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The Mysteries Inside Chartres - Geographic History

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The Mysteries Inside Chartres - Geographic History. Chartres was in Gaul one of the principal towns of the Carnutes, a Celtic tribe. In the Gallo-Roman period, it was called Autricum, name derived from the river Autura (Eure), and afterwards civitas Carnutum, "city of the Carnutes", from which Chartres got its name.

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Throughout the Middle Ages religious feelings inspired art and architecture. All of the archetiture in the Middle Ages is the same, Gothic. The archetiture in the Middle Ages honored God.

in the 1100s Europeans built cathedrals in a style called Gothic architecture

Cathedrals were tall and had huge stain glass windows

clothing they wore were out of strands of gold

books were colored and decorated with bright colors and thin sheets of silver and gold

when the sun signed through the stain glass windows of the cathedral, many bright colors came shining through

ornate painting and tapestries covered the ceilings and walls

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Some people liked to try to learn more about the world. So the church opened up some universities with classes people could take, all in Latin. The main thing the universities taught was religion.

a philosopher, Thomas Aquinas believed that rational thought could be used to support Christian beliefs

natural law- Thomas thought God had created a law that governed how the world operated

teachers at the universities were clergy

taught religion, law, medicine, astronomy, and other courses

at student´s graduation, they wore  caps and gowns just like today

only boys could attend universities at the age 14

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People worried that the church had become obsessed with wealth and power due to the clergy having political power. Clergy were so into politics they did not focus on spiritual matters. This made people mad.

the monks of Cluny followed a strict schedule of prayer and religious services

religious order- a group of people who dedicate their lives to religion and follow common rules

1100s people thought the rules weren't strict enough so they created new rules

vows of silence and not speaking to each other

monks spent ours  copying documents

friars- people who belonged to religious orders but lived and worked among the general public

Saint Francis of Assisi made new improved rules

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Almost everyone living in Europe during the Middle Ages was Christian. Christianity was the central part of life. The church held all social events.

clergy- church officials

pilgrimages- religious journeys the church encouraged people to go on

popular pilgrimage destination was Canterbury, near London, England

the church had the most power and grew politically

most people left land to the church when they died

some clergy got so caught up in politics they did not deal with religious affairs

when monks were sick or old they would get treated in the infirmary

the main abbey church was the largest building in the Cluny Monastery