Knights • Knights highest order of warriors • Pledges oath to lords • Code of chivalry • Deep faith, die for for Church • Gave generously to all • Used his strength to fight injustice • Often given land by lord for loyalty

  8. Serfs • People who lived on & farmed the land • Tied to the land • Were not slaves but could be transferred through sale of the land they lived on • Could not leave land without Lord’s permission

  9. Feudalism declines by 1400 • Serfs were majority of society • Over time Lords became more powerful • More knights meant more military power • Lords broke free of Monarchs • Lords became independent

  10. Manor System 700-1200’s A way of organizing AGRICULTURAL LABOR

  11. Manor House Large house or Castle Orchards, farm buildings Mill for grinding flour A church

  12. Village Serfs houses clustered together Serf’s lives revolved around work & church Serf’s Houses were single rooms made of mud, brick, straw walls Dirt floors Straw thatched roofs Farm animals lived in houses with serfs

  13. Agricultural revolution

  14. Three field system

  15. Guilds

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