Ch 2.4: Culture and the Church

Match the definition with the word

​ (a)   : way of thinking that used reason to explore questions of faith

​ (b)   : hatred of Jews

​ (c)   : local language used by people of a region

​ (d)   : religious beliefs that conflict with Church teachings

​ (e)   : study of religion and God

• scholasticism
• anti-Semitism
• vernacular
• heresy
• theology
• nihilism
• xenophobia
• dogmatism

​ (a)   : famous, educated, medieval nun who wrote music

• Hildegard of Bingen
• Joan of Arc
• Catherine of Siena
• Teresa of Avila
• Fancis of Assisi
• Thomas Aquinas

For medieval Christians, the most important holy sacrament was ​ (a)   .

• communion
• baptism
• confirmation
• marriage
• reconciliation

The church court that tried and punished people who were suspected of heresy was the ​ (a)   .

• Inquisition
• Crusade
• Synod
• Council of Trent
• Grand Jury
• Trial Jury

"About 1150, builders began constructing Gothic churches. They replaced Romanesque heavy walls with stone arches called flying buttresses. The flying buttresses extended off the church’s outside walls and supported the building’s weight. The flying buttresses made it possible to build churches with thinner walls and large stained glass windows."

The part of Gothic cathedrals that allowed the buildings to have thinner walls was ​ (a)   .

• flying buttresses
• heavy walls
• Romanesque arches
• stone columns
• barrel vaults
• stained glass windows
• thick pillars

"Groups of students and teachers created the first universities to educate scholars. Medieval university students studied grammar, public speaking, and logic. They also studied arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy. Teachers read from a text and discussed it. Students took notes on small, portable chalkboards called slates. Books were rare. Students did not have books until the 1400s when the European printing press was created."

Students in the first European universities did not have ​ (a)  

• books
• computers
• tablets
• smartphones
• classes
• exams
• teachers

Kings, popes, and princes created ​ (a)   in the Middle Ages to educate scholars.

• universities
• libraries
• monasteries
• guilds
• grammar schools 

Catholic churches brought each community together every week to celebrate ​ (a)   .

• mass
• yoga
• book club
• potluck dinner
• national holidays
• the sacraments
• confession

The Inquisition was a ​ (a)   .

• Church court that tried heretics
• Medieval festival
• type of medieval weapon
• royal decree against witches
• series of holy wars
• civil service examination

The vernacular is ​ (a)   .

• everyday language
• formal speech
• technical jargon
• obsolete dialect
• Latin
• ancient Greek