Education, Literature and Art
Peter The Great
Epics and Romances
It's about a warrior name Beowulf defeating horrible monster name Greandle
French Epics
The Song of Roland written around 1100s A.D.
About Charlemagne's Knights defending Christianity
Vernacular Literature
Dante Alighieri
-An epic poem in Italian. Written over a period of several years.
-The poem talks about medieval ideas of life after death
Vernacular
-Language of everyday speech or writing
Instead of speaking a common language people would speak their own language. This helped give each kingdom of Europe separate identities
Geoffrey Chaucer
-A England Government Official
-The poem describe a group of pilgrims, representing people of various class and occupations
Medieval Art
Romanesque
-They had thick walls, columns set closed together, heavy curved aches, and small windows
Gothic
-Stone beams, extending out from the wall, allowing thinner walls, with stained-glass windows