Choose two of the following and answer in 300 words each to the questions. You can pick which 2 you want to answer, it doesn’t matter to me.
Compare and contrast the Song of Roland to at least 2 of the following The Epic of Gilgamesh, the Iliad, the Odyssey, and/or the Aeneid.
Investigate the lives of Hroswitha of Gandersheim and Hildegard of Bingen. Why are these women worthy of study? Give at least 4 reasons each. Do NOT focus on their bio as much as on WHY those things mattered to their time and to ours.
Why was there an explosion of cathedral building in Europe during the High Middle Ages? What are the characteristics of the gothic style? How are Saint Denis, Chartres Cathedral, and Notre-Dame good examples of this style? How does the stained glass used in the cathedrals convey the symbolism attached to light during the High Middle Ages?
Compare and contrast the modern university to the medieval university in terms of (a) its facilities; (b) the services it provides; (c) its curriculum; (d) its faculty; (e) the robes; and (f) its students.
Discuss why Thomas Aquinas is the most important figure of his age? Who do you believe would be the most important figure of our age? Why? In what 4 ways are the reasons similar?
Compare 2 pieces of typical Middle Ages art with 2 pieces of contemporary art. One from each period must be religious artwork; the other must not be. What did the Middle Ages value in their religious art? In their other kinds of art? Why? What do we value today, in art from each category? Why do we value what we value, do you think?
Read the regular English version (and look at the Middle English version beside it!) of the Canterbury tales. Then watch the videos provided, where various people rap the original lyrics in Middle English. What was your first impression? Why? What did you like about it? Dislike? List four reasons, with examples, that Chaucer is considered the father of the English language.
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