chapter 12 Flashcards
(12 cards)
Why was the Concordat of Worms an important turning point for the Catholic Church?
it allowed the church to elect bishops instead of the king. This in turn gave more power to the church.
How did the pope use interdicts to achieve his goals?
The pope was able to get ppl under interdiction to pressure their ruler to make changes favorable to the Pope.
Identify the characteristics of the Cistercian, Dominican & the Franciscan religious orders.
Cistercians
- strict diet & a single robe; prayer & manual labor; spread the religion
Franciscans
- absolute poverty; aided poor; missionary work
Dominicans
- poverty; preached against heresies; Inquisition
How did religion influence the daily lives of ppl in the High Middle Ages?
People received the sacraments to ensure salvation.
They revered saints & took pilgrimages to holy shrines.
Lay investiture
the practice by which secular rules both chose nominee to church offices & gave them the symbols of their office
Interdict
a decree by the pope that forbade priests from giving the sacraments of the church to the people
Sacrament
a christian rite
Heresy
the denial of basic church doctrines
Relic
bones or other objects connected with saints
Why did the Christians believe that Jerusalem was controlled by infidels?
They considered any group that wasn’t Christian, including Muslims, unbelievers.
What were the religious, political & economic motivations behind the Crusades?
Political
- to help Alexius I fight Seljuk Turks
- to show political leadership in a great cause
Religious
- to free Jerusalem from infidels
Economic
- to gain wealth via selling supplies to Crusaders & for kings
- to tax trade w/ the East
How did the Crusades affect Europe & Southwest Asia?
It led to
- widespread attacks on Jews
- broke down feudalism
- created a stronger central government
- & paved the way for new nation-states
