Vocabulary
Religious officials.
What is clergy ?
Was crowned Roman emperor in 800.
Who was Charlemagne ?
Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne emperor.
What happened in 800 ?
Important religious ceremonies.
What are sacraments ?
The most effective ruler of medieval Germany who was crowned king in 936 and followed the policies of his hero, Charlemagne.
Who was Otto the Great ?
Pope Gregory VII banned lay investiture.
What happened in 1075 ?
A law used to guide Christians' conduct.
What is canon law ?
Young German emperor who ordered Gregory to step down from the papacy and was excommunicated by him.
Who was Henry IV ?
Otto was crowned emperor.
What happened in 962 ?
German-Italian empire that Otto created, first known as the Roman Empire of the German Nation.
What is Holy Roman Empire ?
He banned lay investiture and excommunicated Henry.
Who was Pope Gregory VII ?
Barbarossa drowns and the empire falls.
What happened in 1190 ?
A ceremony in which kings and nobles appointed church officials.
What is lay investiture ?
He was elected by the seven princes as a strong ruler to keep the peace and was the first ruler to call his lands the Holy Roman Empire. Nicknamed “Barbarossa” for his red beard.
Who was Fredrick I ?
Battle of Legnano.
What happened in 1176 ?