Power of the Church and Crusades

What conflict existed over power in the Middle Ages?

• The Bishops and Priests fighting for power

• Kings and Popes both though they had authority.

• The Kings and Lords had a civil war.

• The peasants fought the Pope for power.

What is excommunication?

• Banishment from the church

• Banishment from the kingdom

• The way exes communicate

• The end of the Middle Ages

Canon law is...

• Laws about the use of cannons

• Laws about Medieval weapons

• Laws taking power from the Pope

• Laws about religious matters such as marriage

How did excommunication impact the people of the kingdom?

• It required them to all be executed

• It prevented sacraments, preventing entry into heaven.

• It caused the people to have to beg the Pope for money.

• They were not impacted at all

What did the Concordat of Worms determine?

• That the church chose bishops, and king could veto

• That the King alone could choose bishops

• That the Pope alone could choose the king

• That the peasants voted for bishops

What were the Crusades?

• A series of civil wars between the peasants and knights

• The name for the period ending the Middle Ages

• The name of the religious laws

• A series of holy wars to take back the holy land

How did the Crusades effect the Jews?

• The Jews were attacked and forced to give up

• The Jews were also seen as holy now

• The Jews gained power

• The Jews were not affected at all

What were those who fought in the Crusades promised?

• Absolution for sins, entry into heaven

• A grand prize of $1,000

• They would each receive their own kingdom

• They could have their own piece of the holy land.

What does Deus Vult mean?

• Close the vault

• God is king

• God wills it

• Long live the King

Which response do you believe best represents Muslims?

• Muslims did not want the Holy Land

• Muslims did not see Jerusalem as holy

• Muslims thought they should rule Holy Land

• Muslim wanted Christians to have the holy land