Ch.11.4Bell Work: List 3 factors that Led to the decline of Feudalism

Ch. 11.4 Vocab

• vernacular • 7 Liberal Arts • Scholasticism • Summa Theologica • gargoyle • flying buttress • reliquary

Ch. 11.4

1. troubadours’ songs2. national epics3. fabliaux4. dramas• a. made use of biblical subjects• b. featured rhyming verses• c. mocked chivalry• d. told love stories• e. told heroic legends• f. were comedic• g. included morality plays

Ch. 11.4 Objective 1: Dante & Chaucer

Dante: • The Divine

Comedy• Wrote in Italian

dialect• Criticized

contemporary society

Chaucer:• Canterbury Tales• Wrote in Middle

English dialect• Made fun of

English society & Clergy

Similarities: •Both writers wrote in vernacular•Used fun writing forum to make fun of society.•Make use of religious themes & ideas.

Ch. 11.4 Contributions of Abelard & Aquinas

Scholasticism: reconcile Christian faith with reason• Aristotle: Arrive at conclusions by rational thought not by faith.

Contradicted teachings of the church and upset Christian theologians.

• Peter Abelard- Sic et Non/ Yes and No. Raised questions about church doctrine. Questions about quotations of scripture from the bible, decrees of the pope, and writings of the church philosophers.

• Thomas Aquinas- Summa Theologica

attempted to reconcile Aristotle with the doctrines of the church

summary of all knowledge on a given subject.

Drawbacks of Romanesque Gothic Modifications

• Dark interiors could be gloomy

• Few windows made the churches stuffy.

• Relief sculptures & frescoes were not somber enough for religious buildings.

• Pointed Arches• Tall Spires• Larges Windows• High Walls• Stained-glass windows

Section 4: Life & Culture in the Middle Ages Review Questions

1. What does it mean to write in the “Vernacular languages” and how is new to society?

2. Describe some types of literature and some of the greatest works of medieval literature.

3. Who were Dante & Chaucer and their greatest works?

4. Describe the development of the Universities. What were the major centers of learning?

5. What is scholasticism, who were they(achievements), and what was their mission?

6. Identify the major improvements of the Gothic church over the Romanesque churches.