Life in Medieval Europe: SSWH7

Labelling

Add the labels in the correct section of the feudal pyramid according to the roles they had?

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Ruled the kingdom

Worked and farmed the land

Protected the poor, women, and weak

Rich landowners and local leaders

Multiple Choice

What was one significant way the church influenced politics in medieval Europe?

• By collecting taxes from the people

• By organizing trade routes

• By leading armies into battle

• By inventing new farming tools

Multiple Choice

Which group in Medieval Europe maintained spiritual unity through a hierarchy, as shown in the church hierarchy diagram?

• The monarchy

• The clergy

• The nobility

• The merchants

Open Ended

How did the church's use of Latin in medieval bibles reinforce the authority of the clergy?

Multiple Choice

The power the Pope has to punish an individual by removing them from the Catholic Church?

• Simony

• Excommunication

• Romanesque

• Mendicant

Multiple Choice

What was the practice called where monarchs appointed bishops, and who banned it in 1075?

• Canon law, Pope Urban II

• Lay investiture, Pope Gregory VII

• Excommunication, Pope Leo IX

• Simony, Pope Innocent III

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the political impact of the Church in medieval Europe?

• The Church had little influence over politics and land ownership.

• The Church was the wealthiest and most powerful institution, with the ability to tax and own land.

• The Church was only a spiritual authority with no political power.

• The Church was subordinate to the monarchy in all matters.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about Pope Gregory VII is correct?

• He believed monarchs should appoint bishops without church approval.

• He increased the power and authority of the papacy.

• He came to the throne at age 5.

• He supported lay investiture throughout his life.