influence of the catholic church on politics, art, & learning
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Influence of the Catholic Church on Politics, Art, & Learning
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Reviewing what you got from your books…
• Gave advice to rulers• Kept records of events• Cooperated with & struggled against kings & nobles• Charlemagne• Henry IV
• Founded cathedral schools, which later became universities• Preserved books• Re-translated classical knowledge from Muslims• Thomas Aquinas & other medieval scholars
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Side-by-side comparisonRomanesque Cathedrals
• Round arches• Thick, low walls• Narrow windows• 400s-1100s
Gothic Cathedrals
• Pointed arches• Thin, high walls• Large, stained-glass
windows• 1100s-1300s
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Think-Pair-Share & Discussion
• What do you think the purpose of Gothic Cathedrals was? (Besides the obvious one)
• How did Gothic Cathedrals compare with the earlier Romanesque Cathedrals? Explain.
• Be prepared for me to call on you to share after 1-2 minutes
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So, how did the Church influence art?
• Romanesque cathedrals• Gothic cathedrals• Nearly all art in the Middle Ages was religious– Statues– Pictures– Buildings