Yr 8 Medieval Flashcards
What has Rome had an influence on?
Rome had a big influence on the northern hemisphere. Christianity is in some schools and churches, a lot of the things we do are related to the things Romans created. Roman architecture, archs, Roman numerals, aqueducts, sewerage, colosseum is like the mcg. Concrete formula, months.
What is an important piece of art ?
Bayeux Tapestry is an embroidered cloth that depicts the battle of Hastings in 1066 and the events leading up to it. It is remarkably well preserved and hangs in Bayuex in France. Although the origins of the Bayeux Tapestry are unclear, wall hangings of this type were used for both decoration and insulation against the cold castle walls of the times.
What are some occupations?
Miller
Taylor
Baker
Knight
Literature
Geo rey Chaucer. It is called e Canterbury Tales, and was written about 1391. is book examines medieval English society — even the titles of the tales show the types of jobs the people of medieval times.
Tailor
Most clothes were made from wool produced on weaving looms. These looms produced areas of material to be hand-sewn using various stitches. Tailors had to make precise measurements,
Miller
A Miller is someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill). Mills were an invention of the era and were built to pump water and grind grain. The village mill housed a machine to grind a cereal crop to make flour.
Tithe
A tax that peasants paid to the lord
Crusades
The crusades were a series of military expeditions promoted by the papacy during the Middle Ages, initially aimed at taking the Holy Land for Christendom. (Palestine)
The Manor
What exactly were Medieval Manors? A manor was the district over which a lord had domain and could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval Times.
Monks and monasteries
They needed 30 monks to run properly
The biggest monastery has 300 monks cluney abbey
Popes and kings
Popes gained power because the kings lost it. Catholicism was a widespread religion in Europe pushing the pope up in the hierarchy
The pope made a powerful influence on political disputes
The pope was considered a unifying figure
The King was giving knights land to have so they would fight in the war
Cathedrals
Most great cathedrals were made in the middle ages
Each major European city has one cathedral
Cathedrals took centuries to build
Architects of the cathedrals died many years before it was built
Was also a community centre
Was a school for the uneducated
Castles
Small windows to pour oil out of
A drawbridge
Turrets
Moat
