The Catholic Church in Medieval Europe

Community life in western Europe during the Middle Ages centered on

• the school

• the theater

• the church

• the town hall

Historians sometimes call the Middle Ages in western Europe the

• Age of Faith

• Age of Reason

• Age of Exploration

• Age of Enlightenment

Who decreed (made a law) that Rome would stop persecuting Christians?

• Pope Benedict

• Emperor Constantine

• King Gregory VII

• King Charlemagne

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

• They could read and write.

• They were honest and wise

• They owned most of the land

• They made all the people obey

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.

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

Most Gothic cathedrals had all these features EXCEPT

• stained-glass windows.

• broad ditches called moats

• arches called flying buttresses

• roof sculptures called gargoyles

In the Middle Ages, many universities grew out of

• pilgrimage sites

• cathedral schools

• Charlemagne's court

• convent schools

What is NOT a reason someone would go on a pilgrimage

• To show devotion to God

• To cure an illness

• To recieve penance (forgiveness) for their sins

• To become wealthy

In Medieval Europe, who was more powerful

• The Pope

• A King

• Knights

• Pilgrims