HUM 1020 Chapter 6: The Early Middle Ages
Romanesque Style
Big arches Barrel-vaulted ceilings More floor space Floor was cross-shaped Faced East
Rebuild
Churches had to _____________ in order to accommodate people coming to see the relics The new style was called Romanesque
Relics
Consists of the physical remains of a saint or the personal effects of the saint Many came from the Middle East during the Crusades
Charlemagne
Crowned the Holy Roman Emperor by the bishop
The Song of Roland
Epic poem witten about the nephew of Charlemagne An example of "songs of deeds" Speaks of holy relics that gives people power Preformed by minstrels
Franks
Established a kingdom along the Rhone River, halting the Muslim incursion Charles Martel sealed the border
Neoplatonism
Established in the high middle ages c. 1000 The rediscovery of Plato The belief in reason ex. Anselm
William the Conqueror
He becomes king of England after the Norman invasion
Wall carvings
Located on then outside of the churches Biblical figures
Norman invasion of England
Occurred 1066 C.E. William of Northern France invaded England to take the thrown from Harold Shown in the Bayeux Tapestry
Anselm
A neoplatonist that created the ontological argument Believed God is "that than which nothing greater can be conceived"
Monks
All philosophers during the Early Middle Ages were _________.
Beowulf
Anglo-Saxen epic written in Old English Composed c. 700
Gregorian chants
Morality plays developed from these which slowly began to include verses
500 C.E.
Rome officially fell this year This is also the year Old English/Anglo-Saxon english developed
Pepin the Short
Son of Charles Martel The first Carolingian king
Charlemagne
Son of Pepin Ruled 768-814 Became the king of the Franks and expanded the empire The 1st true emperor of western Europe
Carolingian
The Dynasty of Charlemagne was called _________.
Tympanum
The large semicircular space Often contains sculpture or other imagery or ornaments
Carolingian Renaissance
The learning that took ace during Charlemagne's rule Went to the monasteries and got the clergy to teach because they could read and write
Middle English
The result of people in the high court speaking French which mixed with Old English
