Medieval Roman Catholic Church

1. Historians sometimes call the Middle Ages the "____________" because Christian belief was so widespread.

• Age of Jesus
• Age of Faith
• Era of Christianity

2. The Christian Church during the middle ages was considered the center of the _______________, because daily life revolved around it.

• World
• Roman Empire
• Community

3. After Rome fell, the church provided leadership and ______________.

• Stability
• Army
• Prison

5. The Roman Catholic Church held a lot of political power because church officials were often the only people in the community who could ____________.

• Add
• Negotiate
• Read
• Fight

6. Most Christians hoped to go on a ___________________ at some point in their lives to show their devotion to God. Many wanted to go to Jerusalem.

• Crusade
• Race
• Vacation
• Pilgrimage

The head of the Roman Catholic Church is the ____ .

• President

• Bishop

• Pope

Christianity is based on the belief in the life, death, burial, & resurrection of

• Jesus

• Muhammad

• Moses

Most people could not read or understand Latin, so religious ________________ helped them understand Jesus' life and Bible stories.

• Comic Books

• Country Songs

• Art

What is this religious building called?

• Courthouse

• Castle

• Cathedral

What engineering structure was invented to help support the weight of thinner walls, high ceilings, and glass windows?

• Dome

• Concrete

• Flying Buttress