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The Organization of the Church
Being a Good Christian in the Middle Ages
The Church, Knights and The Crusades
Art, Architecture and Education
General
100
This man was at the top of the Church
The Pope
100
If someone was not doing what the Pope commanded, he could be _________________________. This was the worst possible punishment.
Excommunicated
100
True or False: Most people could read and write in the Middle Ages.
False
100
What is theology?
The study of God and religion
100
What is the word for "land" that was traded to a lord in exchange for loyalty?
Fief
200
Who chose the Cardinals?
The Pope
200
Who copied down most of the books in the Middle Ages?
Monks
200
What were three places where the Crusades were fought?
The Holy Land (Middle East), Spain, and Northern Europe
200
True or False: Universities developed from cathedral schools
True
200
True or False: You could be anything you wanted to be in the Middle Ages.
False
300
Who elected the Pope?
The Cardinals
300
What is a relic?
An item that was touched by a saint (though it could also be the bones of the saint himself)
300
What were the Crusades?
A series of religious wars fought between Christians and non-Christians in the Middle Ages
300
What did Thomas Aquinas attempt to do?
Connect faith and reason
300
True or False: Most people in the Middle Ages were peasants.
True
400
What was the organization of the Church based on?
The old Roman system of political organization
400
Why did people participate in Sacraments, Pilgrimages, and Crusades?
To go to heaven, to find forgiveness, to be a good Christian
400
Was the job of the knights to protect the people, or to make them pay taxes? Support your answer.
Either answer is acceptable--as long as there is support.
400
What were the tallest buildings in towns during the Middle Ages?
Cathedrals
400
Who is at the top of feudalism?
The Monarch (King or Queen)
500
Put the following terms in order from most powerful to least powerful: Pope, Priest, Bishop, Cardinal, Archbishop
Pope, Cardinal, Archbishop, Bishop, Priest
500
What are three of the seven Sacraments?
Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Holy Orders, Matrimony, Penance
500
What was the most important thing that came from the Crusades?
Knowledge (from contact with the Muslim world)
500
What was the number one subject of art during the Middle Ages?
Jesus
500
What is Feudalism?
A system of social organization