Religion/Town Life
What religion was the only church in Europe during the Middle Ages?
Catholic/Catholicism
What were most medieval homes like?
cold, damp, dark
What kinds of clothing were signs of greater wealth?
brighter colors, better materials, and longer jacket lengths.
What are some reasons why hygienic conditions worsened during the Middle Ages?
What were some topics of medieval drama?
Old Testament, the birth and death of Christ, Noah, and the Whale
Bishops, Archbishops, and Parish Priests
How did the windows provide security to homeowners?
They were small with wooden shutters that allowed people to see in.
What did healthy men and women wear towards the end of the of the Middle Ages?
Men wore hose and a jacket with pleated skirting or a tunic with a surcoat, and women wore flowing gowns and elaborate headwear
What were some myths and superstitions that people believed during these times?
Disease was spread by bad odors, the diseases of the body resulted from sins of the soul. People believed they could relieve their ills though meditation or prayer
In what ways was music involved in religious practices?
singing was an essential part of church services and monks, and priests chanted the divine offices and the mass daily.
What did the village priest do?
Tended to the sick and indigent and taught Latin and the Bible to the youth
How did peasant families interact together?
they ate, slept, and spent time together in small quarters.
What colors did different religious figures wear?
The benedictines wore black, the cistercians wore white, the poor class sisters wore woolen socks
What “humors” or body fluids were related to what elements?
fire=yellow bile or choler, water=phlegm, earth=black, air=blood
Where were these dramas performed?
they initially took place outside of churches and then later outside of marketplaces and produced by guilds.
The earliest merchants sold what kinds of goods?
gems, silks, other luxuries
What does a manor consist of?
castle, church, village, and surrounding farmland.
What is the name of the house that a lord/lady would have lived in?
a manor
What is the name of the sickness that spread throughout western Europe and killed 1/3 of the population?
The bubonic plague/the black death
How did trade lead to the end of feudalism?
tradesmen became wealthier and no longer wanted to give their profits to the lords.