QC 6.1 Spread of Christianity

Christianity spread throughout Western Europe primarily through:

• missionary work and conversion by rulers

• trade and commerce

• scientific discoveries

• military conquest

Fill in the blank: The Roman Catholic Church played an _______ role in the growth of a new civilization in Western Europe.

• important

• insignificant

• temporary

• hostile

Fill in the blank: In the 400s, a Christian priest named _______ traveled to Ireland. He spread Christianity, founded churches and monasteries.

• Patrick

• Augustine

• Benedict

• Columba

Fill in the blank: Irish monks played an important role in preserving _______ knowledge and passing it on to the people of Europe.

• Roman

• Greek

• Egyptian

• Persian

Fill in the blank: Patrick inspired _______ to spread Christianity.

• Pope Gregory I

• Charlemagne

• King Henry VIII

• Martin Luther

Fill in the blank: By 1050, most Western Europeans had adopted _______.

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Judaism

Fill in the blank: Monks lived in _______. These were places that served as schools and hospitals.

• monasteries

• castles

• temples

• palaces

What did monks help preserve?

• Farming improvements

• The knowledge of the classical & early Christian worlds

• Roman & Greek works

• Government posts

As monasteries became wealthier, their influence _______.

• increased

• decreased

• remained the same

• disappeared

Who declared that only the pope had the power to appoint high-ranking church officials in 1073?

• Henry IV

• Pope Gregory VII

• Clement III

• German nobles