Medieval Identity & Worldview

It is TRUE about FEUDALISM...

• Each social class had a specific role and status.

• The monarch gave land and privileges to lords in exchange for loyalty and soldiers

• People had the opportunity to improve their social status through education and hard work.

• Peasants got a place to live and protection in exchange for working the land and paying taxes.

In medieval times, your social status was defined by birth. That means...

• If you were born a poor peasant, you would most likely die a poor peasant.

• There were plenty of opportunities for people to improve their social standing through education

• If you were born poor, hard work would probably give you opportunities to improve your social status.

• It was a fair society, full of opportunities and chances to get a decent education.

What percentage of the population in medieval Europe were peasants?

• 50%

• 70%

• 60%

• more than 80%

In what ways, was the Catholic Church a central part of people's lives in medieval times?

• Markets were held around Church buildings

• Nearly every community had a church or religious building

• Town meetings, plays, and concerts were also held in churches.

• The priest baptized and got people married

• People had religious freedom and could choose their faith

What is one EVIDENCE that the Catholic Church had great ECONOMIC power in medieval times?

• They held a large fortune in medieval banks

• They had about 30% or 1/3 of all the land

• Not everyone had to pay taxes to the Church

• People tried to understand the world through religion

It was true about the TITHE?

• It was a tax people were expected to pay to the Church

• It was about 5% of all money you made during the year

• About 10% of your earnings during the year

• The king did not have to pay taxes to the Church

How might a medieval person explain a rainbow or a tornado?

• They might explain a rainbow as God being pleased at them

• They understood how a rainbow is actually the sunlight decomposed in different colors.

• They might justify a tornado as God being mad or angry at the community.

• Medieval people valued science and explained the world in rational, logical ways.

The Medieval understanding of the universe was...

• Heliocentric (the Sun in the center) just like ours

• Geocentric (the Earth in the center)

• Geocentric (the Moon in the center)

Based on the medieval world map, which regions were NOT known during the middle ages?

• Europe and Africa

• The Americas, Oceania and Antarctica

• Europe and Asia

• Asia and Africa

Which options describe MEDIEVAL ART correctly?

• It does not look like real life (realistic)

• It is like real life or realistic

• Themes are very diverse, not only religious

• Themes are often about religion and religious figures

• Figures (people) are flat, stiff and often enlongated (longer than usual)