Topic #3 Lesson #1 - Conflicts Between Popes and Monarchs

The struggle between Henry IV and Pope Gregory VII revolved around the question of who had the right to

• select a successor to the Holy Roman emperor.

• appoint bishops in the Holy Roman Empire.

• serve as head of the Roman Catholic Church.

• grant fiefs to Catholic bishops.

When the Pope excommunicated Henry IV, it meant that the emperor

• was no longer considered part of the Church.

• lost his throne.

• would be put to death by the papal court.

• had to give up his property and land.

The Ottonian kings claimed to be successors to

• the pope.

• the Roman emperors.

• the Byzantine emperors.

• Henry IV.

The Concordat of Worms was a compromise that allowed Holy Roman emperors to

• appoint Church officials.

• name their own successors.

• create a Christian empire.

• grant fiefs to bishops.

The monarchy in France was made strong by

• Henry IV.

• Otto the Great.

• Philip II.

• Gregory.

Why did popes and German emperors clash in the 1000's and 1100's?

• They disagreed on who could appoint bishops.

• They disagreed on who could control serfs.

• They disagreed on who could rule France.