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WorksheetsChristendom and the Church in the Middle Ages
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is Hagia Sophia?
The place where Baptisms are celebrated
Built as a great church in Constantinople, it serves today as a mosque in modern day Istanbul.
A special prayer said by Christians in the middle ages.
A special prayer said by Muslims in the middle ages
What role did patriarchs play in the early Church?
Leaders of the Christian community in major cities of the Roman Empire
Important figures in the first book of the Bible
Made policies against women in the Church
A 4th degree of ordination in addition to bishops, priests, and deacons
Generally, how did Muslims view Jews and Christians in the early Middle Ages?
With fear
With anger
With respect as "people of the book"
With a desire to convert as many as possible
Why did many Christians convert during the early spread of Islam? (Select all that are true)
non-Muslims were required to pay a special tax in Muslim controlled lands
Muslim leaders had a policy of forced conversions or killing of Christians
Islam had an appealing message that unified many
Muslims welcomed Christians with an inspiring enthusiasm
What is significant about the Battle of Tours in 722?
It gave Muslims control of all of Western Europe
It stopped Muslims from gaining control of France and spreading further into Europe
It began the Crusades
It led to the creation of the Papal States
This made the pope a secular (non-religious) ruler
Donation of Pepin
Rogation Days
Battle of Tours
Synod of Whitby
When Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as emperor he...
...ensured that the emperor would protect Church laws and practices
...made official a system that was already in place
...made it possible for the emperor to appoint Church leaders
...created problems for Church and state that would exist for centuries
These people spread the Christian message to non-Christian areas
emperors
priests
missionaries
knights
This word identifies one of the four marks of the Church and describes the universality of the Church's message and mission.
catholic
holy
apostolic
celibate
What does it mean to say that the Church is holy
Christ gave himself to make us holy
Members of the Church do not sin
We acknowledge that we care sinners and called to sainthood
The institution of the Church does not make mistakes
What is a conclave?
A meeting of cardinals to elect a pope
One of the Gregorian reforms to reduce corruption in the Church
An area of the Church designed for solitary worship
The place where monks live.
Who were known as the apostles to the Slavs?
Sts. Cyril and Methodius
Sts. Francis and Clare
Sts. Benedict and Scholastica
Sts. Boniface and Augustine
The Middle Ages were a time when the Church struggled through controversies and developed through reforms.
True
False
The Great Schism came out of nowhere and happened suddenly.
True
False
St. Boniface was a missionary to
France
England
Germany
Scotland
St. Patrick was a missionary to
England
France
Ireland
Germany
St. Margaret was a missionary to
England
Ireland
France
Scotland
What is a schism?
A well-known religious practice of the middle ages.
The breaking of relationship between two groups.
The agreement to work together through difficult controversy.
A tool used within the feudal system to maintain control.
What was the conflict of Eastern Emperors condemning the use of icons in worship called?
Iconoclast controversy
Fillioque controversy
Simony controversy
Mendicant controversy
A series of prayers that coincides with the rhythms of the day is called
Simony
Christendom
Conclave
Liturgy of the Hours
