Beliefs
Influence Over People's Lives
Power
People
Math Bonus
100

Catholics believe that God came to Earth as a human being named ____________ to save humans from death.

Jesus Christ

100

True or False: If you wanted to get married in Europe during the Middle Ages, you needed to go to the Catholic Church to do the wedding ceremony.

True

100

True or False: During the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church was more powerful than some kings.

True

100

Most people living in the middle ages were ____________, poor people who did not own their own land.

peasants or serfs

100

How do you write 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 in exponential form?

104

200

Catholics believe that if you do not believe in Jesus and you do many bad things in your life, you will go to a horrible place called ____________.

hell
200

Every village in Europe had a building where religious ceremonies were held and people could go to pray and worship God.  This building is called a ____________, and it was the center of the community.

church

200

When rich people died, they would often give lots of ____________ and ____________ to the Church, because they thought it would help them get to heaven.

land; money

200

True or False: Peasants lived very comfortable lives, had plenty of money, and were able to spend a lot of time doing fun things.

False

200

5 meters = ___ millimeters

5000

300

According to the Catholic Church, if you ______________________ and live a good life, you will go to heaven.

believe in Jesus

300

What is one positive (good) influence that the Catholic Church had on people's lives?

Some possible answers: hospitals; helping the poor; education; hope; book-making; community

300

Most people in Europe during the Middle Ages did not know how to ____________, so they relied on religious leaders to teach them things.

read

300

The leader of one church building is called a ___________.

priest

300

Write 23/100 as a decimal

0.23

400

Christians believe in a holy book called the __________ that is about the history of the Jewish people, Jesus' life, and what happened after he went to heaven.

Bible

400

When Catholic parents have a baby, they take him to be ____________, a ceremony in which a priest pours water over the baby's head.

baptised

400

During the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church taught that if you wanted to go to heaven, you should give some (10%) of your money or crops to the Church. What do we call money that someone gives to the Church?

tithe (or tax)

400

In the Catholic Church, the men who are in charge of a lot of churches and travel around from church to church are called ___________.

bishops

400

Order these decimals from least to greatest (ascending order): 45.388; 45.4; 46; 45.39

45.388, 45.39, 45.4, 46

500

What is the name of the holiday on which Catholics celebrate Jesus' resurrection (coming back to life)?

Easter

500

Monks and nuns are people who live at a __________________ and spend their whole lives praying and working for the Church instead of getting married.

monastery
500

The Catholic Church now owns the smallest country in the world, called Vatican City.  What famous city in Italy is this tiny country inside of?

Rome

500

The big boss of the Catholic Church is called the ________.

pope
500

Round this number to the nearest hundredth: Thirty-seven and two hundred ninety-five thousandths

37.30