World History Topic 7.5

How was the Church an obstacle to monarchs who wanted more power?

• It challenged monarchs' attempts to control the clergy.

• It promoted the development of individual rights.

• It incited nobles to revolt against monarchs.

• It sent armies against the monarchies of Europe.

How did William increase royal power in England?

• He kept land for himself.

• He compromised with his vassals.

• He executed his enemies.

• He freed the serfs.

The Magna Carta was important because it established

• the principle that the monarch must obey the law.

• the limitation of the rights of nobles and freemen.

• the supremacy of the monarchy over the Church.

• a Parliament of lords and common men.

How did Pope Innocent III assert the power of the Church?

• He stated that the pope was second only to God.

• He authorized the Concordat of Worms.

• He allied himself with the Albigensians against Phillip II.

• He challenged efforts to reform the Church's courts.

What compromise resulted from the Concordat of Worms?

• Henry IV claimed supremacy over secular rulers, and the Church was now able to grant land to vassals.

• The Church was granted the power to elect and invest bishops, but the emperor could invest them with fiefs.

• Pope Gregory VII was given the power to raise armies and collect taxes.

• It banned the practice of lay investiture.