Topic Choices:
Knights and the Crusades
The Muslim Empire
Women in the Middle Ages
Monasteries (founders, orders and lifestyles)
Castle and Castle Life
Architecture and the building of Cathedrals
Manors and Village Life
****I chose Knights and the Crusades, and I just started taking notes.
2c. Look at pictures of Romanesque and Gothic churches and cathedrals. In two paragraphs, describe both kinds of architecture and give examples of each.
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture for buildings in Western Europe in the Middle Ages. It came after Romanesque architecture and before Renaissance architecture. Gothic architecture started in France in the 12th century and lasted into the 16th century. Its important features are the pointed arch, the ribbed vault and the flying buttress, which are explained below. Gothic architecture is best known as the style of many of the great cathedrals, abbeys and churches of Europe.
"Romanesque" was the style of architecture in Europe before the "Gothic" style. Gothic architecture grew out of Romanesque architecture. There was not a clean break between the two styles. Some features of Gothic archicture are also features of Romanesque architecture. Ribbed vaults are a feature of both Gothic architecture and Romanesque architecture.
Some features of Gothic architecture are not features of Romanesque architecture. Large stained glass windows are a feature of Gothic architecture but are not a feature of Romanesque architecture. All the types of buildings, and the general shape of the buildings were already there in the Romanesque period.
This is an example of Romanesque architecture. This is a cathedral located at Vezelay and where Bernard of Clairvaux preached the second crusade.
This is an example of Gothic architecure. It is a gothic chapel in Poland.
This is an example of Romanesque Revival architecture wich ocurred in the late 19th century. This is Royce Hall, the main building at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA).
3. Continue to take notes for your resourcs for your research paper.
****I took lots of notes.
4. Find the Scandinavian and Eastern European countries and the Caspian and Black Seas on your map. Add Iceland and Greenland to your map.
****I added Iceland, and the rest. I checked out the Caspian sea and learned that my map isn't very readable.
5c. Find a book of Norse myths. Read some stories and then describe three or four characters with one paragraph written for each.
In Norse mythology, Odin was the king of the Aesir. He is a god of war, but also associated to wisdom, poetry, and magic. Odin rides on an eight-legged horse called Sleipnir, and his famous spear is called Gungnir. He also has an precious arm ring called Draupnir, and two ravens called Hugin and Munin who tell him all the things happening around the world. Odin only has one eye, because he sacrificed one to drink from the fountain of wisdom. Odin would be swallowed by Loki's son, the wolf Fenrir at Ragnarok.
Odin
Loki is a giant in Norse mythology. He is the personification of cunning, trickery, and evil. Although Loki is a giant, he lives with the gods because Odin adopted him. He has the power of changing his appearance and even gender, although he had to borrowed Freyja's magical dress at times to change into birds. Once, Loki changed himself into a mare, and he bore the son of a horse. This eight-legged horse is then called Sleipnir, and became the favourite horse of Odin. Loki also has many monstrous children, namely Hel, Fenrir, and Jordmungand. He and his children became enemies of the gods in Ragnarok.
Loki
Freyja is a goddess in Norse and Germanic Mythology. She is the twin sister of Freyr and the daughter of Njord. She is originally worshipped as a fertility godess. But in the Eddas, she was often portrayed as a godess of love, beauty, and attraction. She was also associated with war, battle, death, wealth, magic and propheciey. Freyja was said to be the most beloved, honored, and renowned among godesses. She is one of the most popular godesses of Norse mythology.
Freya
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