WH Ch. 2 Lesson 4 Culture and the Church

Match the following

• study of religion and God

• scholasticism

• local language used by people of a region

• anti-Semitism

• hatred of Jews

• vernacular

• religious beliefs that conflict with Church teachings

• heresy

• way of thinking that used reason to explore questions of faith

• theology

6. A famous, educated, medieval nun who wrote music was

• A. Francis of Assisi.
• B. Hildegard of Bingen.
• C. Joan of Arc.
• D. Thomas Aquinas.

7. For medieval Christians, the most important holy sacrament was

• A. baptism.
• B. communion.
• C. marriage.
• D. reconciliation.

By 1100, a new way of thinking was changing the study of theology. Its followers wanted to show that ideas accepted on faith did not have to contradict. This new way of thinking was called?

• The Enlightenment

• Rationalism

• Scholasticism

• Empiricism

In the 1200's, an Italian Dominican friar came scholasticism's greatest thinker. His goal was to find agreement between Aristotle's teachings and Christian teachings. What was this person's name?

• Anselm

• Thomas Aquinas

• Elon Musk

• Bernard of Clairvaux

What is the name of the group of poets who were known for composing love poems about knights and ladies, and who were popular in the vernacular literature of the Middle Ages?

• Sonneteers

• Troubadours

• Epicists

• Balladeers

8. What was the name of the church court that tried and punished people who were suspected of heresy?

• A. Crusades
• B. grand jury
• C. Inquisition
• D. trial jury

9. Which part of Gothic cathedrals allowed the buildings to have thinner walls?

• A. barrel vaults
• B. flying buttresses
• C. stained glass windows
• D. thick pillars

10. . Students in the first European universities did not have

• A. books
• B. classes.
• C. exams.
• D. teachers.

What was the main purpose of the first universities that were created by groups of students and teachers?

• To provide vocational training for skilled laborers

• To promote religious indoctrination

• To educate scholars

• To train soldiers and military leaders