WorksheetsChurch and Power in the Middle Ages
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
How would poor serfs tithe to support the church?
by giving one-tenth of their crops
by giving one-tenth of their paycheck
by giving their first-born son to the priesthood
by giving one-tenth of their animals
Christians who went on a pilgrimage visited
priests
castles
holy sites
doctors
The center of life in a medieval community was the
town hall
temple
market
church
What clergy member ranked above a cardinal?
bishop
priest
archbishop
pope
What was one result of the conflict between Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV?
Pope Gregory excommunicated Henry IV
Pope Gregory had to step down from his position in the Church
Henry IV began a war against Pope Gregor
Henry IV refused to have anything to do with the Church
What did monks do in the scriptorium?
They copied books and ancient manuscripts
They sewed clothing
They cared for the sic
They slept
EXCOMMUNICATION happens when:
The pope stops giving your kingdom money unless you fight holy wars for him.
The pope "kicks you out" of the church, taking away your chance to go to heaven.
The pope sends priests and monks to assist a kingdom in feeding and aiding the poor.
The pope makes the call across all of the church for a Crusade, or holy war.
What happens in an ALLIANCE?:
Countries work together for protection.
People decide to go on a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
Kings decide to take their armies to the Holy Land for the Crusades.
Countries split up based on their religious beliefs.
Medieval Christians feared excommunication because they believed that
those cast out from the church had to leave their village.
those cast out from the church would not get into heaven.
those cast out from the church could not get work.
those cast out from the church could not own property.
Pope Gregory VII and Emperor Henry IV were in disagreement about
how serfs and peasants should be treated in feudal society.
who should be able to select bishops.
where the church headquarters should be located in Europe.
who could excommunicate people.
As popes tried to increase their power, they came into conflict with
kings
nobles
bishops
invaders
The clash between Henry IV and Pope Gregory VII proved that the pope had greater power than the emperor.
True
False
How did the popes try to control monarchs?
by asking nicely
through controlling manors
by starting new churches
through excommunication
What religious rank was right below pope?
nun
priest
bishop
archbishop
In 1076, Gregory VII excommunicated Henry IV. What does excommunicate mean?
To give someone extra communication in an argument
To beg someone to give you an opportunity
To exclude a person from a church or a religious community
What is the title of the head of the Roman Catholic Church?
King
Pope
Tsar
Emperor
On Christmas day the pope crowned Charlemagne----
Emperor
King
Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman King
