Vocab
What part of speech is exquisite?
Adjective
On page 38, the text states that in the Middle Ages, "Your life is anchored to the church."
What evidence from the text supports this statement?
- people went to church every day in the morning
- people went to church before work
- people gave a lot of money to the church
What did monks vow, or promise, to do when they joined the church?
To dedicate their lives to God, not marry, and live humbly
What is the pointy structure at the top of a church?
Spire
What does it mean to be humble?
To not think you are better than anyone else
The Christian Church split into two parts, Orthodox and Catholic.
What does Catholic mean?
universal, or applying to everyone
How did monks and nuns help preserve ancient texts?
They copied the writing by hand.
In the Middle Ages, cathedrals were built using a new architectural style.
What was the name of this style?
Gothic
What word means: strongly connected
Anchored
How did Christians in the Middle Ages celebrate holy days? What did people do on these days?
People had the day off from work and either feasted or fasted, depending on the holy day.
When you are in training to be a monk, what were you called?
A novice
Why did it take so long to build Cathedrals?
- no machinery or tools
- cathedrals were very intricate and detailed, so creating the style by hand took a long time
What was a pilgrimage? What was its purpose?
A journey to visit a holy place, or a place important to someone's religion.
People went on pilgrimages to connect to their faith, see the world, heal from an illness, or learn more about their religion.
What were some advantages of living in a monastery?
- free food
- warm bed & clothing
- medical care
- secure & safe life separated from society
What is the difference between churches and cathedrals?
If you are definitely guaranteed to become something, you are...
Destined
How did the Church become wealthy?
- church leaders came from wealthy families, who donated money
- the Church owned land and charged rent or raised taxes
- people gave one tenth of their income to the Church
What are some things monks learned to do?
- read & write, be educated, write books
- make wine and drinks
- tend gardens and farm
- make furniture & craft things
- sing in choir
Cathedrals are extremely large and fancy buildings that took hundreds of years to build.
How is a cathedral's fancy appearance connected to the importance of the Church during the Middle Ages?
Their fancy appearance, and amount of time it took to build, tells us that the Church was extremely important to the people of the Middle Ages. It was so important that people spent hundreds of years building very fancy structures to show their devotion.