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100

_________, the language of the Church, was the only common language in Europe.

Latin

100
Describe Thomas Aquinas' "Natural Law"
natural law stated that there was an order built into nature that could guide people’s thinking about right and wrong.
100

Who developed the monastic way of life in Western Europe?

Saint Benedict

100

Name 2 features of Romanesque Churches.

Round Columns

Heavy Roofs

Thick Walls

Dark and Gloomy etc.



100
Name the term for a person that would travel to a holy site to show penance for a sin.
a Pilgrim
200

Historians sometimes refer to the Middle ages as what?

The Age of Faith.

200

In Medieval Europe, where did school take place?

In monasteries, convents, and even cathedrals.

200

What was one of the main services monasteries provided for traveling Europeans?

They provided safe places for travelers to stay.

200

Name 3 features of a Gothic Cathedral

large stained-glass windows

flying buttresses

pointed arches

gargoyles

shape of the cross

lots of light inside (due to windows)

dramatic

detailed or elaborate appearance

200

The medieval church added to its wealth by collecting a ___________ or tax.

Tithe

300

Which emperor decreed that Rome stop persecuting Christians?

Emperor Constantine

300

What two ideas did Thomas Aquinas connect?

Reason or Logic and Faith

300

Where did Monks live?

Monasteries or a Monastery

300

What were the tallest buildings in towns during the Middle Ages?

Cathedrals

300

Name 4 of the 7 sacraments.

Baptism. Eucharist. Confirmation. Reconciliation or Penance. Anointing of the sick. Marriage. Holy orders.

400

At the start of the Middle Ages, all Christians in western Europe belong to a single church, which became known as the  ________   _______ Church.

Roman Catholic Church.

400

How did Medieval handwriting evolve?

Medieval scholars began using lower case letters.

400

What 3 vows did Benedictine’s take?

Vow of Poverty

Vow of Chastity

Vow of Obedience

400

Name a famous Gothic Cathedral, built in Europe during the Middle Ages, that burned down in 2019.

The Notre Dame Cathedral

400
What is one of the main reasons why the clergy were recorders and advisers to Kings?
They were one of the few people in medieval society who cold read and write.
500

Describe the hierarchy of the Catholic Church by naming the 5 levels of power from top to bottom.

Pope Cardinals Archbishops Bishops Priests

500

Who is the author of canterbury tales? 

geoffrey chaucer

500

Name a mendicant (which saint - often shown with animals if a mendicant?)

Saint Francis of Assisi

500

The Word Cathedral has latin roots. It means a ______________.

Throne or Chair (upon which the bishop sits)

500

During the Middle Ages, the Church acquired great economic power. By the year ________ (hint: it is in the year 1000) it was the largest landholder in Europe

1050

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