Crowned Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas
Charlemagne
Getting a position based only on a relationship to a relative.
Nepotism
Spoken in the Eastern Byzantine Church
Greek
Goal is to take back this city.
Jerusalem
Why Mary & Joseph were in Bethlehem
Census
Donated by Pepin, caused Church to seek military protection
Papal States
The purchasing of Church offices by wealthy individuals.
Simony
Council of Chalcedon reduced the status of this...
Constantinople
He initiated and ordered the crusades
Pope Urban II
A time of waiting, hoping and preparing
Advent
Church needed help defending itself from these, so it turned to secular rulers for help.
Barbarians (Lombards, Vikings o.k.)
Pope who stood up to corrupt practices to end lay investiture.
Gregory (VII)
Eastern Byzantine emperor ordered removal of them.
Icons
Religious gift for knights who joined the Crusades.
Indulgence
First to hear of the new born Jesus and visit him
Shepherds
What did Charlemagne rule over/title?
Holy Roman Empire (Emperor)
What Finally stopped the practice of lay investiture once and for all
Concordat of Worms (1122)
Rejected part of the Nicene Creed by the East.
Filioque (and from the son)
This ended in disease and starvation, drowning at sea or being sold into slavery.
The Children's Crusade
Where Joseph took the family after a dream
Egypt
Name of renaissance brought by Charlemagne to spread schools & learning.
Carolingian
This social system increased power of secular rulers, as they provided protection for those under them.
Feudalism
The destroyed Constantinople in 1204 during the crusades.
Catholics (Western Church o.k)
Christians called this in Muslim lands
Infidels
What event marks the end of the Christmas season on the Catholic Church calendar?
The Baptism of Jesus