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28 Cards in this Set
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From the earliest days of the Church, many Christians did what ? |
Followed the spiritual practice of going on a pilgrimage |
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What is a pilgrimage? |
A journey to a shrine or other holy place for spiritual and devotional reasons |
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When did the holy land fall into the hands of Muslim conquerors |
1000-1200 AD |
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What is the Holy Land |
The land where Jesus Christ lives, died, ad rose from the dead |
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Where did many fear that the Muslim Armies would attack? |
Europe |
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When did pope Urban II call on all Christian rulers |
1095 AD |
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Why did Pope Urban II call upon on all Christian rulers? |
To organize a crusade |
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What does the word crusade come from? Why were these missions to get back the holy lands called crusades? |
The Latin word Crux, or cross
The crusaders were to " take back the cross " or the Holy land |
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Why did men volunteer to fight in the crusades? |
They acted out of faith, hoping to save Christianity |
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Over time many of those who fought forgot what? |
What they were fighting for |
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What was spreading the gospel by force contrary to? By doing this what did the crusaders forget? |
To everything for which Christianity stands
Forgetting the commandment to protect human life |
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When did the first crusade take place ? What occurred? |
1099 AD Took back Jerusalem and the surrounding areas
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What was the most successful crusade? |
The first one |
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When does Jerusalem fall to the Muslim general? Who is the Muslim general? How long did it remain under Muslim control |
By 1187 AD General Saladin Until 1917 when it was captured by the British during WWI |
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When did the 4th crusade occur? What occurred and what ensued as a result? |
1204 AD
The 4th crusade armies attached and looted Constantinople, a Christian city in the east
Made I'll-will between the east and west only deeper |
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What happened to the church and pope during the Middle Ages? |
Church's power increased The pope was recognized as Europe's supreme ruler |
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What did the Pope get to do as europes supreme ruler ? |
Forgot rule on all matters, both worldly or secular and spiritual |
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During the Middle Ages there was much corruption, why? |
Some religious leaders lived as princes and secular leaders anointing bishops and abbots in their kingdom |
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What is lay investiture? |
The illicit practice of secular leaders- or lay people, not ordained bishops-to invest, or empower a church leader with authority |
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What did lay investiture oppose? |
Church teaching of apostolic succession |
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What is apostolic succession? |
The teaching that bishops are the successors of the Apostles, passed down through the sacrament of holy orders |
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Who did the papacy fall into the procession of ? |
A few noble roman families |
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When did Pope Gregory VII guide the church? What did he start? |
1073-1085 The "Gregorian reforms" |
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What did the Gregorian reforms do? |
Forbade lay investiture Celibacy for priests in the Roman Catholic Church Band simony |
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What is simony |
The buying and selling of spiritual things, spiritual services, or church offices |
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Gregory VII received strong support for his reforms except from who? What did he do as a result? |
The emperor Henry IV Gregory VII excommunicated Henry IV |
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Why did Gregory VII excommunicate Henry IV ? |
Didn't obey |
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What is excommunication? What occurs if you are excommunicated? |
A severe penalty imposed by the church for serious sins against the Catholic religion
You are excluded from the sacramental life of the church |
