Romanesque & Gothic Era Notes:

• Normans & franks
• Lived throughout France and capital was Paris. Franks were in charge
• The dynasty emerges, The Capetians.
• They were responsible for supporting the Church.
• Supporting the Church led to political success
• Abbeys and monasteries were built.
• Books were copied by hand in the centers of learning. IN THE CHURCHES AND MONASTERIES.
• Manuscripts were written on animal hide.
• 1095 - THE POPE URBAN ORDERS THE FIRST CRUSADE.
• Jerusalem was the center of the world.
• Muslims lived in Jerusalem.
• Pope wants to eliminate Muslims but…EPIC FAIL.
• Crusades were pretty much useless, and bloody, besides power along trade routes
• Churches were built like fortresses
• 12th Century = Gothic Architecture. Gothic is complete opposite of Romanesque.
• Gothic cathedrals had many glass windows to let in as much light as possible
• Romanesque - end of the world
• Gothic - light of the world, hope
• THEY COMPLIMENTED EACH OTHER