The greatest mistake in life is to be
continually fearing that you will
make one.
Elbert Hubbard
•What were the physical conditions during the
“dark ages”?
•What were the spiritual conditions during the
Middle Ages?
•What were some of the achievements of the
Church during the Middle Ages?
•What were some of the failings of the Church
during the Middle Ages?
•What Scriptural passage has been meaningful to
you up to this point in life?
Chp 8
A background of the Middle Ages
The Dark Ages were . . . ?
a) The first part of the Middle Ages
b) The tribal “hordes” or “barbarians” took control
c) The collapse of the ancient Greco-culture
What value did the early Christian church provide?
a) Provided medical care to early pagans
b) Helped preserve knowledge from ancient texts
c) Colleced money for the poor
The High Middle Ages
The High Middle Ages . . .?
a) Felt the significant influence of the Roman Catholic church
b) Came after the crusades
c) Made buildings/artwork to reflect the theology
Church clergy accounted for what % of people?
a) 5% of the population
b) 10% of the population
c) 15% of the population
Life shaping forces
3 Elements of life-shaping history
What were the three elements foundational to
shaping this period of history?
a) Fuedalism
b) The Christian religion
c) The fight against Islam
d) The artwork reflected on the cathederals
e) The Germanic peoples (“barbarians”)
f) The culture of ancient Rome
g) The monies collected and funneled into the Catholic Church
The Medieval Era
The Crusades (AD 1095-1300)
Zechariah
Malachi
none
a) Major Prophet
b) Apocalypse
c) Gospel
d) Book of the Law
e) Minor Prophet
f) Letter by ... (author)
g) History
h) Poetry
i) Letter by Paul
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
a) Letter by ... (author)
b) Letter by Paul
c) Minor Prophet
d) Apocalypse
e) Poetry
f) Book of the Law
g) History
h) Major Prophet
i) Gospel
Nehemiah
Esther
Job
a) Letter by ... (author)
b) Letter by Paul
c) Minor Prophet
d) Apocalypse
e) Poetry
f) Book of the Law
g) History
h) Major Prophet
i) Gospel
Evil triumphs when good men do
nothing.
Edmund Burke
Christianity spreads
Why did Christianity come more slowly in the British isles?
a) It reminded them of the domination of the Roman Empire
b) They didn’t want to be told what to do
c) No one could speak their language (Gaelic)
Britain embraced Christianity coming from what
religious tradition?
a) No religious tradition at all
b) Druidic Paganism
c) Norse Mythological Paganism
England spreads the gospel
The early versions of Anglo-Saxon Christianity
embraced asceticism. Which is . . .?
a) The denial of physical comforts for spiritual renewal
b) Prayer, penance, solitude
c) Assertion of kingly power
New churches in England were largely the
work of one man?
a) Cuthbert
b) Eckfort
c) Oswald
I Kings
II Kings
I Chronicles
a) Major Prophet
b) Apocalypse
c) Gospel
d) Book of the Law
e) Minor Prophet
f) Letter by ... (author)
g) History
h) Poetry
i) Letter by Paul
none
Genesis
Exodus
a) Letter by ... (author)
b) Letter by Paul
c) Minor Prophet
d) Apocalypse
e) Poetry
f) Book of the Law
g) History
h) Major Prophet
i) Gospel
Esther
Job
Psalms
a) Letter by ... (author)
b) Letter by Paul
c) Minor Prophet
d) Apocalypse
e) Poetry
f) Book of the Law
g) History
h) Major Prophet
i) Gospel
There are a thousand hacking at
the branches of evil to one who is
striking at the root.
Henry David Thoreau
Proverbs
Ecclesiastics
Song of
Songs
a) Major Prophet
b) Apocalypse
c) Gospel
d) Book of the Law
e) Minor Prophet
f) Letter by ... (author)
g) History
h) Poetry
i) Letter by Paul
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
a) Letter by ... (author)
b) Letter by Paul
c) Minor Prophet
d) Apocalypse
e) Poetry
f) Book of the Law
g) History
h) Major Prophet
i) Gospel
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
a) Letter by ... (author)
b) Letter by Paul
c) Minor Prophet
d) Apocalypse
e) Poetry
f) Book of the Law
g) History
h) Major Prophet
i) Gospel
Judges
Ruth
I Samuel
a) Letter by ... (author)
b) Letter by Paul
c) Minor Prophet
d) Apocalypse
e) Poetry
f) Book of the Law
g) History
h) Major Prophet
i) Gospel
II Kings
I Chronicles
II Chronicles
a) Letter by ... (author)
b) Letter by Paul
c) Minor Prophet
d) Apocalypse
e) Poetry
f) Book of the Law
g) History
h) Major Prophet
i) Gospel
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
a) Major Prophet
b) Apocalypse
c) Gospel
d) Book of the Law
e) Minor Prophet
f) Letter by ... (author)
g) History
h) Poetry
i) Letter by Paul
The conquering Normans and the
rise of Fuedalism
Vikings (normans) came to England and then . .?
a) France
b) Spain
c) Ireland
The Lords of Manors were also . . . ?
a) warriors
b) farmers
c) blacksmiths
Members of the Manor were . . . ?
a) blacksmiths
b) farmers
c) potters
Cathedral of Cologne
Contrast
The life of the Waldense
Song of
Songs
Isaiah
Jeremiah
a) Major Prophet
b) Apocalypse
c) Gospel
d) Book of the Law
e) Minor Prophet
f) Letter by ... (author)
g) History
h) Poetry
i) Letter by Paul
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
a) Letter by ... (author)
b) Letter by Paul
c) Minor Prophet
d) Apocalypse
e) Poetry
f) Book of the Law
g) History
h) Major Prophet
i) Gospel
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
a) Letter by ... (author)
b) Letter by Paul
c) Minor Prophet
d) Apocalypse
e) Poetry
f) Book of the Law
g) History
h) Major Prophet
i) Gospel
The ultimate measure of a man is
not where he stands in moments of
comfort and convenience, but
where he stands at times of
challenge and controversy.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Cowardice asks the question: is it safe?
Expediency asks the question: is it
politic? Vanity asks the question: is it
popular? But conscience asks the
question: is it right? And there comes a
time when one must take a position that
is neither safe, nor politic, nor popularbut one must take it simply because it is
Martin Luther King, Jr.
right.
Feudalism deepens its impact
The societal organization of the time was?
a) Dukedom
b) Colonialism
c) Feudalism
Societal order members were?
a) Knights
b) Potters
c) Serfs
d) Smurfs
e) Lords
f) Earls
g) Ducks
h) Duke