Notes 4-16

France

• Between 1000 and 1400 many changes happened.
• http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=07&region=euwf#slideshow8
• The Capetians gained power through supporting the church. The support of the church becomes the key to political success in France.
• They begin writing on animal hide in the middle ages, we call it manuscripts- medieval manuscripts are books where pages are animal hide.
• (remember the year 1066)
• In 1095 the pope orders the first crusade
• The pope decides that they want to kick out the Muslims and they send European soldiers to fight in Jerusalem. EPIC FAIL!!! Most soldiers do not even make it to Jerusalem.
• the two ages of medieval architecture in France. The first is called the Romanesque- around the year 1000. The people in this time were anxious about the final judgment.
• The churches were built like fortresses because if you were attacked, you would go to the cathedral to hide.
• After the Romanesque period, starting around the 12th century is the Gothic period. It is the complete opposite of Romanesque. Known for stained glass. They let as much light in as you can, instead of walled up fortresses.
• In the Gothic period, it is all about the light of the world and hope.
• There are circular windows called ROSE WINDOWS!!