Medieval Architecture

Diana Martinez

• What is Romanesque Architecture? What similarities are most notable between this style of architecture and buildings found in the Roman Empire?

• Romanesque Architecture is the building style wich were used between 800 – 1100 AD .

• The similarities between roman architectue especially the roman ‘ barrel vault ‘ and the roman arch .

Leticia Lopez• What are 2 features from Romanesque

architecture? The use of roman arch led to the stone being

supported in the middle by the arch construction.

Buttresses were introduced as a means of support to the basic design in Romanesque architecture in the middle ages

Kenya Young Cx

• What is Gothic Architecture? Why do you think people were upset by the fact that Romanesque lines and proportions were abandoned? -some people felt as if apart of their history was being abandoned.

Leticia Lopez• What are two features of Gothic Architecture? Gothic Rose windows Decorative designs and sculptures including

Gargoyles.

Diana Martinez

• Why was the Gothic Arch such a major feature of Middle Ages architecture?

• Discovered the amazing strength and stability of using pointed arches .

Medieval Science

Bryon Thomas

• Where were the best doctors and scientists during the Middle ages? How might this have been a threat to Europe? They were in the islamic emire to the south and east. Europe did not have as much medical or scientific knowledge.

Alexsia Ross

• What cultures did the Europeans learn a lot of from scientific observation? Provide 2 examples.

• Europeans and Islamic scientists learned a lot about plants, and also astronomy. Europeans learned how to use an astolable from Islamic astronomers in Spain. Europeans learned about the compass from the Chinese through the Mongol Empire.

Anna Russell

• What is alchemy? What was the original purpose of alchemy?

• Alchemy is what we call chemistry today• Alchemists tried to find ways to help people

live forever, and they were especially interested in turning lead into gold

Bel Calva

• What was introduced into mathematics during the Middle Ages?

• They saw the introduction of what we call Arabic number from India through West Asian to Europe.

Ivan Vargas

• How did people of the Middle Ages use engineering for farming?

• They began to use the harrow to turn over plowed earth, and the pitchfork.

Scholasticism

Daniel W, Crystal A, Marlette D, Anahi M, Kenyon W.

Kenyon

• When did scholasticism dominate Western European schools?

It dominated the schools of Western Europe around1100 until 1600.

Daniel

• What does scholasticism mean?• The system of theology and philosophy taught

in medieval European universities, based on Aristotelian logic and the writings of the early Church Fathers and having a strong emphasis on tradition and dogma.

Marlette ((((:

• What modern day fields did philosophy give birth to?

• Physics, chemistry, politics, economics, biology, phycology

Crystal & Anahi

• What about scholasticism were students taught?

• Students were taught to argue from reason, experience, and authority.

Medieval Universities

Derek

Who could be educated during the early Middle Ages?

To the clergy and to a few members of the ruling classes.

Derek….Again

Where did the earliest forms of higher education emerge?

5th – 6th centuries C.E.

Monzerat

Who was a key figure in the rise of medieval universities? What did he do?

His name was Pope Gregory VII.

He issued a papal decree mandating the creation of Cathedral Schools that would be responsible for educating the clergy.

Celeste

What were some of the earliest colleges?

University of Cambridge , Balliol College, Pembroke College, Corpus Christi College.

Medieval Literature

Aliyah Hall

• How was paper made in the Middle Ages? How were early medieval books created?

- Early medieval books were painstakingly hand-copied and illustrated by monks, the greatest numbers of books during this era were bound with plain wooden boards, or with simple tooled leather. Paper was made with vellum, made from calf’s skin, and parchment, made from lamb’s skin.

Elizabeth Hinshaw

• What writing styles did poets and scholars take on while traveling during the Crusaders?

-The scholars and poets took on a new interest in romantic prose due to the courtly love. The literature expanded from the universities and the scholars began to question convention and write social commentary. They also began to write poetic fiction. They also started using capital and lower case letters.

Tori Christian

• Why do you think it was such a privilege to be able to check out a book during this time period?

• Because of what the books were made of.

Lexus Phavixay

• What does Dante Alighieri’s famous three part story tell about? Why do you think so many people from the Middle Ages were interested in this work?

• The first of the three volumes, the inferno is probably the best known and describes the afterlife for the wicked where hell is comprised of the nine descending circles and there is no forgiveness.

• People from the middle ages are interested of his work because the an lowest circle w reserved for Satan and betrayers of benefactors, kin, and country.

Education of Medieval Women

Steven Perez

• How were women educated in the early middle ages?

• They were educated by a private school or were educated at home.

Alfredo Martinez

• Why were women of the upper class expected to know how to read and write?

• Only the wealthy were able to be educated

Timothy Tran

• What was St. Thomas of Aquinas’ view on women and education?

~ That woman is subject to man, and that man is the beginning of woman and her end, as God is the beginning and end of every creature.

Steven Perez,alfredo martinez

• What was the purpose of women being educated?

~ With the view of their future role as wives.

Timothy Tran

• What were women expected to be devoted to?

~ Female labors.