asher period 2 team 7

Medieval Synthesis

During the Medieval Period, class structure was highly important. The king was of first importance followed by knights and tradesmen were towards the bottom. However, some tradesmen became highly wealthy due to their special skills or because they were merchants who traded goods. As trade routes developed, merchants started to trade to bigger cities like Paris. The wealth of some merchants was obvious in the way their houses were decorated. Some had castle-like homes with elaborated painted woodwork. They were constructed from luxurious Roman glass and were extremely ornate. The way in which the houses were built are in a sense an art form.

asher period 2 team 7

Medieval Synthesis

During the Medieval Period, class structure was highly important. The king was of first importance followed by knights and tradesmen were towards the bottom. However, some tradesmen became highly wealthy due to their special skills or because they were merchants who traded goods. As trade routes developed, merchants started to trade to bigger cities like Paris. The wealth of some merchants was obvious in the way their houses were decorated. Some had castle-like homes with elaborated painted woodwork. They were constructed from luxurious Roman glass and were extremely ornate. The way in which the houses were built are in a sense an art form.

Wyl.p5.t9 Medieval Era Synthesis Question

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Medieval Synthesis Question

During the Medieval Period, people decided to branch out with their beliefs and really began to get a stronger grip on them. As we learned in past periods, such as the Anglo-Saxon and Greek eras, they did not really have a set belief but during the medieval period, ones belief played a tremendous role in how they were thought of and viewed in the eyes of the public. With the help of this new ‘set-in-stone’ religion, people were taught to show a commitment towards themselves. In other words, their commitment to their religion taught them to have a commitment to the things they did in life. Consider their religion. At the time, people were intensely focused on believing in one God and making promises to him about their lives and the actions they took part in. A knight does a good job of exemplifying this medieval mindset because a knight was someone who worked hard and lived with honor, accomplishing great but dangerous tasks in order to live a successful life, while also staying committed to certain morals such as chastity. We also know that peasants were looked down upon because they were not necessarily the type of people who were committed to making their lives better, which was not socially acceptable. So in conclusion, religion taught people to grow and show a sort of dedication toward their lives and making their lives better. We can see that the growth of the medieval period was due, in part, to religion because many paintings were mostly of religious figures and architecture at the time was known for the many churches that were being built. They were built to be gigantic, stunning and breathtaking. The prevalence of religion in medieval art shows that it not only drove the people and society to change but inspired the arts as well.

Misael Navarro, Gus Shetttleroe, Nicki Quiles, Audrey Ford

Asher.p4.t1.Medieval

In the 13th century, tradesmen were allowed to emerge in the Medieval Era mainly due to thedownfall of the Feudal system. This decline of the Feudal system acted as a catalyst for the growth ofcities. The growth of cities led to more demand of luxury goods, and this eventually brought wealth formerchants and tradesmen. However, once the Plague hit, the economy heavily fluctuated. The Plaguecaused labor shortages, and led to the demand of higher wages from existing laborers. This small groupof people became wealthy and had had the money and the leisure to demand luxury goods. In the early15th century, the Plague started to decline and the population started to grow. Because of the demands of the wealthy group of people, tradesmen and merchants as well as other groups of people were ableto emerge.
The artist of this painting clearlydivided the painting into three sections byplacing three different designs of borders ontop of the painting. In the middle, there arewealthy people dressed in luxurious clothes.To the right, there are merchants andtradesmen selling goods. To the left, there is agroup of masters and servants, but do notmistake this for serfdom. Though serfdom, apart of the Feudal system, declined, servantsstill existed in wealthy families. He made themiddle section the brightest, then the right-hand side, then the left-hand side. This use of lighttechnique shows that he wanted to emphasize the importance of the wealthy class and show how theyimpacted the merchants and the economy. This painting of a typical city clearly represents the economyexplained previously in the first paragraph.

Medieval synthesis question

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David Lee, Andy Kang, Freddy Tsao, Michael Amini

Team 1 Period 1

During the Medieval era, a new social class emerged called tradesmem, and during that time, artists valued knighthood and code of conduct that pertained to religious value. During the Medieval era, Feudalism, a social system where people’s economic status decides their social status, flourished. These two characteristics of religious value and Feudalism allowed wealthy tradesmen to become wealthier. Although its first purpose was to reclaim holy city, the crusades were later turned into a war to gain more land and trade rout to the east. While the noble and the rich in history contributed to the economy, but the medieval art indicated that those tradesmen had impacted on the economy, unlike other era. The Tara Brooch is an example of the Medieval that shows that tradesmen have contributed to the economy, by mastering useage of gold, silver, and copper, and shows that it is one of the most important works of art of the medieval period. In The Canterbury Tales, there are many characters, such as knights, merchants, cooks, and friars, and it portrayed that merchants and wealthy landowners have contributed to the economy and they defined social classes. This characteristics remains throughout the entire piece consistently.

Period 5 Team 1

John Farnworth

Fedor Kossakovski

Charles Salumbides

Justin Cornford

Medieval Synthesis Question # 2

2. During the medieval period, the economic system that was used was feudalism. Feudalism was the holding of land in exchange for service or labor. However, as well as this creating a distinct landowner and peasant division, it also expanded and refined the roles of tradesmen. Tradesmen were men who mastered a craft which they then sold at markets. Tradesmen also had apprentices, or aids who learned the craft usually in exchange for lodging or food. Tradesmen’s roles were expanded because, since most of the common people spent their time toiling in the fields, they had no time to create these goods for themselves, so therefore the trades men had to create them for them. Tradesmen became so important, because the people relied on them to receive that certain good or service, that they eventually influenced the aristocracy and rocked its foundation. Many of these craftsmen became very wealthy and could essentially buy in to the aristocracy, or could influence their decisions based on their economic power. In terms of society, these tradesmen were generally below the aristocracy, but above merchants and peasants, which meant that they had a much greater influence on the politics of the time. The creation or expansion of tradesmen was depicted in Medieval art because many of these tradesmen created what could be considered works of art themselves, which they infused with the medieval values and styles of that time and place. The crafts that many tradesmen perfected happened to also be artistic, such as wood-carving or glass-blowing, which thus had an artistic impact on the era. During the medieval period, the economic forces at play led to the expansion and refinement of the role that tradesmen played on society.

Wyl.Period 6.Team6

October 14, 1066 was the day King William conquered England in the Battle of Hastings. With this victory, King William conducted the feudal system which included the knights of chivalry as the foundation. This type of system came with the respect given to the people in higher social classes, like the aristocrats. The aristocrats made sure the economic structure was well balanced. Because of their wealth and creation, the aristocrats were able to influence those around them. They had the most admirable and eminent works, like the creation of the Gothic Movement buildings. Distinguishing and conveying the new idea of light instead of dark was inordinate. The Gothic cathedrals were represented as a wall of light. It was in the great churches and cathedrals that the Gothic style was expressed most effectively, its distinctiveness, which advanced them to appeal to the emotions. In addition, during the Medieval Era, arts of different battles increased the value of the knights of chivalry, and were spread through the class of tradesmen. This class rose from the Church that introduced the Crusades. This era had the best impact and influence on the artists.

-Jonathan Gor, Jason Koo, Ellen Na, Ryan Ng