VART 1101 Lecture 6: Medieval Cities

• School: Fordham University
• Department: Visual Arts
• Course: VART 1101
• Professor: Christina Delius

Document Summary

Strong class distinctions between rich and poor. Begins with the collapse of the western roman empire, which is marked by: Over of the population of florence died. Leads to centuries of rebuilding population, etc. which is a major shift in society. Ahead of the western world in medieval times in medicine, science, culture, astronomy, etc. Essentially proves that not all of society was suffering and dying as is popularly portrayed in history textbooks. Trade in medieval europe is focused on cloth production on an international level. 1200: high-connectedness help contribute to the spread of the plague. Cathedral: large, gothic-style buildings that are dark and depressing. Many of the most popular cathedrals were constructed on the ruins of roman cities. Language of the church was latin which is referred to as lingua franca. Church generally was a huge aspect of the dark, gloomy society because it offered wealth and riches for the suffering in the afterlife.