Europe Post Classical Part 1

Question 1

What did Christians believe?

Answer 1

Jesus’ death on the cross, salvation by faith/repentance; love is the greatest commandment

Question 2

What is the holy text for Christians?

Answer 2

The Bible Old and New Testaments

Question 3

What are the 3 branches?

Answer 3

Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant

Question 4

What head society together when political structures were weak?

Answer 4

The Church

Question 5

What did political leaders argue with the Pope about?

Answer 5

extent of church power in everyday life

Question 6

What brought more corruption to the church?

Answer 6

increasing affluence

Question 7

What was a major conflict in the 1400s?

Answer 7

Who would be pope

Question 8

What happened to those who opposed the church?

Answer 8

severe punishment

Question 9

What were the Crusades?

Answer 9

an attempt to restore Christian rule to the “holy” lands (largely unsuccessful)

Question 10

The _________ Empire (the eastern remnants of the Roman Empire) with its Orthodox Christianity had dwindled to a small kingdom near Constantinople.

Answer 10

Byzantine