1. Unit 2: The Medieval Period 1066-1485

2. Classwork
Read: “Intro to Medieval Lit”
pages 73-88
Do: Study Guide

3. The Norman Conquest-1066 Norman = north men = Vikings
Former Vikings from France

4. The Battle of Hastings
The Normans
defeated the Saxons

5. exchange of property of personal service
Rise of Feudalism
exchange of property of personal service
lord/overlord: granted property
vassal: promised service to his lord
All land belongs to the ruler

6. Rise of Feudalism

7. A Shifting Language
Normans spoke French, so French became the official language.
Old English was for the common (Saxon) person.
The winner makes the rules.

8. The Growth of Towns
Crusades

9. Later Middle Ages 14th-15th centuries The feudal system suffered
The Plague killed every third person
Few serfs

10. Chivalry
truth
valor
honor
courtesy

11. Learning and Literature
Cambridge nd University
1st University

12. Poetry of the Middle Ages
Geoffrey Chaucer “The Canterbury Tales”
Reveal the changes that were taking place in the English language and society as a whole

13. Lyrics and Ballads Lyre: harplike instrument Lyric Poems
Secular
love and nature
Religious
praise God or prayer of supplication
Ballads: folk song that tells a story
Robin Hood

14. Drama of the Middle Ages
Part of religious services
Miracle & Mystery Plays
Retold Bible stories
Morality Plays
life of an ordinary person
teach a moral lesson