WHO AM I?
I found the Cluny
Duke of Aquitaine
Why did reformers oppose simony?
A. It made churches too large.
B. It was buying and selling Church offices.
C. Priests married.
D. Kings collected taxes.
B
Buying and selling Church offices is called ______.
Simony
What law governed all Christians?
Canon law
Three different reforms all had the same ultimate goal. What was that goal?
1. Ending simony
2. Ending lay investiture
3. Cardinals electing the pope
To free the Church from secular control and corruption.
I walked barefoot to Canossa
Henry IV
Friars were different from monks because they...
A. lived in castles
B. became bishops
C. traveled and preached
D. built cathedrals
C
A king appointing bishops is called lay ______.
Investiture
What was the name of the pope's diplomats?
Legates
A king says,
"Bishops live in my kingdom, so I should appoint them."
How would Gregory VII respond?
Bishops serve God and the Church, so only Church leaders have the authority to appoint them.
I banned lay investiture in 1075
Gregory VII
300
The purpose of flying buttresses was to...
A. decorate churches
B. support the walls
C. collect taxes
D. elect popes
B
A person removed from the Church is ______.
Excommunicated
Church members had to give one-tenth of their income. What was this called?
A tithe
Suppose people ignored excommunication but still paid tithes.
Which kind of Church power would weaken?
Spiritual and political authority.
I emphasized study and found the Dominicans
Dominic
The Concordat of Worms...
A. was a compromise over investiture
B. ended the Crusades
C. created Gothic churches
D. founded Cluny
A
The law of the Church is ______ law.
Canon
Who advised the pope and carried out decisions?
The Papal Curia
What was the final result of all the reforms discussed in this lesson?
The Church became more independent and politically powerful.
I gave up my wealth and preached to the poor
Francis of Assisi
Which order emphasized study?
A. Franciscans
B. Cistercians
C. Vikings
D. Dominicans
D
One-tenth of yearly income given to the Church is called a ______.
Tithe
Name two things bishops' courts ruled over.
Marriage, divorce, or wills
Which single fact BEST proves that medieval people believed the pope had authority over kings?
Henry IV traveled to Canossa to seek forgiveness after being excommunicated.