Church History Lesson 8

In what year were the Crusades launched to reclaim the Holy Land from the Muslims?

• 1095

• 1066

• 1204

• 1147

Beginning in 1347, what event killed a third of Europe's population?

• The Black Death

• The Hundred Years' War

• The Renaissance

• The Industrial Revolution

What major event in Christianity occurred in 1054?

• The First Crusade

• The Great Schism

• The Council of Trent

• The Protestant Reformation

The Dominican and Franciscan Orders were founded in the early ______ century.

• thirteenth

• twelfth

• fourteenth

• fifteenth

What are two reasons for the Great Schism?

• Differences in religious practices and political conflicts

• Economic factors and cultural differences

• Geographical separation and language barriers

• Military conflicts and trade disputes

During the late eleventh century, who led the effort to assert Church independence from the government?

• Pope St. Gregory VII

• Pope Urban II

• Pope Leo IX

• Pope Innocent III

The first universities were founded in the late ________ century.

• eleventh

• twelfth

• thirteenth

• fourteenth

The spread of Islam by A.D. 1000 signifies:

• The dominance of Islamic culture in Europe

• The expansion of Islamic territories into Africa and Asia

• The decline of Islamic influence in the Middle East

• The isolation of Islamic communities

In what year was the first Gothic cathedral, the Basilica of St. Denis, completed near Paris?

• 1066

• 1144

• 1200

• 1300