THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE

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The center of life in a medieval community was the

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church

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Historians sometimes call the Middle Ages the

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Age of Faith

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During the Middle Ages, people expected the Church to

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explain world events, help the poor and sick, hold town meeting and events

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Many people in medieval Europe thought that storms, disease, and famine were

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sent as punishments by God.

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The Church gained economic power by

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collecting taxes, taking some land by force, receiving gifts of land from the wealthy.

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What clergy member ranked above a cardinal? Options: bishop, priest, archbishop, pope

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pope

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What was one result of the conflict between Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV?

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Pope Gregory excommunicated Henry IV

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Which of the following sacraments is a formal declaration of belief in God and the Church? Baptism, Confirmation, Matrimony, Penance

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Confirmation

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Christians who went on a pilgrimage visited

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holy sites

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Which of the following best describes the plot from Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales? A group of crusaders go on a military expedition, A group of nuns travel to a foreign country as missionaries, A group of pilgrims travel to Canterbury, A group of monks decide to set up special guest houses for pilgrims

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A group of pilgrims travel to Canterbury.