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Influence of the Catholic Church on Politics, Art, & Learning

Influence of the Catholic Church on Politics, Art, & Learning. Reviewing what you got from your books…. Gave advice to rulers Kept records of events Cooperated with & struggled against kings & nobles Charlemagne Henry IV. ???.

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Influence of the Catholic Church on Politics, Art, & Learning

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  1. Influence of the Catholic Church on Politics, Art, & Learning

  2. 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

  3. Side-by-side comparison • Romanesque Cathedrals • Round arches • Thick, low walls • Narrow windows • 400s-1100s • Gothic Cathedrals • Pointed arches • Thin, high walls • Large, stained-glass windows • 1100s-1300s

  4. 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

  5. So, how did the Church influence art? • Romanesque cathedrals • Gothic cathedrals • Nearly all art in the Middle Ages was religious • Statues • Pictures • Buildings

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