Rise of the Church
__________________, who founded __________________, was the first Roman emperor to be a professing C_____________.
Constantine
Constantinople
Christian
________________
30s - 60s AD
Peter
The collapse of the currency system with the fall of Rome did not cause _____________ to lose their wealth. Instead, these _______________ became powerful men very quickly because their _________ produced __________ on which everyone depended.
landowners
landowners
land
food
The Western Christian Church, which became the ____________ ______________ __________, centered in ___________.
Roman Catholic Church
Rome
Eventually in the ___________ century, the division of Western and Eastern Churches would lead to an official split from each other. The breakup began much earlier, however. These two churches could not see eye to eye on several issues that were deemed of great importance.
11th
At the time of Constantine, there were no separate, official __________________ within the Christian Church.
denominations
_______________
79 - 88 AD
Anacletus
Many times, these powerful landowners funded the ________________ if the ___________ leaders did what they were told. A new cultural and government system was starting to emerge: ________ ______________ _____________.
churches
Church
the feudal system
The Eastern Christian Church, which became the _______________ ______________ ___________, centered in ___________________.
Eastern Orthodox Church
Constantinople
Name the four main areas of disagreement in the Western and Eastern Church
1. They bickered about which Church leader had the authority to lead or decide certain matters
2. They argued about whether priests should be married
3. They disagreed about what language should be used in the written Word of God
4. They fussed about who was the true leader of the Christian Church on earth-the pope or several patriarchs. ex. The East did not recognize the authority of the Western leader, the pope.
The leader, called a ____________ (which is the Latin word for ____________), also took care of God's people in Western Europe.
pope
father
______________
140 - 155 AD
Pius
The poor people, who did not own land, worked for the ___________________. These people were called ___________, and their wages were enough food to keep them alive, a rundown cottage or hut to live in with their families, and a job. There was not much hope of improving their position. This was a time of desperation for many common folks, as they eked out a living from the hard ground of the masters' fields.
landowners
serfs
Throughout the Middle Ages, the _____________ _______________ _______________ was the dominant Christian faith in Western Europe in what is now ____________, ______________, _______________, Spain, and Italy, as well as certain _____________ ______________ countries.
Western Christian Church
England
France
Germany
North African
The Eastern Christians did not think one church leader should have that much power and preferred to have several leaders at a time, called _______________.
patriarchs
After the fall of Rome-
"__________________ is not based on who is in power or who is the ruler on earth. ________ is in control over all the rulers and countries in the world. The _____________ ____________ were frightened, though. They did now know who was in charge because of the barbarian's lack of _____________ ____________. Many Roman citizens turned to the ___________ because they knew they could at least receive help there."
Christianity
God
Roman citizens
governing skills
Church
_________________
236 - 250 AD
Fabianus
"Soon, the landowners were building up their own little ______________. The profits from their lands were huge, and trading with surrounding landowners made them even wealthier. The landowners also built up their holdings by conquering the land of others around them.
Some of these landowners conquered enough that they became the ____________ of their own _______________. These _____________ ruled over the landowners, even though they were almost equal in power. The landowners had their own armies of _______________ to protect their lands and to fight with the other lords around them. Sometimes the landowner would divide the land out among his loyal ________________ and make them his ________________."
kingdoms
king
kingdom
kings
knights
knights
officers
The Eastern Christian Church was teh dominant Christian faith in _____________, ____________ ______________, and parts of the ____________ _____________ and North Africa.
Greece
Eastern Europe
Middle East
The church in the East also believed priests could marry, while the church in the West did not. The Eastern Christians favored the use of _____________, but the Western Christians preferred ______________. These differences are still reflected in the traditions of Eastern Orthodox Christians (the church of the East) and the traditions of Roman Catholics (the church of the West).
Greek
Latin
"After the Western Roman Empire collapsed, many people also looked to the ____________ for protection and leadership. The ______________ became extremely politically _____________ and ______________. This was also true of the ____________. Each ____________ was elected to lead the church after the previous ___________ death. Leading the Church made the _________ an extremely powerful ruler in Western Europe at this time.
The Christian church in the ________ was different than the Church in the West. Though the Western church was mostly run by the ___________, the Eastern church _______ ________ ___________ with this. They still considered themselves brothers in Christ with their fellow believers in the West, but they did not consider themselves part of the same type of church. There was much ________________ creeping into the _____________ ____________."
Church
Church
influential
powerful
pope's
pope
pope's
pope
East
pope
did not agree
division
Christian Church
________________
283 - 296 AD
Caius
"All across the land that used to be the Western Roman Empire, a new world culture emerged. There was no longer a huge, powerful empire ruling vast stretches of land. As centuries passed and alliances were made between kingdoms, Europe organized into ____________ _____________. As you can imagine, ______ _____________ _____________ was not a uniform system of government; it varied from place to place and from century to century.
As time progressed through the Middle Ages and ______ ______________ ____________ took hold, the ______________ took on another role in history. ______________ were paid to serve the lords of the manors, and many did this willingly to keep their ______________ open."
*Bonus 500 pts*
Draw the social class pyramid of Medieval Europe separated into four classes.
*Bonus Bonus 100 pts*
Illustrate the area the Church officials would generally occupy.
separate countries
the feudal system
the feudal system
Church
priests
churches
Church divisions are still reflected in Europe today, with ________________ and Protestants being far more common in ______________ ____________ and ________________ being most common in Eastern Europe.
Catholics
Western Europe
Orthodox
"With all this focus on arguing and fussing, it is important to remember that although the churches argued and fussed with each other, ________ _________ ___________ ___________ ________ ____________. God sees the heart of each person who has ever lived, and He saw the hearts of the people who made up these two churches. He saw the individuals who were trying to bring honor to Him, and just like in the present day, God uses imperfect people to fulfill His plan.
Psalm 103:14 says, "For He knows how __________ we are; He remembers ______ ___________ ____________ ___________."
God was still always in control
weak
we are only dust