BELL RINGER
DRAWING FROM YOUR KNOWLEDGE
OF PREVIOUS LESSONS, THERE WERE
MANY DIFFERENT PERIODS IN
EUROPE, ie: ROMAN EMPIRE,
BYZANTINE EMPIRE. WHEN DO YOU
THINK THE MIDDLE AGES STARTED
AND ENDED AND WHAT TYPES OF
MAJOR EVENTS WOULD MARK THE
PERIOD?
Europe
 Name that historians gave to the period between the
defeat of the last western Roman emperor and the
beginning of the Renaissance.
 Europe was formed during this time as well as a
Christian culture
 Time of immense achievement
 Germanic people
 What we would call today Germany and Scandinavia
 Romans called them “barbarians” (meaning
foreigners) and considered them crude
 1st piece of art found during this time
 Grave of unknown East Anglian king was found
 Gold and enamel purse cover was found
 Animal style- often had interlace, patterns formed by
interwoven ribbons and bands
 Monks not only copied texts but also illuminated them
with illustrations and decorations
 Gospel of Mark- used animal style and interlace to
announce this book of the bible
 France
 Charlemagne had a Palace Chapel built to be his
personal place of worship
 Octagonal church- Byzantium
 Massive Roman arches- Roman
 End of early middle ages
 Intense religious preoccupation in Europe
 Great cathedrals, monasteries and churches were built
 Historians divided the art and architecture into 2
periods:
 Romanesque
 Gothic