Church & Middle Ages

What was the most powerful institution in the Middle Ages?

• Greek Orthodox Church

• The Germanic Kings

• Roman Catholic Church

• Secular authority

Germanic tribes divided Europe but the ___________united it

• Peasants

• Feudal lords

• Catholic church

• Secular authority

Which of the following were Sacraments?

• Baptisms

• Confirmations

• Marraiges

• All of the above

Who was ranked the highest in the Catholic church heirarchy?

• Parish priests

• Bishops

• Cardinals

• Pope

Parish Priests did what for their community?

• helped the poor

• helped the needy

• provided religious and social services

• all of the above

How were monks different from priests?

• they weren't different

• Monks withdrew from society

• monks lived in monasteries

• The served communities

Who were the most educated and literate people in the early middle ages?

• Clergy

• Serfs

• Knights

• Women

Church scholars translated many Greco-Roman works into what language?

• German

• Latin

• Greek

• Spanish

What did missionaries do?

• spread Christianity to Germanic tribes

• Stayed in monasteries

• appointed emperors

• none of the above

Schooling took place in what places:

• Castles

• Town centers

• Missionaries

• Churches