Christianity and Medieval Society

1
Christianity medieval society

• By Brianna Davis

2
The Church Shapes Politics and Society

• Clergy- The church officials. Clergy were
  important as they led the church and the church
  shaped society.
• Society- Everything took place at the church,
  people made journeys to religious locations.
• Politics- Church officials often become
  political advisors to local rulers, the politics
  expands culture and influences people to do
  different things.

3
Monks and Friars

• 
  

4
The Monks of Cluny

• Religious Order- The monks of Cluny, France
  established a new religious order. They dedicated
  their lives to a religion with common rules.
  Other new orders followed.
• Living Apart from Society- Most monks lived
  apart from society, but two new religious orders
  developed for those who wanted to live and teach
  among people.

5
Friars

• Francis of Assisi created Franciscan order.
• Friars were religious people who lived for God.
• These Friars could have no wordily possessions.
• They lived alongside the people of towns.

6
Universities are Built
7
Thomas Aquinas

• Philosopher who showed how religious faith and
  reason could co-exist.
• Natural Law- Thomas Aquinass concept that God
  created a law that governed how the world
  operated.

8
Universities

• During the middle ages they began to start
  education and began Christian education
• Religion, law, medicine and philosophy were
  taught.
• Europes first universities were built by the
  church.

9
The Church and the Arts
10
Religious Architecture

• Gothic Cathedral Churches were towering works of
  great majesty and glory.
• They were much taller than the other churches.
• They had huge windows of stained glass letting
  the sunlight pour in filling the church with
  dazzling colors.
• People continue to worship in churches like
  these and admire their beauty.

11
Religious Art

• Churches were filled with beautiful objects
  created to show respect for God.
• Almost everything was decorated with things to
  make the churches beautiful
• Their spires, high ceilings and colorful stained
  glass windows are all designed to bring people
  closer to God.

12
The Hundred Year War
13
Course of War

• French king dies with no heirs.
• Two men ended up claiming the throne.
• When the English tried to take control of
  Frances throne, the war started.

14
Joan of Arc

• Joan of Arc was a girl who rallied the French
  troops and turned the tide of the hundred year
  war.
• Joan of Arc was caught and killed by the
  English, but even after killing Joan the French
  won the war.

15
Results of War
16
Results of the war

• Charges in England- The war in England increased
  the power of the Parliament because the king
  needed the parliaments approval to raise money
  to pay for the war.
• Changes in France- In France the kings power
  grew after the war.
• Democracy in France will have to wait.

17
The Black Death
18
The Black Death

• The black death came from central and Eastern
  Asia and happened in Europe from 1347-1351.
• It came from the traders that unknowingly
  brought rats carrying the disease in the ports.
• It spread by the fleas that fed on infected rats
  that passed the plague to people.

19
Effect on Manor Life and Feudalism/ How Many Died
From the Black Death

• 25 million people, that is what the historians
  think Black Death killed.
• The effect on manor life that was already
  weakened by the growth of cities, became weaker
  and collapsed.

20
What Happened to the Black Death

• People became immune to the Black Death, the
  plague survivors found their skills in demand and
  charged more for their labor.

21
Magna Carta Causes changes in
England
22
Magna Carta

• The Magna Carta is latin for Great Charter. It
  set down rights which became part of English law
  and which are now the foundation of the
  constitution of all countries which speak English.

23
Who Demanded this agreement?

• The Nobles demanded this agreement.

24
Effects of Magna Carta

• The Magna Carta led to more changes. Faced with
  war and financial troubles the king turned to a
  council of nobels for advice and money, which led
  to a parlament.

25
What Were The Affects of Magna
Carta

• The magna carta was a list of rights the king
  could not ignore. He had to obey the laws and
  could not make unfair choices or could not
  disobey the rules because he wanted to.

26
Three Demands

1. Everyone had to obey the magna carta, even the
   king.
2. Nobody can go to jail without a good reason.
3. No sheriff, royal official, or other person
   shall take horses or carts for transport from any
   free man, without his consent.

27
Why are the 3 rules important?

1. Everyone had to obey the rules so everyone would
   be equal.
2. So they couldnt go to jail for nothing.
3. So people cant steal things that aren't theirs.

28
Changes After Magna Carta
29
What did Magna Carta Inspire the
Noble to do?

• The magna carta inspired the nobles to create a
  parliament.

30
Parliament

• A lawmaking body that governs England

31
How Did the King Limit Magna
Carta?

• The King limited the magna carta by only applying
  the rights to the nobles.

32
My Magna Carta

• Three demands that I would seek in creating my
  own Magna Carta for our class is..
• Everyone should be treated equal.
• Everyone should be allowed to have their
  opinions in things.
• Nobody should take other peoples things.