4. Unpaid __________ did most of the work in building the parish __________. The sense of achievement and communal __________ made people feel part of the __________. 5. Explain why cathedrals were so enormous. ANALYSE AND APPLY 6. Compare and contrast SOURCE1 and SOURCE2 . State which one was a more effective way of making an impression on the medieval population. Explain your answer in detail. 7. Construct a diagram that illustrates the hierarchy of the Church. 8. Explain why you think that the Catholic Church ensured that medieval people feared the idea of hell. 9. State some of the methods that the parish churches used to create a sense of community. 10. Identify five ways the Roman Catholic Church demonstrated its power over the people of medieval Europe. Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
LESSON 3.9 What was the power of the written word?
LEARNING INTENTION By the end of this lesson you should be able to • explain the importance of the medieval manuscripts of monastic scribes in holding ancient and medieval texts as well as passing on the ideas • understand the importance of developing the technology of books as beautiful artworks.
Tune in Medieval manuscripts were handwritten and took a long time to complete. Many also had illustrations, which were called illuminations. SOURCE1 A medieval illuminated manuscript from the Czech Republic
Look closely at SOURCE1 and see if you can identify any of the following used in this manuscript: • the language • the colours • the image in the historiated initial • the layout. Discuss its similarities with modern books and the key differences you can see.
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