PART 3 Role of the church

Question 1

religion

Answer 1

teach people to live a good life and get to heaven

-most people could not read or write so learnt about heaven and hell form Doom paintings on Church walls

Question 2

law

Answer 2

-heard cases for crimes committed on church lands and handed justice in the Kings name

Question 3

economics

Answer 3

• major landowner (25% of land) so told peasants that they were required to work for them in the name of God
• Tithes - 10% income tax of money seeds or equipment

Question 4

education

Answer 4

• the only institution that produced books so monks illustrate and produced books for all professions
• church had control over people life (big influence of knowledge)
• printing press not established until 15th century

Question 5

politics

Answer 5

-leading clergymen and witan advised the King on national matters ( mainly archbishop of York, Canterbury and Winchester)

Question 6

health

Answer 6

• people did not understand disease and so assumed that it was a punishment from God
• the priest recommended penance in money pain or prayer

Question 7

priests

Answer 7

• central figures in communities and led services helped sick heard confessions and baptised all children
• all members of society went to priest for advice

Question 8

pilgrimage

Answer 8

• an important part of peoples lives and wealthy gravelled top holy land in Jerusalem while others travelled to monasteries and abbeys in England
• or st Etienne in Normandy