The Middle Ages

1. FRANCE
2. During the middle ages the church was the strongest
3. In 1095 Pope Urban II called for the first holy war, or the First Crusade
• They sent European warriors to try and take over Jerusalem
• The Muslim armies were much stringer and more organized than the Europeans
• First Crusade is a failure
4. The early middle ages (1,000-late 11th century) is when the artwork was categorized as Romanesque
5. 1100-1400 = Gothic art
6. The Romanesque churches of the early middle ages were built like fortresses
• If there was an attack, the people would go to the cathedral
• The sculpture on the cathedrals represent the theology
7. Architecture
• Romanesque
• Very round archways
• Very fortress-like
• Judgment Day
• Gothic
• Light
• Stained-glass
• Windows
• Elegance
• Openness
• Hope
• Annunciation
8. Freedom
• You were born into your social class
• If you were born peasant you would die a peasant