Chapter 4 Flashcards
What was charlamagne leader of
Franks
Was charlamagne crowned emperor of east or west?
West
Who crowned charlamagne
Pope Leo III
Why was the emperor furious because of charlamagne?
Because charlamagne was like a second Constantine by forming all of Europe into one faith. The GAp between east and west widens
What were monastery libraries
Manuscripts copied by monks in script
Who did charlamagne fight against?
Saxons and forced them to convert
Who chose who in the Middle Ages?
Priests chose bishops, monks and nuns chose abbots
What was the feudalism structure
King, powerful lords, lesser lords, knights peasants and townspeople
What was lay investiture
Lay persons (people not the clergy) appointing bishops, priests, abbots, and abboteses
What were 3 challenges to the medieval church
Lay investiture
Simony
Celibacy
What was simony
Payment of money for appointment to a Church office
What was celibacy
Those in the clergy who remain unmarried for the sake of the kingdom of God
What was recited 5-6 times daily in the life of the monks
Divine office or liturgy of the hours
What was the truce of God
Christian warriors to abstain from battle on special holy days
What was the concordat of worms
Popes choose bishops and abbots and invest them with spiritual power