Lesson 1 Flashcards
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Define Pope Gregory VII.
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The head of the Roman Catholic Church from 1073 to 1085, who struggled with Emperor Henry IV for power.
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Define clergy.
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The people with priestly authority in a religion.
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Define Emperor Henry IV.
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An 11th-century ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, who continually struggled for power with Pope Gregory VII.
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Define religious order.
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A group of people who live according to a religious rule.
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Define Francis of Assisi.
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An Italian who founded the Franciscan religious order in the early a.d. 1200s.
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Define Thomas Aquinas.
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An Italian scholar who made a synthesis of classical philosophy and Christian theology.
