Chapter 8-9 Flashcards
Why was the Avignon Papacy troublesome?
It was a clear expression of the Church’s alliance with one nation
For what was the Black Plague responsible for?
- Awareness of death in the culture of the Late Middle Ages
- Death of 1/3 of Europe’s population
Great Papal Schism
30 year period where there were (at most) three popes
Spanish Inquisition
Used by Ferdinand and Isabel to root out heretics
How did the popes respond to the Renaissance?
They sponsored artists like Michaelangelo and Botticelli
What was the increase of literacy and book ownership due to?
The invention of the printing press
Who was not silenced by the church?
Thomas a Kempis
Hus was influential in his call for reform inpart because of the growing influence of…
Czech Nationalism
Why were the Eastern and Western church united briefly?
To defend against invading Turks
Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches were….
The Eastern and Western Churches
What was the war between the French and English called?
The Hundred Year’s War
Thomas a Kempis
Wrote “Imitation of Christ”
How many popes resided in Avignon between 1309-1377?
Seven
What was thought towards the Renaissance popes?
Scandal and shame at their lives of excess
Schism
Split
With whom did the Avignon popes align with?
The french king
When there were three popes, did the people know who was the real one?
No
What threatened to become more important than the worship to God in the Middle Ages?
Devotion to saints and relics
Pope Clement V
First Avignon pope
Catherine of Siena
Persuaded the Papacy back to Rome
Pope Gregory XI
Seventh Avignon pope
Pope Alexander VI
Had six children to whom he wouldgrant church positions
What was defined at a church council in 1215?
The Transubstantiation
Humanism
Artistic emphasis on the importance of this world
