Quest 5...Religion in the Middle Ages
Essential Concepts:
1. The Catholic Church was the only form of Christianity in Western Europe during the Middle Ages. The Pope lead the Catholic Church and crowned kings.
2. Every Western European living under feudal law was required to pay taxes to the church.
Vocabulary:
Define these words as you go through this quest and write them in your journal:
secular
cathedral
pilgrimage
monastery
monk
missionary
parish
Gothic
sacraments
relics
Research, collect photos and/or draw illustrations for each question, and write in great detail in your journal about the following questions:
Cathedrals Resource: http://www.english-online.at/history/middle-ages/religion-and-cathedrals-of-the-middle-ages.htm
1. What was the main religion in Europe during this time?
2. What are the 7 Sacraments and why are they important? Provide explicit details. Use this site for the 7 sacraments.
Use these links to answer the questions about Cathedrals:
Gothic Architecture Gothic Cathedrals
3. Name five features you would see in Gothic Architecture and explain what they were used for.
4. A. Why were huge cathedrals built?
B. What are some key architecture components of the cathedral? http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/cathedrals.html
C. Using Google maps find three of these cathedrals; take screen shots that show the architecture of them. Place them in your journal.
Watch the video below on "Canterbury Tales" from "Crazy History Teachers"
http://www.themiddleages.net/canterbury.html
5.A. What is a Pilgrimage?
http://www.ehow.com/about_5118288_do-people-make-pilgrimages-canterbury.html
B. What was the book Canterbury Tales about?
C. Who wrote it?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Canterbury_Tales
Video: "Canterberry Tales"
Canterburry Tales Information:
In the late Middle Ages, a group of English men and women from different walks of life gather at the Tabard Inn outside London for a pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Thomas â Becket in Canterbury, England. The Host of the Tabard proposes that the pilgrims pass the time on the journey by telling stories; he offers to accompany the group, judge the best story, and award the winner a meal, paid by all, when the group returns to his inn. The pilgrims agree and begin telling tales, each of which reflects the interests and personality of the teller. In the sampling of tales presented in Literature
Connections, the Knight recounts a tale of chivalry; the Nun's Priest and
the Pardoner tell cautionary tales; the Summoner tells a ribald tale; and the
Wife of Bath, the Clerk, and the Franklin tell romantic tales of love and
marriage.
Information on Geoffrey Chaucer,
More information on Chaucer
More on Chaucer
6. Visit two of the virtual tours below (first 2 are recommended).
A. Describe your reaction to the pilgrimage (click on the word)to these Cathedrals.
Think of it from the perspective of your Middle Ages character.
Canterbury (England) Cathedral
Notre Dame (France) Cathedral
Chartres Cathedral or second of same place
Milan (Italy) Virtual Tour
All Cathedrals by country
Also see YouTube from Columbia University
7. What was the role of the church in people's lives?
8. A. Summarize in great detail how religion impacts your life.
B. How do you participate in religion?
C. How does religion (priests, rules, the Bible) affect the decisions you
make? Be as detailed as possible.
For your Project use the information above to develop and design your group project