2.4 Culture and the Church

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scholasticism

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way of thinking that used reason to explore questions of faith

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Theology

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study of religion and God

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Heresy

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religious beliefs that conflicted with Church teachings

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Match each item with the correct statement below. Anti-Semitism

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hatred of Jews

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Vernacular

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local language used by people of a region

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A famous, educated, medieval nun who wrote music was

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Hildegard of Bingen.

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For medieval Christians, the most important holy sacrament was

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communion.

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What was the name of the church court that tried and punished people who were suspected of heresy?

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Inquisition

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Which part of Gothic cathedrals allowed the buildings to have thinner walls? Options: thick pillars, stained glass windows, barrel vaults, flying buttresses

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flying buttresses

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Students in the first European universities did not have

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books.