Day 34: Power of the Roman Catholic Church (10/22/12)

Chatres, France
Of the original 186 stained glass windows,
152 have survived since construction (between 1193 and 1250)

Standard:

7.6.8. Understand the importance of the Catholic church as a political, intellectual, and aesthetic institution (e.g., founding of universities, political and spiritual roles of the clergy, creation of monastic and mendicant religious orders, preservation of the Latin language and religious texts, St. Thomas Aquinas's synthesis of classical philosophy with Christian theology, and the concept of "natural law").

SS Objective:
The HHG Tributes of 2018 will be able to describe the power of Catholic Church during the Middle Ages.

View of Chatres from the outside

View of Chatres from the inside

Step 1: Homework. Last night you did not have to submit a form for homework, but you did need to retrack your final and correct your answer. Get it out if you have not already, we are going to go over it now.

Step 2: Spiral Review and Looking Forward. Make a copy of these notes. We will use them today. Start to fill in the blanks based on what you know.

Los Angles Skyline

Step 3: Quick Discussion-- Thoughts on power. 
What are the largest buildings in the city?
What types of business are done there?
What does the size of a building and its features say about a culture's values?
What does it tell you about who has the most power?

Step 4: View clips from Cathedral (Start at 2:40. Cut to 29). We will stop to talk about values and social structures of medieval Europe (and the power and wealth of the church).

Homework:
ALL HOMEROOMS: If you did not retrack your Rome Final-- you must do that tonight.
Then, complete Day 33 Homework | Power of the Church. Enter you answers into this form for credit.