Christianity in the Middle Ages

Why was Christianity important to people in the Middle Ages?

• It provided hope in salvation in a tough world

• It guaranteed monetary riches

• It provided fame

• it provided power

The forgiving of sins and promising of eternal life in Christianity is called

• Cathedral

• Catholic

• Salvation

• Excommunication

Removing someone from the Christian church was called

• Exile

• Excommunication

• Banishment

• Replacement

Large church buildings that were created to show glory to God

• Chapels

• Chambers

• Cannons

• Cathedrals

After the fall of Rome, Europe and its people

• Began to flourish

• Moved to different parts of the world

• Broke up into many competing kingdoms

• Formed a new Empire

A person who lives in a religious community and devotes his life to serving God

• Monk

• Monastery

• Mortuary

• Illuminated Manuscript

A religious community where monks would live and work for the service of God

• Cathedral

• Manor

• Monastery

• Mansion

An important Christian monk that laid the foundational rules for many other monks

• St. Thomas

• St. Jude

• Jesus

• St. Benedict

Why was excommunication scary to many people during the Middle Ages?

• It meant you were poor

• It ruined your chance at salvation

• You couldn't live in a community with others

• It forced you to leave your country

When the Roman Empire fell, what fell with it?

• Law

• Technology

• Culture

• All of the above