Catholic Church
Education
Monks, Nuns, Friars
Architecture
Medieval Life
100
Life in western Europe during the Middle Ages centered around what?
the Catholic Church
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
Describe one way that Friars and Monks differ.
Monks live in a self-reliant monastery with only other monks, while Friars travel and rely on communities for food and shelter.
100
Name 3 features of medieval Cathedrals.
Flying Buttresses, Stained glass, gargoyles.
100
Name the term for a person that would travel to a holy site to show penance for a sin.
a Pilgrim
200
Name and explain one way in which the Catholic Church influenced Medieval Society.
correct answers will include on aspect of society and how the church influenced it.
200
How did Medieval handwriting evolve?
Medieval scholars began using lower case letters.
200
What is the name of the German nun who was also a philosopher, scholar, composer of music, and a mystic.
Hildegard of Bingen
200
What style of architecture are medieval cathedrals?
Gothic
200
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.
300
Historians sometimes refer to the Middle ages as what?
The Age of Faith.
300
In Medieval Europe, many universities grew out of what?
Cathedral Schools
300
What was one of the main services monasteries provided for Europeans?
They provided safe places for travelers to stay.
300
What two attributes did flying buttresses allow Medieval cathedrals to have?
large stained-glass windows and thin walls.
300
People went on Crusades for many reasons, what was the main reason the Pope declared a need for Crusaders to fight?
To take back Jerusalem from the Muslims.
400
Who decreed that Rome would stop persecuting Christians?
Emperor Constantine
400
What two ideas did Thomas Aquinas connect?
Reason/Logic and Faith
400
Name the type of religious figure who traveled from town to town preaching.
a Friar
400
Who started the Monastic way of life?
Saint Benedict
400
Name 4 of the 7 sacraments.
Baptism. Eucharist. Confirmation. Reconciliation. Anointing of the sick. Marriage. Holy orders.
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
Describe the main plot of the Canterbury Tales.
A group of people go on a religious pilgrimage.
500
Who began the order of mendicant friars?
Saint Francis of Assisi
500
What does the word "cathedral" literally mean?
"The throne upon which a bishop sits".
500
Explain three ways in which the Catholic Church strengthened its power against Kings.
1. prohibit Kings from choosing priests 2. outlawing the selling of church positions 3. excommunicating Kings who didn't support Church ideals.
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