Topic #2 Lesson #5 - The Church and Medieval Culture

The Franciscans were known as a mendicant order because they

• did not own property.

• lived in wealthy monasteries.

• cut off contact with the outside world.

• cared about all living creatures.

The first medieval universities grew out of schools attached to

• monasteries.

• castles.

• manors.

• cathedrals.

Thomas Aquinas believed that natural law

• violated church teaching.

• was unknowable.

• did not change.

• could only be understood through faith.

Mystery plays were popular entertainments based on

• Roman myths.

• Greek learning.

• tales of chivalry.

• Bible stories.

What was one way that Gothic cathedrals differed from churches of the early Middle Ages?

• They had thicker walls.

• They had larger windows.

• They had lower ceilings.

• They had simpler decorations.

How did the religion of Christianity influence medieval society and culture? 

• Drama

  Ex: mystery plays

• Architecture:

  Ex: gothic style

• Chivalry:

  Ex: knights

• All of the above