haucer History The anterbury Tales 1066 1485 AD The Norman conquest of England created a powerful AngloNorman entity and brought England into the mainstream of European civilization ID: 622313
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Medieval Period
haucer HistoryThe anterbury Tales
1066 - 1485 A.D.Slide2
The
Norman conquest of England created a powerful Anglo-Norman entity and brought England into the mainstream of European civilization.Characteristics of Medieval EnglandSlide3Slide4
eudalism
The feudal system centralized military, political, and economic power in the crown.It also divided the citizens by class – creating a society Slide5
Feudalism
eudalismSlide6
Knighthood
Age 7 – Boys sent to lord’s castle for training (riding, fighting)Age 14 – Became squires (maintained lord’s armor & weapons
)Early adulthood – Became full knightSlide7
The Knight’s ode -
hivalryKnights required to be brave, loyal, & trueHad to fight fairly
Applied only to noblesWomen
were protected & cherishedSlide8
Property
Nunnery
Women
The much maligned Gender
The ideals of Chivalry improved
attitudes
toward women.
It
did not however Improve the
rights
of women.
Life of ServitudeSlide9
Noblewomen
Controlled manor while husband foughtMarriages arranged
Woman’s dowry went to husbandSlide10
The
hurchThe Roman Catholic Church transcended national boundaries and fostered cultural unity among Europeans.Slide11
The parish church was the center of every town
.One of the largest buildings in town with stained-glass windows and statues that told stories from the Bible to the villagers who, for the most part, could not read.
The church was involved in every aspect of the lives of the people including baptism, marriage, burials, and other hardships.
Every Sunday, every villager went to church to a service in Latin (which they didn't understand) and a sermon (which they did understand). Slide12
The Magna artaThe Magna Carta
weakened the political power of the Church.It laid the foundation for later English and American Constitutional Law.Slide13
he PlagueBlack Death/Bubonic Plague~25 million people died in just under five years between 1347 and 1352. Estimated population of Europe from 1000 to 1352
.~Characterized by swelling lesions, respiratory problems, blood contamination~Created a labor shortage that contributed to the end of feudalism and the passing of the middle agesSlide14
Geoffrey
haucerSlide15
Geoffrey Chaucer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxqAwT5IpL8~Known as the father of English literature ~Born around 1343 in London, England~Buried at Westminster Abbey, London
~Most famous for The Canterbury Tales