Medieval Church
Kings were appointed by God and protected the Church. What function am I?
What is Political Function?
This place is in the Flanders region of West Belgium. It’s connected by canals to the North sea.
What is Bruges?
In this context, this is an outsider, a stranger who does not belong to the city.
Who is a Foreigner
Member of a guild whose job was to visit traders to make sure rules were obeyed. They inspected the work.
What is a searcher?
What was the most important place on earth for Christians?
What is Jerusalem?
The Church was very rich and owned more than one third of the farmed land in catholic Europe and we are exempted from paying taxes. What function am I?
What is Economical Function?
This symbolizes a town’s independence.
What is a belfry?
A written grant of rights and privileges by a ruler or government to a community, class of people or organization.
What is a Charter?
Piece of work produced by an apprentice at the end of seven years of training to prove he had mastered his trade.
What is a masterpiece?
___________________ Christian soldiers who made a special promise to fight for Jesus in holy wars called the Crusades.
Who is a crusader?
The Church controlled people’s everyday life ( birth, marriage and death and Sunday mass)What function am I?
What is Social Function?
They were granted a charter that gave them the right to govern themselves, make laws, raise taxes. What function am I?
What is a Political Function?
This is a person who was a senior executive officer who performed a variety of administrative and judicial functions (ex : collecting taxes).
This guild speacializes in dealing with cheese
Who is a Cheesemonger?
Some joined the crusades to repair their sins (go to heaven) because the Pope granted a_________ to all who went on Crusades.
What is a pardon?
The Church controlled people’s minds. People believed that everything happened because God wanted it to happen. What function is this?
What is Cultural Function?
Towns concentrated craft production and commerce. They became centers of exchange with markets and fairs. What function am I?
What is a Economic Function?
this medieval person who was a business-person that would travel to trade goods with other villages. He would source his supplies and sell them to various customers at markets or medieval fairs.
Who is a Merchant?
A person who works for a master in a trade or craft in return for training.
What is an apprentice?
This term was used to describe members of the Muslim followers
Who is Saracen?
We were the center of life in medieval western Europe. Almost every community had one. Larger towns and cities had a cathedral. During the Middle Ages, we provided education for some and it helped the poor and the sick. It was a daily presence from birth to death. What am I?
What is the Church?
Towns grew around a church or cathedral that was the most important building in the town. What function am I?
What is a Religious Function?
A craftsperson who found work “by the day," instead of becoming a master who employed other workers.
Only _______________could join guilds, meaning those that had received a training and had proved they mastered their trade.
Who is a skilled worker?
Give me three reasons why would anyone would fight in the crusades?
Some were criminals escaping justice.
Some went on Crusades to make money and conquer land
Some went on Crusades for love : to impress a lady
Some went out of honour/bravery
Some went to repair their sins (go to heaven) because the Pope granted a pardon to all who went on Crusades.
Others had religious motives : to serve God and conquer Jerusalem, the most important place on earth for Christians.