The Roman Catholic Church in Medieval Europe

Who decreed that Rome would stop persecuting Christians?

• Charlemagne

• Benedict

• Constantine

• Gregory VII

Historians sometimes call the Middle Ages in western Europe the

• Age of Faith

• Age of Reason

• Age of Exploration

• Age of Enlightenment.

Community life in western Europe during the Middle Ages centered on

• the school

• the theater

• the church

• the town hall

Most Gothic cathedrals had all these features except

• stain glass windows

• broad ditches called moats

• arches called flying buttresses

• roof sculptures called gargoyles.

What was a main goal of the Crusades?

• to teach Christians how to read

• to set up monasteries in Germany

• to take Jerusalem from the Muslims

• to spread Christianity to the Byzantines

Who would have been most likely to make the following statement? "I am traveling to Jerusalem to show God how sorry I am for having sinned. I pray we have a safe journey."

• a monk

• a priest

• a pilgrim

• a king

Which of these is a sacrament in the Roman Catholic Church?

• a birthday

• marriage

• graduation

• pilgrimage

Which of the following describes the plot of the Canterbury Tales?

• The Holy Roman emperor apologizes to the pope.

• St. Francis starts the Franciscan order.

• A group of people goes on a religious pilgrimage.

• A group of knights goes on a quest for a holy relic.

The actions below are examples of what process?

prohibiting kings from appointing priests

outlawing the selling of Church positions

excommunicating Holy Roman emperor Henry IV

• developing a hierarchy of Church officials

• strengthening the power of the Church

• improving efficiency in government

• protecting the wealth of monarchs

Which of the following is a main reason why the clergy were recorders and advisers to kings?

• They could read and write.

• They were hones and wise.

• They owned the most land.

• They made all the people obey.