Chapter 14- Roman Catholic Church and Charlemagne

How did the Roman Catholic Church become so powerful?

(Pick 3)

• They didn't get attacked

• They had a good hierarchy of their church leader

• Gregory decided to make the church the government

• They kept soldiers outside to protect the church

What role did monasteries play in the preservation of knowledge?

(Pick 3)

• Could read both greek and latin

• They translated philosophy from latin to greek

• They translated philosophy from greek to latin

• They created manuscripts

What was the Government and Religion, what effect did it have on Europe?

• Feudalism

• Christianity Holy Roman Catholic

• A system of loyalty that gave peace and structure to the people.

• Everyone was unified with one religion and one belief

How did manorialism develop, and what role did it play in the medieval European economy?

• Influence of Geography: East Europe was divided into large farms. People did not travel far, but markets were created in between manors for them to swap items with each other.

• Development of Manorialism: Charlemagne put the people in groups called manor. They were self-sufficient, so he knew the people would be taken care of

• Role in Economy: The people were too scared to travel for trade, so the manor had everything they needed. They could go to the manor next door if they had to.

• Influence of Geography: West Europe was divided into large farms. People did not travel far, but markets were created in between manors for them to swap items with each other.

How did feudalism develop, and what role did it play in the medieval European economy?

• Development of Feudalism: Charlemagne put the people into a hierarchy:

  King

  Nobles

  Knights

  Peasants

• Role in Economy: Money easily flowed from the king to the nobles. Nobles then paid for knights' armor and peasants seeds and tools.

• Role in Economy: Money started at the king and got to the knights who would keep it all for themselves

• Influence of Geography: Peasants did not travel because they depended on their noble to give them the money for seeds/food. Knights traveled only where their noble told them to

How did Charlemagne shape and define Europe by creating a new empire?

He made was kind of Empire?

• Holy Roman (Catholic) Empire
• Christian Empire
• Islamic Empire
• Greek Empire

What role did monasteries play in the spread of the Roman Catholic Church beyond the Alps?

(Pick 3)

• St.Patrick went to England

• Gregory sent missionaries to England

• Gregory sent missionaries to England and St.Patrick from England to Ireland

• The monks became missionaries