M2 Worksheet 1

M2
Worksheet 1
Romanesque period and Gothic period (Year 7)
ARE YOU REAL EXPERTS?
Task:
Look at pictures 1-8. Work together with a partner and decide if it is Romanesque (R)
or Gothic (G) architecture. Write the letters in the boxes.
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Worksheet 2
Romanesque period and Gothic period (Year 7)
MEDIEVAL CHURCHES AND CATHEDRALS
Churches were the places where Christian people in Medieval Europe went to pray to God, and where they took
part in all religious festivals during the year. People also went there to get married, for baptisms and for funerals
for example. In the Middle Ages, most churches did not have benches in them, as they have today, and people
stood or walked around during the Mass, or knelt on the stone floor to pray.
The Medieval Church played a far greater role than the Church does today. The churches were built to praise
God and all Medieval people believed that God, Heaven and Hell all existed.
Most really huge Medieval churches in Europe are cathedrals. But cathedrals were not only for religious
ceremonies. When bishops or lords or kings had important things to say to a group of people, they generally met
in the cathedral, which was the biggest place in town that was inside, out of the cold and rain. The cathedrals
also showed the power of the kings, sovereigns and the bishops.
Many of these Medieval churches and cathedrals can be seen in our cities
today. Many cathedrals are about 50 metres high and their towers sometimes
reach a height of more than 100 meters. But how did the people build these
gigantic buildings 600 to 800 years ago?
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To work on the building of a cathedral was a great honour. The work was done
by Masonic Lodges. These groups of specialists had very strict rules. It was
extremely difficult and dangerous for the masters and the many workmen and
craftsmen. They all had to build the church without modern technology. There
was no electricity and there were no modern machines.
Task 1:
Decide whether the statements 1-4 are ‘true’ (T) or ‘false’ (F). Tick (ü) the correct box.
If a statement is ‘false’, explain why.
T F
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All people could take a seat in a Medieval Church.
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In the Middle Ages, the Church was more important for people than it is today.
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Building a cathedral was a very easy job.
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People who built a Cathedral were very proud of their job.
Task 2:
Finish sentences 1 and 2 correctly and answer question 3.
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Bishops, lords or kings also went to the cathedral when…
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Masonic Lodges were…
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What do you think? Who is the man in the centre of picture 1?
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Vocabulary
to pray: beten
funeral: Beerdigung
sovereign: Landesherr
craftsman: Handwerker
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to marry: heiraten
Mass: Messe
honour: Ehre
to be proud of: stolz sein auf
baptism: Taufe
to praise: loben
Masonic Lodges: Bauhütten
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Vocabulary
Romanesque period and Gothic period (Year 7)
ROMANESQUE AND GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE
ENGLISH
GERMAN
Romanesque
Romanik, romanisch
Gothic
Gotik, gotisch
architecture
Architektur
style
Stil, hier: Baustil
arch
Bogen
pointed
spitz
bright
hell
cathedral
Dom
dome
Kuppel
abbey
Abtei, Klosterkirche
fresques
Fresken
minster
Münster
sovereign
Landesherr
Masonic Lodges
Bauhütten
Maria Laach Abbey
Gothic statue
Canterbury Cathedral
Romanesque fresque
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