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What is the hierarchy of the Catholic Church?
Pope, Cardinal, Archbishop, Bishop, Priest.
What was the decree that the Pope could make that could excommunicate an entire region or Kingdom?
Interdict
What is the first step in becoming a member of the Catholic Church?
Baptism
What battles were fought between the Visigoths and the Romans from 378-382 A.D.?
The Gothic Wars
Religious community where monks gave up their possessions and devoted their lives to serving God. Learning was also emphasized here.
Monasteries
What is a service in which catholic members take communion?
Catholic Mass
What was a rule that prohibited warfare during certain days of the year?
Truce of God
This sacrament requires that you confess your sins and are forgiven by a priest.
Penance and Reconciliation
In what year did the Visigoths take over the City of Rome?
410 A.D.
What were the torture methods of the Inquisition?
Starvation, Consuming and holding water, Burning Coals, Strappado, The Rack.
What is banishment from the Catholic Church?
Excommunication
How was the Catholic Church economically powerful during the Middle Ages?
The Church imposed a required Tithe from every member.
What sacrament is the process of giving a dying person peace and healing?
Anointing of the Sick
From what years did the Moors control areas of the Iberian Peninsula?
711-1492 A.D.
What are the characteristics of Romanesque architecture?
Rounded arches, massive walls, small windows.
A Church tax in the Middle Ages that was 10% of a person's income
Tithe
How was the Catholic Church Politically powerful in the Middle Ages?
The Pope could excommunicate an entire Kingdom, preventing them from participating in the sacraments, forcing them to do what the Pope wants.
What sacrament requires a person to eat bread and drink wine in remembrance of the last supper of Jesus.
Communion
What was the first significant victory for the Christians in the Iberian Peninsula?
The City of Toledo
What were the Christian efforts made to take over Muslim lands and drive them out of Spain?
The Reconquista
How were women treated in the Catholic Church?
How was the Catholic Church religiously powerful in the Middle Ages?
The Church and the Pope were "responsible" for forgiving sins and ultimate salvation.
What is the Sacrament in which a man can become a priest or bishop?
Holy Orders
What program was ordered by the Spanish monarchy to find and eradicate heretics in the Kingdom?
The Spanish Inquisition
A disease that engulfed Europe during the Middle Ages. It killed about one-third of the population and was carried by fleas and rats. Because of this, the feudal system died out.
The Black Plague