DO NOW (5)

A major goal of the Catholic Church during the Crusades (1096-1291) was to- A) unite Arab peoples B) establish Christianity in Western Europe C) capture the Holy Land from Isalmic rulers D) strengthen the power of European rulers

Short Answer Response (2-3 Sentences) What factors lead to the developments of Feudalism and Manoralism?

The Church and the Plague

Objective

Students will be able to explain the authority exerted by the Roman Catholic Church and how the Black Death contributed to the end of medieval Europe.

Engage: Lots of Dead People Today (4)

https://www.youtube.com/v/rZy6XilXDZQ

Explore: History Short (10)

Get out the History Shorts: The Churches Power Grows and The Black Death

Read the Articles and Answer the multiple choice. You have 10 minutes and we will go over it.

The Powerhouse of the Middle Ages

With the Western Roman Empire gone there is a power vacuum in Europe. All the different kingdoms for the next 900 years will not have as much influence as

another power. Men and women can become educated by joining it. It’s power commands Kings, Emperors, directs the lives of many.

It is the Roman Catholic Church

But that power doesn’t last forever….

NOTES

The Church and Plague Create this page in your notebook

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The Pope

How people reacted

The Catholic Church

Impact of the Black

Death

The Black Death

The Catholic Church

People felt the Church had power over their fate.

The Catholic Church

Largest land owner in Europe, nobles give land.

The Catholic Church

Most of Europe’s literate were Church officials.

The Pope He made bishops and church law. Crowned kings and emperors.

The Pope He could excommunicate people from the Church or ban them from rites (interdict).

The Black Death

Bubonic Plague spread across Europe, killing 25 million (1346-1353).

How People Reacted

Corpses buried in mass graves with no blessing.

How People Reacted

People felt God was punishing the world for sins.

Impact of the Black Death

Serfs gained freedom labor and formed guilds, crippling feudalism.

Impact of the Black Death

Weakened the Church’s power in the people’s eyes.

SKI (30)

S- What do you SEE?–all the important things you see (words, title, images…)

K –What do you KNOW?—branch off and write everything you can remember about what you see.

I – what can you INFER— draw arrows from what you know and see to an answer choice (Multiple Choice)

This is good for multiple choice.

It can also be used in writings…and a lot of people wrote during the Black Death.

Using SKI and the documents on your desk we will break down the articles and answer questions following on the slide.

In your notebook I should see the following: Section Title:

See: Know: Infer:

Answers in complete sentences.

Boccaccio: Signs of Death (7) See- No medicine or advice works, doctors began to spring up everywhere, they did

not know what caused it, death within three days, fevers, disease spread like a fire with oil, going near the sick caused illness.

Know- Few recover from illness, most die. People became doctors or acted as doctors to try and help the sick. Disease spread quickly and effectively.

Infer- Panic causes people to “doctor up,” panic of the sick spreading it just by talking to clothes being touched. The healthy and are afraid to talk to touch clothing of the sick or even be near them.

How did doctors respond to the plague?

How did people feel the plague spread? Who spread it?

What would the healthy be feeling during this time?

Boccaccio: Varying Reactions to Disaster(13)

What did people living in Florence do to avoid getting the plague?

Was there law and order during this period? If all else failed, what did they do? What does Boccaccio say is the cause of the plague? Is the Church able to help? What happened to families?

Jean de Venette on the Progress of the Black Death: After the Pandemic (10) What were the major changes after the

plague? What happened to the economy during

this time? What happened to education?

R.A.F.T.S. (15) Role- Citizen of Florence Audience- Survivors Format- Journal Topic- It has been 6 months since the plague hit

Florence. Strong View- Inform

R.A.F.T.S (15- 12 Alone, 3 Together)Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option 4

Role Citizen Nun/Priest King/Queen Serf

Audience Yourself Citizens Yourself Other Serfs

Format Journal Speech Journal Letter

Topic The Plague is everywhere. The sick and dying are everywhere. What is causing this? What is helping? What may be a lasting effect? What has happened to your family? What has happened to you? What have you done to survive this long? Has the church been able to help?”

Strong View Inform Inform Inform Inform

Without using your notes, what power did the Catholic Church have in Europe and how did the Black Death chip away at that power?

5 MINUTES