A PowerPoint Debate

How will we Proceed with The Middle Ages?

• Group Teamwork presentation. A PowerPoint debate – Opposite sides will be taken on an issue.

• Essay.

Creative thought

Science & technology

Arts & Literature

What Advances the Human Condition across Time &

Geography?

The Big Idea to be learned~

• A civilization’s pursuit of happiness is often a struggle between government and an ideology.

Essential Question 1) Do the two institutions, Church and State, separately or collectively advance civilization?

Creative thoughtScience & technology

Arts & Literature

across time and

geography

One Institution Domination - How did or would Civilization Fleshed

Out ?

Middle Age Growth Toward Success

Suc

cess

Time

Rome

Dark Ages

Fall of Rome

Renaissance

Re-Birth

Middle Ages

Institutional Aggregate

Advancement

Aggregate Success

STATECHURCH

CHURCH STATE

CHURCH STATE

The sum total is the same yet the proportions of influence exerted by each can change. –Two Institutions as Major Change Agents

Separate Separate

50% 50%

40% 60%

60% 40%

CHURCH STATE

Not aggregate

Putting the Big Ideas Together

CHURCH STATE

Influ

ence o

f B

oth

In

stitutio

ns

The Social Contract as defined by the 5 Institutions

Why and to What degree is the Human Condition Advancing or Degrading?

Basic Concepts

Who had the Authority to cause change?Church or State

Did the Human Condition Advance?What Happened?

Facts/Data

Soup to Nuts The Multidimensional View

What are We After?

At the end of the High Middle Ages what aggregate proportion

should exist to advance the condition of humanity?

American Founding Fathers

• People should be free to chose religion.• Government should not rule religion

CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES

• First Amendment– “…shall make no law respecting an

establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof”

Does the U.S. Constitution prohibit against behaviors that violate the separation of church and state?

Where is Separation mentioned in the United States Constitution?

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_church_and_state

Concern 1The Battle for Neutrality

Let the church be the church.

Let the government be the government.

What Advances the Human Condition in America?

What Advances the Human Condition across Time & Geography

The Social Contract• What is the social contract?

– Track the changes over time

• What two institutions are managing the evolving social contract?

• Is one of the managing institutions more responsible for improving the human condition?– Does the responsibility of improving the human

condition shift to another institution over time?

The struggle for position –

The purpose of church of and state.

Overlapping Centralized AuthorityPOPE

KING-DOM

Survival on the Manor:

Economic

Social

Integration of Church

Protection

Time is not Static -Impact of revived trade on authority – creation of Bourgeoisie. Influence of authority begins to shift

EDUCATION

MEDICAL

CARE FOR POOR

LEGAL INFL.

SPIRITUAL

Authority

What Advances the Human Condition across Time & Geography

Creative thought

Science & technology

Arts & Literature

A Shifting of Authority

POPE

KING-DOM

Impact of revived trade on authority – creation of Bourgeoisie. Influence of authority begins to shift

Art & Literature

Science & Technology

Education

Economic Opportunities

Spiritual

Heretic & Inquisition

The historic story/concerns begin…The Battle for Power & Advancement Begins

• Crowning of Kings• Moral & God’s law –

the Interdict(battle of Gregory VII

& Henry IV)• Command Troops • Inspire war -

Crusades

• Simony• Lay Investiture• Command troops on

church’s behalf.

Church Government

The Control of Power

• Heresy Rules– Inquisition

• Centralized authority

• Protection• Church (sectarian)

law vs. Government (secular) law

• Centralized authority

Church Government

How can two institutions operating under a central authority structure coordinate advancements?

What Advances the Human Condition across Time & Geography

Creative thought

Science & technology

Arts & Literature

Essential QuestionDo the two institutions, Church and

State, separately or collectively advance civilization?

• Group 1 -Historic Uniting and benefits.– With a focus on aggregate advancement.– Conclusion can be made to not separate church & State.

• Group 2. Historic Uniting and detriments.– With a focus on aggregate and limiting religious

influence.– Conclusion can be made to separate church & State

Group Requirements

• PowerPoint Presentation – Each member of the group must present one

or more slides

Individual Requirements

• Essay – Do the two institutions, Church and State, separately or collectively advance civilization?

Time Frame

• PowerPoint Research - up to 1300’s • Essays can include “some” contemporary

discussion.

Procedure

• Study beginning PowerPoint slides• Look at chapter 8 & 9 to find define

government’s success in meeting the needs of the people.

• Look at the same chapters to see what role religion played in meeting the needs of the people.

• Essay Answer the question: Do the two institutions, Church and State, separately or collectively advance civilization up to the 1300’s?

Procedure –cont.• To make your point determine how many

historic events you can use from the slides in this presentation and from chapters (1-10).

• Divide those events among the group members and have one or two students develop the needed slides.

• Integrate all slide into one fluid PowerPoint Presentation.

• Rehearse and provide handouts of the presentation to the class.

ESSAY

• Takes notes during the presentations to understand both points of view.

• Answer the question: Do the two institutions, Church and State, separately or collectively advance civilization up to the 1300’s?– Historic Uniting and benefits.– Historic Uniting and detriments

GRADINGPowerPoint• Ability to demonstrate (presentation

continuity, validity of integrated issues, cause and effect) an understanding of the issues.75%

• The incorporation of all relevant facts as presented in the chapters, & teacher’s presentation. 25%

Essay– No. 1 also includes “opposing points of view”.– No. 2 as above.

Bibliography

• Krieger,(1992), World History Perspectives of the Past, p 22-244.

• Murray, Charles,(2003) Human Accomplishment.

Mueller v. Allen463 U.S. 388,103 S. Ct. 3062

• Tax deductions benefiting parents of Parochial school children do not violate the establishment clause.– The deduction is limited to actual expenses

incurred for the “tuition, textbooks and transportation of dependents attending elementary or secondary schools.”

Actual case

Centralized Authority

Pope

Cardinals

Bishops

Monsignors

Priest

King

Royal –Chief Vassals

Vassals

Knights

Serfs

Information

Information

Decisions

Decisions

Decentralizes at lower levels