Role of the Church in Medieval Europe

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Apart from the king, which was the most powerful institution in Medieval Europe?

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Roman Catholic Church

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What word means to formally deprive a person of membership in a church? (or expel someone from the church)

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Excommunicate

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Which is a journey to a holy site to show devotion to God?

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Pilgrimage

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Who were the religious leaders who worked for the church? Scribes, Kings, Nobles, Clergy

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Clergy

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Which of these did church officials fear would most undermine the church's teachings? Kings decrees, Natural Disasters, Reason/Logic, Feudalism

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Reason/Logic

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Which were the two most important Christian holidays? Options: Easter and All Saints Day, Christmas and Easter, Good Friday and Baptism, Communion and Christmas

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Christmas and Easter

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What shape were most cathedrals designed as? Options: Star of David, Pyramid, Hagia Sophia, Cross

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Cross

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What did people during the Middle Ages believe caused storms, disease and famine? Options: Natural Occurrences, Bacteria, Punishments from God, Magic

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Punishments from God

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These important religious artifacts were often kept in Cathedrals and were taken on tour to raise money for the Church.

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Relics

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In the Feudal System in Europe, church officials were placed in the same space as which group? Peasants, King, Nobels, Knights

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Nobels