Religion in the Middle Ages

This was the center of Medieval community activity.

• Farming

• The Church

• Gargoyles

Who was at the top of the church hierarchy?

• Priests

• King

• The Pope

1. Persecution means to be ill-treated because of ___________________________.

• your race

• religious beliefs

• Political Beliefs

• all of the above

1. The church provided people with a(n) _____________________ and helped the sick and poor.

• education

• Tithe

• Gargoyle

1. Which activities took place in or around the church during the Middle Ages?

• concerts

• religious services

• Markets

• All of the above

Bishops and priests were members of the ______________________.

• the clergy

• royal family

• feudal triangle

1. A _______________________ is a tax paid to the church, usually 10% of one’s wealth, produce, or labor.

• Clergy

• Tithe

• Relic

1. The church had these two types of power because of its wealth and control over the government.

• Architectural/ politcal

• Monastic/ architectural

• Economic/ political

1. People during the Middle Ages would take _________________________, or religious journeys, to visit holy sites.

• Pilgrimages

• Penance

• Relics

1. People would go on pilgrimages for which of the following reasons?

• to show their devotion to God

• As an act of penance

• In hopes that it cured an illness

• all of the above