Medieval Religion Flashcards
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What is chivalry?
The qualities expected of an ideal knight including courage, honour, and being prepared to help those in need
What is the Church in medieval context?
The institution of the Christian Church, including all the people who ran it and all the individual churches
What is a church?
A Christian place of worship
Who are the clergy?
Officials of the Church led by the pope
What was a crusade?
Wars between European Christians and Middle Eastern Muslims that occurred 1095-1291
What was excommunication?
Power of the pope to expel someone from the Church
Who were the laity?
Ordinary people who attend church but do not hold official religious positions
What is a martyr?
A person who suffers or is killed because of their religious or political beliefs
What was the mass in medieval religion?
Religious service on a Sunday that worshippers were expected to attend
What is a monastery?
A building in which monks live and worship.
Define persecution.
Unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion or beliefs
What is a pilgrimage?
A journey typically taken to a site of religious importance
What was purgatory?
A place where an individual’s soul stayed until all their sins had been forgiven
What is a relic?
Part of a saint’s body or something they owned which was believed to have the power to perform miracles
List the 5 hierachy levels in the church
Pope, Archbishiops, Bishops, Priests, Monks and Nuns
What was the most common religion in medieval England?
Christianity
When did the Jew migrate to England and who invited them?
1070, William I
