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Topic: Role of Church in Medieval Europe EQ: Describe the role of the church in Medieval

Europe

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Role of Church in Medieval Europe

EQ: Describe the role of the church in Medieval Europe

What were the foundations of the Medieval Church?

Jesus taught Christian values which were opposite traditional Jewish teachings

Jews condemned him to death in 33 AD=crucified

After his death, 11 apostles traveled the world to teach his ideas

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What were the foundations of the Medieval Church?

Believers relied on those who knew him while he was alive

Other wrote down their version of his life- Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John- called the Gospels (Four books began the New Testament)

Combined with the Old Testament to create the Bible

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What were the foundations of the Medieval Church?

Early leaders of the church and apostles were early version of priests

Sacraments= formal rites that Christians believe bring grace to the people who participate in them (e.g.. Communion, baptism, confirmation, etc.)

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Describe the new religious orders

St. Frances of Assisi- most famous friar, grew up rich and gave it all up to repair the church

Founded new order of monks called Franciscans

St. Dominic founded the Dominicans- believed the best way to help Christians was to educate them

By 1100s, the church founded universities

Define heresy

Heresy-ideas that conflicted with church teachings

Inquisition was created to question heretics

Guilty people had to ask for forgiveness or be excommunicated

What did the Catholic church do in order to

stop heresy? Define Sacrament What are the Gospels? Define heresy

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