Catholic Civilization
This Church survived the barbarian invasions that destroyed the classical civilization of the Greeks and Romans.
Catholic Church
This saint founded the Carthusians at Chartreuse in southern France.
St. Bruno of Cologne
The word “friars” means this
Brothers
Romanesque churches used these Roman-type architectural features throughout their buildings.
Arches
These colorful windows showed scenes from the life of Our Lord or the saints.
Stained-glass windows
One of the chief characteristics of the new Catholic civilization was this quality.
Joyfulness
St. Robert founded a new monastery at this place in southern France.
Citeaux
These were the two main groups of friars.
Franciscans & Dominicans
Romanesque churches had heavy roofs supported by thick walls and generally had these.
Small Windows
The colors in stained glass were put into the glass by these craftsmen rather than painted onto it.
Glass makers
After the barbarian invasions, the Church worked to educate the people of these new nations.
New nations of Europe
The Cistercians followed this famous rule of monastic life.
The Rule of St. Benedict
This wealthy merchant's son from Assisi founded the Friars Minor, commonly called the Franciscans.
St. Francis of Assisi
These exterior supports allowed Gothic builders to make walls higher and include more windows.
Buttresses
The decorations inside cathedrals served two purposes: they beautified the church and did this.
Instructing the people
The civilization that emerged in Europe after the barbarian invasions was described in your notes with this religious identity.
Catholic
This saint entered the monastery at Citeaux, convinced 30young nobles to join him, and later became abbot of Clairvaux.
St. Bernard of Clairveaux
This Spanish scholar founded the Order of Preachers, whichbecame known as the Dominicans
St. Dominic
This type of window was usually placed over the main entrance of a Gothic cathedral.
Rose Window
There are approximately this many statues inside the Cathedral of Chartres.
4,000
The Church helped preserve and pass on learning while a new civilization was developing after the fall of this ancient civilization.
Classical Civilization
Before he died, St. Bernard had founded this many Cistercian monasteries.
160
Unlike monks who generally remained in their monasteries, friars did this to carry out their missionary work.
travel throughout the world to preach and teach
Pointed arches, tall spires, high walls, and enormous windows were characteristic of this architectural style.
Gothic Architecture
These humorous figures were used as rain spouts on medieval cathedrals.
Gargoyles