10-1 Popes and Kings

During the Middle Ages, power in Europe shifted from nobles to

• knights and peasants

• merchants and traders

• kings and popes

• monks and priests

The Eastern Orthodox Church was founded by those who agreed with

• Pope Leo IX

• Pope Gregory VII

• Saint Peter

• the bishop of Constantinople

As popes tried to increase their power, they came into conflict with

• kings

• nobles

• bishops

• invaders

Pope Gregory VII and Emperor Henry IV were in disagreement about

• how serfs and peasants should be treated in feudal society

• who should be able to select bishops

• where church headquarters should be located in Europe

• who could excommunicate people

Medieval Christians feared excommunication because they believed that

• those cast out from the church had to leave their village

• those cast out from the church would not get into heaven

• those cast out from the church could not get work

• those cast out from the church could not own property

How did Holy Roman Emperors come into power?

• They were elected by empire's nobles

• They were appointed directly by the pope

• They were elected by the knights and peasants

• They inherited their crowns

A split in the Christian Church started in the 1000s because

• western Europeans didn't recognize the authority of the pope

• some bishops were selected by kings, some by the pope

• eastern Europeans didn't recognize the authority of the pope

• some kings encourage strict adherence to faith, some did not

Who can send someone to hell through the power of excommunication?

• Pope
• King

Emperor Henry IV was made to beg for forgiveness in the snow by who?

• Pope Gregory VII
• King Henry VIII (because he was 4 more, alligator eats the bigger one)
• Charlemagne
• King Edward II

Why did the pope have such great power in Western Europe?

• People believed that popes were descended from Jesus
• People believed popes were more powerful than bishops.
• People were afraid of the pope.
• Because  most Europeans at the time belonged to the Christian Church.