starter activity

Describe the picture or source here.

Why was the Why was the Church so Church so

important in important in medieval times?medieval times?

To identify the reasons why To identify the reasons why religion was more important in religion was more important in

the Middle Agesthe Middle Ages

To study the different jobs To study the different jobs performed by a medieval priestperformed by a medieval priest

Aims

Possible reasonsPossible reasons Religion helped explain Religion helped explain

difficult events, e.g. difficult events, e.g. illnesses, astronomical illnesses, astronomical phenomenonphenomenon

Escape from Escape from drudgerydrudgery of of lifelife

Impressive building, Impressive building, constructed & decorated constructed & decorated by the local communityby the local community

Centre of social life, e.g. Centre of social life, e.g. church aleschurch ales

Priests could save your Priests could save your soul through services, e.g. soul through services, e.g. massmass, christening & , christening & last last ritesrites

Old Romney, Kent

Your taskYour task

Read through the fact file on the role of Read through the fact file on the role of medieval priests and highlight evidence medieval priests and highlight evidence according to the table below.according to the table below.

Religious Religious dutiesduties

Practical Practical responsibiliresponsibili

tiesties

CharityCharity Social & Social & entertainmentertainm

entent

text

PlenaryPlenary

Why was the church so important?

A demon pulling people off A demon pulling people off the ladderthe ladder

Murderers being put into a Murderers being put into a pot of boiling waterpot of boiling water

A bridge of spikes for A bridge of spikes for dishonest tradesmendishonest tradesmen

Christ defeating the Devil Christ defeating the Devil who has his hands tiedwho has his hands tied

St Michael weighing souls St Michael weighing souls to see if they should go to to see if they should go to

heaven or hellheaven or hell

Angels helping the good up Angels helping the good up the ladderthe ladder