Role of the Church
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ROLE OF THE CHURCH
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Center of LifeA. Clergy
1. Church had great power over the people because it decided who could achieve salvation
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Center of LifeB. Monks
1. Benedict: instilled the practice of taking vows of poverty and chastity as a monk
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Worldly ChurchA. Powerful
1. Tithes: Tax the Church required Christians to pay
2. Ecclesiastical: Church court system
3. Excommunication: banned from church and partaking of sacraments
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CrusadesA. 1095 AD: goal was to free the Holy LandB. Changed way people lived:
1. Increased trade 2. Contact with the Muslim world
a. Marco Polo: “Prince of Liars”- told tales from overseas
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Holy Roman EmpireA. Otto the Great:
gave land to the church to create the Holy Roman Empire
B. Henry IV has conflict with popes over power
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InvestitureA. 1075 Pope Gregory VIII
1. Concordat of Worms 1122 AD Conflict: who would appoint bishops? Treaty that ended the struggle between the
emperors and popes over investiture
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Reconquista in SpainA. Isabella Castile & Ferdinand of Aragon
1. Inquisition:a. Help unify Spainb. Drive the Muslims out of Spain & make everyone
Catholic