Europe in the Dark Ages

Which barbarian invasions cast Europe into its lowest point? p 174 Magyars, Norsemen

What is monasticism? p 175  the withdrawing from society and living in solitude.

What were the men and women called that practiced monasticism? monks and nuns  What did they vow?  they would never marry

What does the Bible say about monasticism?  Mark 16:15 Go ye into all the world and preach the good news

By A.D. 500 prosperity had vanished along with the Roman Empire

1.  Peasants worked the fields to try to make a living.

2.  Learning stopped and Europe fell into the Dark Ages

3.  2 social classes,  Nobility (rich) and the Peasants (poor)

4.  Roman Catholic Church dominated the Dark Ages

Doctrines:  ( Things the Church taught)

Eucharist:  the Lord's Supper (communion)

Transubstantiation:  the belief that the communion elements actually becomes the body and blood of Christ.

Saints: deceased persons the church called holy.

Purgatory: the place where sinners had to stay after death before going to heaven.

indulgences: certificates of merit from the pope.

Watch Tetzel Sells Indulgences 7 min video

What did the people still agonize over? p 177 their salvation

Summarize the life of St. Francis of Assisi p 177 caption

Challenges to the Church:

John Wycliffe: early challenge to the Roman Catholic Church.  His followers were known as Lollards.

John Huss was burned at the stake, his followers were called Hussites.

Heretic: those who disagreed with the Church.

Turn in your textbooks to page 181-182 read about these scholars

Augustine, Aristotle, William of Ockham, Aquinas, Dante, Chaucer
Name something special or a work they wrote.

What else was happening During the Dark Ages in Europe? Middle East?  

Viking invaders from Scandinavia attacked  the British Isles

Watch Viking Raiders 1.5 min video:

Watch Mongols Conquer Persia 7 min video:

Photo Credits:

Peasants: http://www.millennimschools.co.uk/_user/3/8/J/6/H/ja_image1.JPG?1037118444

Chalice: http://www.holyspiritinteractive.net/features/eucharisticmiracles/chalice.jpg

Saints: http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/img/santi_page_fr.jpg

Lesson Objectives

Students will learn

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1. list three doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church

2. explain the difference between monasticism and today's "Go ye"

3. describe the two social classes of the dark ages

4. chart on a map the

5. define the terms Eucharist, Transubstantiation, purgatory, indulgences

6. Explain the significance of the challenges to the Roman Catholic Church

Guided Practice: Check to see if students are understanding the significance of the scholars

Knowledge: Recall of data.

Comprehension: Understand the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words.

Application:
Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations in the workplace.

Analysis:
Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes between facts and inferences. 

Synthesis:
Builds a structure or pattern from diverse elements. Put parts together to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning or structure.

Evaluation:
Make judgments about the value of ideas or materials.