The Medieval Period 1066 1485 Part 1 FROM

The Medieval Period 1066 – 1485

Part 1 FROM THE DARK TO MIDDLE AGES FEUDALISM

From the Dark to Middle Ages � 1066 Duke William of Normandy � a. k. a. William the Conqueror The Battle of Hastings �Birth of Middle English

Feudalism King High nobility

Lesser nobility Bondsmen

Vassalage �Defined as the term for the system of loyalties that existed. �Activity: Feudal M&Ms Peasant (6) Knight (5) Noble (3) Knight Noble King

Get your phones ready… Question 1: �Does this system seem fair? Why or why not? Question 2: �Was the king a vassal?

Part 2 CODES OF CHIVALRY COURTLY LOVE / ROMANCE

There was a Knight, a most distinguished man, Who from the day on which he first began To ride abroad had followed chivalry, Truth, honor generousness and courtesy. ~ Geoffrey Chaucer

Why can’t you wear hats in school?

Chivalry �Defined as training and service to others �When examining medieval literature, chivalry can be classified into three basic but overlapping areas: 1. 2. 3. Duties to countrymen and fellow Christians Duties to God Duties to women

Courtly Love / Romance �Defined as a medieval European conception of nobly and chivalrously expressing love and admiration. �Unrealistic idealizations

Part 3 SOCIAL & CULTURAL CHANGES POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS

Influence of the Church �The Catholic Church Location The Pope �Medieval literature Biblical stories Saint bios Sermons Seven Deadly sins Grail lore Etc…

Political developments �Shaking the system… Common law Parliament Magna Carta & Robin Hood? �Conflicts The Crusades The Hundred-ish Years’ War The Peasant’s Revolt

Social & Cultural Changes �Universities founded Oxford & Cambridge �Guilds �Middle Class Spices Rugs Rats

End of the Middle Ages The War of the Roses York Lancaster

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