Influence of the Roman Catholic Church (Level 1)

Which statements correctly show how the church impacted Medieval life in Europe?

Groups:

(a) True Statements

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(b) False Statements

• Only church services held at the church

• Religious services held several times a day

• Many events such as meetings and plays were at the church

• Religious services rarely occurred

• Isolated people from one another

• Served as a marketplace

What church did everyone belong to in the Middle Ages?

Head of the Roman Catholic Church

How did the church gain great economic power? (Select all that apply)

• Gaining land as gifts from monarchs

• Gaining land that some monarchs took by force

• Gaining land from divine right

• Gaining money from taxes

What is the official language of the church?

• Latin

• Greek

• Roman

• English

Sort the features of a Romanesque and Gothic style cathedrals.

Groups:

(a) Romanesque

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(b) Gothic

• Stained glass windows

• Openess using many windows

• Thick stone walls

• Narrow openings

• Rounded arches

• Tall, slender arches

What is the purpose of stained glass windows?

• Most people were illiterate so these windows would depict scenes from the Bible or tell a story

• Most people were literate so they used the windows to show pictures from their books

• The windows helped people know the difference between a church and government building

• Stained glass was cheaper to produce so they were able to make a lot of them for their churches

What are "relics" that are usually found inside a cathedral?

• A relic is an object considered holy and used for worship

• A relic is an object considered holy and used to decide whether to go to war or not

• A relic was a holy object used in trade

• A relic was anything that was donated to the church by the people

How did the church provide stability?

• Provided leadership and distribution of food

• Provided a military to protect the kingdom

• Took care of all business of the manor

• Provided guidance in battle to knights

Why were cathedrals built to such great heights? (Select all that apply)

• They wanted to be closer to God

• It was a competition between towns

• It was ordered by the Pope

• It was cheaper to build them tall