Middle Ages time era
5th cen- 15th cen
Inventions of middle ages
soap
paper
glass mirrors
compasses
cannons
paper
glass mirrors
compasses
cannons
events in the middle ages
crusades
Marco Polo journey to China
Black Death
Marco Polo journey to China
Black Death
What church was the only church in Europe
Catholic Church
Nobility to Peasants
Kings– Lords–Knights–Serfs
owned nothing, worked the land and paid taxes to the King
The Serfs
had no voice and were considered property
women
both religious and secular
Dance
distinguished between folk and dance as an art from court dances
dance masters
dance became an accomplishment of the ______ for _____ as the standard training for gentlemen and women
nobility, etiquette
True or False Performers were baptized
FALSE
What are Minstrels?
traveling performers who brought entertainment and news from other lands
What type of entertainment did Gleeman & Gleemaidens offer?
sword & rope dances, novelty acts, tumbling and balancing, TRAVELING ACROBATS
Who are the Troubadours?
Strolling musicians- traveling entertainers who performed dance songs
What are Jesters?
comics and fools associated with the devil and are permanent residence of a noble household
Jongleurs
musicians and jugglers- permanent residence of noble household
Commedia dell “Arte
dance, music, and theatrical components; family traveling troupes with roots in byzantine mimes who fled Constantinople
liturgical and sacred type of dancing
Religious Dance
men and women worshiped separately true or false
TRUE
performed for church festival
Religious Dance
Mystery Plays
educate people on church teachings, held in church
Miracle Plays
told the lives of saints and martyrs, traveled the streets
Morality Plays
Illustrated moral truths (ex good vs evil)
performed in graveyards to ward of dead spirits and death
Dance of death
to remind people of the fragility of life and “how vain were the glories of earthly life”
dance of death
The Children’s Crusaders and the Pied Piper (led children to their death)
Dance Mania
St. Vitus’ Dance
went crazy and started dancing and mass hysteria spread and dance into oblivion
Tarantella
people had health issues that made their bodies move involuntarily
dances for fun, folk dance
secular dance
Renaissance Era
14th -17th century
cultural movement that affected intellectual life in the early modern period
Renaissance Dance
search for realism and human emotion in religion, art, and life
humanist method
rise of ________ and development of ___________
secular morals, protestantism
driving force behind period
merchant class
inventions in the renaissance
printing press
gunpowder and cannon changed warfare
pencils
metals and textiles produced in bulk
ship building led to trade and global exploration
gunpowder and cannon changed warfare
pencils
metals and textiles produced in bulk
ship building led to trade and global exploration
discoveries in the renaissance
columbus lands in bahamas
vasco de gama discovers roue to india
Magellan circles the globe
vasco de gama discovers roue to india
Magellan circles the globe
slow, dignified, gliding considered low
basse danse
earliest court dance performed by nobility to show off attire 4/4 time
pavane dance
energetic dances with leaps and lifts
haute dance
gay, vigorous dance couples held hands while dancing around or up and down the hall several times
Galliard
popular among young dancers; risque dance; revealed the knees and left both partners giddy and breathless from continuous turning and lifting
La Volta
secular music evolved from folk songs to refined songs
Renaissance Ages
_________ & __________ changed the theology to include humanism
Martin Luther King , John Calvin
pope power became limited due to corruption true or false
TRUE
_________and ________ helped produce musical instruments
Metal tools , math theories
music cost less b/c of printing press true or false
true
1400 and 1500 what music instruments were invented
organ and violin
religion change, humanistic values
…
significant life on earth =
heaven
