Medieval Europe Summative Test Review

The ______ was the head of the Roman Catholic Church and claimed to be the ruler of all Christian churches, but the Byzantines rejected his claim.

• Pope

• priest

• governor

• emperor

A person, town or region that was excommunicated by the pope was all the following EXCEPT

• forbidden to receive the sacraments

• shunned by other Christians

• could not be buried on sacred ground

• could go to another church to avoid excommunication

Men and women who wanted to dedicate their lives to God could become __________, and ___________, which they would then live in a monastery, or convent.

• monks and nuns

• popes and queens

• kings and jesters

• knights and vassals

Medieval Christians believed that only the people who betrayed the church were sinners.

• True

• False

Which group is found at the top, or having the most power, of the early Christian Church hierarchy?

• archbishops

• bishops

• patriarchs

• priests

Schism is the separation between two major churches of the Mesopotamian Empire

• True

• False

The capital of the Eastern Orthodox Church was in 

• Baghdad

• Rome

• Constantinople

• Alexandria

Excommunicate means to declare that a person or group no longer belongs to the church.

• True

• False

The capital of the Roman Catholic Church was in

• Mecca

• Alexandria

• Constantinople

• Rome

Priests headed individual churches.  They led worship services and managed local church activities.

• True

• False