Emperor who made it legal to practice the Christian religion.
Who is Constantine?
100
The seven sacred rites of the Christian religion.
What are the sacraments?
100
Describe the conditions under which pilgrims travelled.
They travelled on foot, they tried to band together to avoid attacks by thieves. Special roads, hostels, bridges were built to help them get to their destination.
100
In which three places did most schooling take place during the Middle Ages?
In the cathedrals, monasteries and convents.
100
Which three groups of people devoted their lives to God and the church.
Monks, Nuns, Friars
200
The act of causing a person to suffer because of his or her beliefs.
What is Persecution?
200
Completed all the sacraments led to ___________.
What is salvation.
200
What is a crusade?
A military expedition to the land where Jesus had lived. Christians tried to regain the holy land which the Muslims had conquered.
200
In Medieval Europe, which group of people was most likely to be educated?
The clergy
200
Why is St. Benedict such an important figure?
He developed the monastic way of life in Western Europe.
300
Two practices of the RCC which helped people of Western Europe.
(1) organised the distribution of food (2) provided organisation in society (3) provided hospitality to refugees or travellers
300
A sacrament in which the priest blesses bread and wine.
What is eucharist?
300
Name two reasons why people decided to go on a crusade.
(1) Religious devotion, (2) to seek wealth, (3) Adventure
300
What language was used? What changes were made to the language to make reading and writing easier for regular people to understand?
Latin/ They began to use lowercase letters instead of only uppercase (capital) letters.
300
What were some jobs and pastimes that the monks performed in the monasteries? Name at least five.
farming, praying, studying, caring for the poor and sick, teaching, copying religious texts, raised livestock, sewed clothes.
400
Rank from top to bottom the church hierarchy.
Pope, cardinals, archbishops, bishops, priests.
400
A blessing in which a person in danger of death is blessed with holy oil by a priest.
What is Extreme Unction?
400
Name two purposes for the construction of gargoyles on cathedrals.
(1) to remind the people that hideous creatures lurked in the underworld (a place they never wanted to go (2) to collect water from the rain as it gathered on the roof of the cathedral
400
Cathedral schools gave rise to universities. In universities they began to teach the ancient classics which focussed on reason and logic. Why did these teachings lead to fear among church officials?
Church officials feared that studying such writers might lead people to question the teachings of the church.
400
How is a friar different from a monk?
A monk lives and works in a monastery while a friar travels among ordinary people to preach and to care for the poor and sick, living in compete poverty having to work or beg to survive.
500
Describe the main problem that occurred between Pope Gregory and the Holy Roman Emperor, Henry.
The emperor was used to appointing people to church positions, the Pope claimed that it was his duty alone to do the appointing, the emperor declared the pope was no longer a pope, the pope excommunicated the emperor. The emperor begged for forgiveness for three day until the pope allowed his reentry.
500
A journey to a holy site in order to show your devotion to God.
What is a Pilgrimage?
500
In what shape were cathedrals built? and what was the purpose of the flying buttresses?
In the shape of a cross AND the flying buttresses were built to support thinner walls which also supported stained glass windows.
500
Thomas Aquinas "bridged the gap between logic and faith". In your own words, explain what you think this means.
He was able to find a way to unify the teachings of the church (faith) and the ancient philosophy (reason).
500
What does it mean to be corrupt?
When a person in a position of authority does things which are not ethical or right, in order to get a personal gain.