Homework

MA #5 due Monday (we will get back to MA #4 later).

Current events article due Tuesday.

Aim #7: How did knights change the values of the Middle Ages?

March 20, 2015

I. The World of Knights

A. Knights: Lower nobles who served

as mounted warriors for lords during

the Middle Ages.

B. At age 7, a boy slated to

become a knight was sent to

the castle of his father’s lord.

There he learned how to ride,

fight, hunt and keep weapons in good condition.

I. The World of KnightsC. With his training finished at the age of 21, the youth became a knight. He would kneel before an older knight and receive a dubbing.

“In the name of God, Saint Michael and Saint

George, I dub thee knight. Be valiant.”

I. The World of Knights

D. Feudal warfare occupied most of the time of knights. As these wars started to decrease by the 1100s, tournaments, or mock battles came into fashion.

II. The Values of Knights

A. Chivalry: Code of Conduct that Knights follow. What are some of the characteristics?

II. The Values of Knights

- Brave, loyal to your lord, true to your word- Fight for the church and to protect the

defenseless - Fight fairly- Treat captured knights well- Women should be protected and

cherished.

Discussion Question

Based on the clip, do you think that American troops in Afghanistan showed the values of chivalry? Why or why not?

I. The World of KnightsF. Values of chivalry are adopted by Troubadours,

wandering poets who praise the perfection, beauty and wit of women.

Example: Poetry of Guillaume de Machaut, French troubadour of the 1300s:

For I love you so much, truly,that one could sooner dry upthe deep sea and hold back its waves than I could constrain myself from loving you.