(Originais Teachy 2024) - Question Medium of History

During the Middle Ages, European society underwent profound transformations and knowledge was greatly influenced by religious and political contexts. Considering that the Catholic Church played a central role in people's lives and in the dissemination of knowledge, analyze the following excerpt from the historian Johan Huizinga: 'The Middle Ages were a time of faith as much as of arms. The church, the monastery, the cathedral, the palace, the university, all were buildings of faith, expressions of the same spirit.' (Huizinga, Johan. 'The Waning of the Middle Ages'.) Based on this statement and your interdisciplinary knowledge, answer the following questions: 1. Explain how social organization and knowledge production in the Middle Ages reflected the values and influence of the Catholic Church. 2. Identify and describe a concrete example of how medieval architecture, mentioned by Huizinga, represented 'expressions of the same religious and intellectual spirit' that permeated the society of that time.