The High Middle Ages Leaders of the Third Crusade Fourth Crusades Planned Course Innocent III r The Venetian Mercantile Empire Gregory VII r Rise of Papal Power c. 1075 How did the culture and society of the High Middle Ages differ from those aspects of the Early Middle Ages? What factors led to those changes? Which figures are central to the Hunt reading for today? A.Thomas Aquinas and Joachim of Fiore B.Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine C.Peter Abelard & Heloise D.St. Bernard and St. Francis Where did Gothic Architecture first develop? A.Near Rome B.Near Paris C.Near London D.Near Prague E.Near Leiden Medieval Universities Gratians Decretum c Foundation for Systematic Canon Law of Church Courts Innovations in Medieval Theology Romanesque Architecture dominant in new construction in the West until c. 1140 French Gothic at St. Chapelle Gothic Cross-Section Which of the following was not a defining feature of Gothic architecture? A.Roman arches B.Large windows, often with stained glass C. Flying buttresses D.Webbed vaulting Byzantine Art mosaics and symbolic representation The Annunciation St. Francis c. 1299 St. Francis Flight to Egypt c. 1300 Henry II of England: Creator of English Common Law Charter from early 12 th century Spread of Literacy Tomb of Eleanor of Aquitaine c. 1200 Literacy and Religion c. 1300 The Divine Comedy: Learned Vernacular Birth of Venus 1480s - Botticelli