Gothic Cathedrals 12th Century: New style of church architecture Invention of buttress allowed for this Projecting support of stone or brick against a wall
Gothic Cathedrals Walls could be taller & thinner Added stained glass windows for light Intended to awe and dwarf citizens Notre Dame, France
Characteristics Flying Buttresses Clustered columns Sharply pointed spires Pointed Arches Ribbed vaults Large expanses of (stained) glass
Pointed Arches Ribbed Vaults Clustered Columns
Sharp Spires Milan Cathedral, Italy
Stained Glass
Why were Cathedrals so big? Church wealthier than most kings From the tithes Built large churches to show off the power of the Catholic Church Bigger than most buildings and royal castles Milan Cathedral 350 feet tall 110,000 square feet (1 city block)
What is it? Bubonic Plague Caused by bacterial infection Transmitted by contact with infected person or fleas Symptoms: flu-like, swollen lymph glands (buboes) No treatment = dead within 10 days Now treated with antibiotics
The Black Death: Origins 1340s – 50s Originated in China Spread through trade routes/warfare Europe: Italy through Black Sea merchant ships
The Black Death in Europe Plague not understood, punishment by God? Kill heretics & non-Christians Treatment: bloodletting, boil-lancing, herbal remedies Avoid people with plague Abandon ill family members
Ring Around the Rosie Ring around a rosie Red circle/buboes form Pocket full of posies Use flowers to ward off Ashes, ashes You sneeze/get sick We all fall down You die.
The Black Death: Effects >50 Million (maybe 75 million) Dead 1/3 Europe’s population gone in a matter of years Urban population declines Trade declines, prices increase Serfs look for better jobs/wages, peasant revolts Jews blamed, further persecuted Church loses prestige Prayers didn’t work, people lost faith