~In the middle ages,the main purpose for a cathedral was religion.

~The bells in the tower often signaled beginnings of services or served as a clock to tell time.

~Stained glass windows, statues, and paintings were picture Bibles for those who couldn’t read.

CathedralsCathedrals

• A boy starts on his way to knighthood at about the age of seven or eight.

• This young trainee was known as a page.

• Pages practiced fighting with a sword against a wooden stak or pell to develop muscles needed in becoming a strong knight.

BECOMING A KNIGHTBECOMING A KNIGHT

Becoming A Knight

• You have to be the between the ages eighteen and twenty.

• The next morning you would be dressed in symbolically colored clothes red (for his blood), white (for purity), & brown (for the return to earth when he died).

• A tap on each shoulder would crown him a knight.

Castles• The structures were

surrounded by a moat, a ditch filled with water.

• The gatehouse was the living quarters of the guards over the main gate of the castle.

• The portcullis was a heavy gate made of wood and iron, which could be dropped down to close off the gatehouse.

Castles• The walls of a castle

could be as thick as 30ft!!!

• The walls of a castle have small slits in them called arrow loops for men to shoot arrows through.

• Round walls made each part of the castle harder to hit, and they gradually get thicker.

Middle Ages of EuropeMiddle Ages of Europe

By: Mrs. Sanders 6By: Mrs. Sanders 6thth

Clothing of the Middle Ages

J• Most women and

men wore tunics.

• Children only wore rags mostly from the adults old clothes and never had shoes to wear.

• Monks and old men wore tunics to the ground.

Knights and their Armor

• The suits took 5 years to make.

• The armor was hand-made by artisans and craftsmen.

• It took an hour to put on the suit of armor.

• In the 12In the 12thth century, the century, the knights used an armor knights used an armor called mail.called mail.

• When the armor was When the armor was complete it weighted complete it weighted about 20 or 30 pounds about 20 or 30 pounds and that was only the and that was only the chest, arms, and back.chest, arms, and back.

• These suits lasted until These suits lasted until the 15the 15thth century and century and then they started then they started making full body suits making full body suits out of plate armor.out of plate armor.

Knights and their Armor

• The two-handed The two-handed sword was a very sword was a very large sword with large sword with visions of the visions of the ordinary sword.ordinary sword.

• The battle-axes were The battle-axes were on a yard handle, on a yard handle, and swung with both and swung with both hands.hands.

• The cross bows were The cross bows were like a gun that shot like a gun that shot arrows.arrows.

WeaponsWeapons

WeaponsWeapons• Warriors used all Warriors used all

kinds of weapons.kinds of weapons.• The smallest The smallest

weapon was a weapon was a dagger.dagger.

• Knights used Knights used lances during lances during jousting jousting tournaments.tournaments.

• A double-handed A double-handed sword was used in sword was used in the 13the 13thth century. century.

Medieval MonksMedieval Monks

• Monks were men Monks were men who devoted their who devoted their lives to the service lives to the service of God.of God.

• The chapel house is The chapel house is were monks go to were monks go to speak to pardons.speak to pardons.

• They did not talk at They did not talk at dinner;instead they dinner;instead they made signals to made signals to each other for each other for talking.talking.

Monks and Nuns• Some monks wore shirts

made of hair as undershirts,to purposely scratch their skin and constantly remind them of the suffering that Jesus had done.

• There is a special type of haircut required of monks in some churches.

• It is called Tonsure,and it leaves a ring of hair around the head to represent the crown of thorns that Jesus wore.

Monks and Nuns

• Monks lived alone, but met in a common chapel.

• Monks went to monastery churches eight times a day.

• The life of a monk or nun was full of prayer, physical work, and prayer.

• Jousting reached its height as a spectator sport in the 13th century.

• Knights met at a combined speed of 60 mph.

• 2 teams of knights would fight a mock battle, called a tourney.

Jousts & TournamentsJousts & Tournaments

Jousts and TournamentsJousts and Tournaments

• In a joust, knights In a joust, knights could show off their could show off their skills without other skills without other contestants getting contestants getting in the way.in the way.

• A knight could score A knight could score points if he broke his points if he broke his opponent’s lance on opponent’s lance on your shield.your shield.

• Special armor was Special armor was developed for developed for jousting to increase jousting to increase protection.protection.

The Crusades

• During the Middle Ages, During the Middle Ages, many Christians went as many Christians went as pilgrims to Jerusalem pilgrims to Jerusalem and other Bible lands.and other Bible lands.

• By November 1095 Pope By November 1095 Pope Urban II preached a Urban II preached a sermon calling on sermon calling on faithful Christians to faithful Christians to journey to the Holy Land journey to the Holy Land on a crusade against the on a crusade against the Turks.Turks.

• The Turks were driven The Turks were driven from much of the Holy from much of the Holy Land and a new kingdom Land and a new kingdom of Jerusalem known as of Jerusalem known as Outremer, was set up.Outremer, was set up.

Knights of the Round Table

Jessie B. and Ashley B.• The Knights of the The Knights of the

Round Table were the Round Table were the most famous knights most famous knights ever.ever.

• King Arthur’s charge to King Arthur’s charge to the knights was meant the knights was meant to make them promise to make them promise to always to do good to always to do good and never do evil.and never do evil.

• Their bravery, honor, Their bravery, honor, and dignity should be and dignity should be an example for all of an example for all of us to behave even in us to behave even in today’s times.today’s times.

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