Late Middle Ages Flashcards
What was the popes duties
To decide what the church will teach and decide whether someone is going against the church or not
What was the pope
Leader of the Christian church
What excommunicate mean
To exile one from the church
What kind of power did popes have
Spiritual and slight political power
Which countries had their kings inherit the throne
Europe and France
What is the Holy Roman Empire
Empire approved by the Pope that was made out of Charlemagne’s empire
How were Holy Roman emperors put on the throne
They were elected
Wha ‘twas a pope that tried to increase his authority over the bishops
Pope Leo IX
Who started the fighting between popes and kings
Pope GregoryVII and Emperor Henry IV
What are Friars
People who belonged to religious orders but lived and worked among the general public
Who is a famous friar
Saint Francis of Assisi
What did pope Leo IX believe
That the pope is the center of the church
What did the bishops of Eastern Europe believe
That they did not need the pope’s authority
What did pope Leo do to the bishops of Constantinople
He excommunicated them
What did the bishops’ excommunication cause
The Great Schism of 1054
