Thursday – March 13, 2014 Mr. Lombardi

Do Now: Write a list describing different ways that you can change for the better. (4 minimum)Write a second list describing different ways JBHS can change for the better. (4 minimum)

Aim: Why did the Catholic church reform (change) during the Middle Ages?

The Middle Ages: Manorialism

Monthly Planner Events:• Unit 6 “Assessment”:– March 31 (Monday)– Could be either: multiple choice test, thematic

essay, or Aim/Summary quiz.

• Cycle 3 Final Exam:– April 2 (Wednesday) – Thematic Essay– April 3 (Thursday) – Multiple Choice– April 4 (Friday) – Finish Thematic Essay

HW#7• Handout: Church Reform and Crusades– Close read the handout.• Note: Many of you are not getting full credit because

you are not annotating both sides of the margins for every paragraph!

– Fill in the graphic organizer (Effects of the Age of Faith).

– Answer all questions (1-5).– Due: tomorrow, March 14

Activity #1

• On your own, close read the first side of the handout, The Authority of the Church.– Fill in the definitions– Complete the graphic organizer

Problems in the church1. Kings appointed church bishops (lay

investiture).2. Bishops sold positions in the church (simony)3. Some priests were illiterate.4. Village priests married and had families.

Activity #2

• On your own, close read the second side of the handout, Changes in the Church.– Fill in definitions– Complete the Church Reforms chart (reforms A, B, C)

Church Organization and Reform1. The clergy was restructured to resemble a

kingdom (the Pope as it’s leader).2. Pope Leo IX and Pope Gregory VII enforced laws

against simony and the marriage of priests.3. Larger churches were built (gothic cathedrals).• gothic - a style of architecture that was popular in Europe

between the 12th and 16th centuries and uses pointed arches, thin/tall walls, and large windows.

How is the structure of the church similar to the structure of feudalism?

Pope

Bishops

Priests

Summary

1. Why did the Catholic church reform during the Middle Ages?

2. How did the church reform during the Middle Ages?

Middle Ages Videos

• Building the Great Cathedrals - Prologue• Building the Great Cathedrals

• Weapons of the Middle Ages (3 min)• Heavy Cavalry of the Middle Ages (4 min)• “Unforgiven- A Medieval Argument”

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