Influence of the Roman Catholic Church (Level 1)

Which statements correctly show how the church impacted Medieval life in Europe?

Groups:

(a) True Statements

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(b) False Statements

• Only church services held at the church

• Isolated people from one another

• Religious services held several times a day

• Served as a marketplace

• Religious services rarely occurred

• Many events such as meetings and plays were at the church

What church did everyone belong to in the Middle Ages?

Head of the Roman Catholic Church

How did the church gain great economic power? (Select all that apply)

• Gaining land as gifts from monarchs

• Gaining land that some monarchs took by force

• Gaining land from divine right

• Gaining money from taxes

What is the official language of the church?

• Latin

• Greek

• Roman

• English

Sort the features of a Romanesque and Gothic style cathedrals.

Groups:

(a) Romanesque

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(b) Gothic

• Rounded arches

• Thick stone walls

• Openess using many windows

• Stained glass windows

• Narrow openings

• Tall, slender arches

What is the purpose of stained glass windows?

• Most people were illiterate so these windows would depict scenes from the Bible or tell a story

• Most people were literate so they used the windows to show pictures from their books

• The windows helped people know the difference between a church and government building

• Stained glass was cheaper to produce so they were able to make a lot of them for their churches

What are "relics" that are usually found inside a cathedral?

• A relic is an object considered holy and used for worship

• A relic is an object considered holy and used to decide whether to go to war or not

• A relic was a holy object used in trade

• A relic was anything that was donated to the church by the people

How did the church provide stability?

• Provided leadership and distribution of food

• Provided a military to protect the kingdom

• Took care of all business of the manor

• Provided guidance in battle to knights

Why were cathedrals built to such great heights? (Select all that apply)

• They wanted to be closer to God

• It was a competition between towns

• It was ordered by the Pope

• It was cheaper to build them tall