Lesson 4 Church and Culture

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Scholasticism was characterized by a commitment to find knowledge by combining faith and reason.

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commitment to find knowledge by combining faith and reason.

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The view of the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle upset some Christian thinkers because he

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reached his conclusions through reason, not religious faith

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Which monk turned from teaching theology to studying the natural world and helped develop the modern scientific method?

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Roger Bacon

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The theologian who wrote a book to show that basic religious truths could be proved by logical argument was

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Thomas Aquinas.

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Vernacular language can best be described as ________ language.

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everyday

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One popular type of vernacular literature was troubadour poetry, which often focused on

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the love of a knight for a lady.

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Medieval Christians participated in church rituals called ________, the most important of which was Holy Communion during worship

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sacraments

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In 1233, the pope set up a Church court called the Inquisition to

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question and deal with people accused of opposing Church teachings.

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Hatred of Jews.

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anti-Semitism

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Local language used by people of a religion.

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vernacular