Quiz 09/18/24

Question 1

What was the geological landscape of France from the 800s to 1250?

Answer 1

1. The king has domain over 10% of France in 950.
2. The king has domain over 50% of France by 1250.
3. Rome: “France is the first daughter of the Church.”

Question 2

What was the Cistercian Order, who was it founded by and when?

Answer 2

Bernard of Clairveux founds it in 1180.
- They were cloistered: Stay at home and pray.
- They were devoted to Our Lady.
- Ascetic: Potential life.

Question 3

What was the Albigensian Crusade?

Answer 3

Raymond of Toulouse has Albigensians take out his enemies. Pope Innocent III tried to convert the Albigensians, but then a Papal legate was murdered by Raymond on January 12th, 1208. The pope calls for 200,000 French men for the crusade.

Question 4

What was the Ecclesiastical Inquisition?

Answer 4

A legal way to remove/exile Albigensians according to the Church by the use a Papal power and a temporal legate (lawyer).

Question 5

When was St. Louis IX born and when did he reign?
What dynasty was he part of?

Answer 5

Born: 1214.
Reigned: 1226-1270.
Capetian Dynasty: 978-1328.

Question 6

How does St. Louis IX mark the French Monarchy?

Answer 6

He marked it in power, land, and his relationship with nobility.

Question 7

How did St. Louis IX mark his days?

Answer 7

He marked his days in prayer.

Question 8

How old was St. Louis IX when he was crowned and where did the coronation take place? Who reigned for him until he was of age?

Answer 8

He was crowned at the age of 12 in Reims. His mother ruled for him until he was 21.

Question 9

Who were St. Louis IX’s parents?

Answer 9

King Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile (Spanish).

Question 10

Who did St. Louis IX marry and how many children did they have? How did they raise all their children?

Answer 10

He married a woman named Marguerite and they had 11 children, making sure each of them got a good education.

Question 11

How did St. Louis IX look upon the poor?

Answer 11

He cared for the poor, giving them food for simple tasks and medical attention at the hospitals that he put in place.

Question 12

When St. Louis IX end the Albigensian Crusade?

Answer 12

1229.

Question 13

What did St. Louis IX support and strengthen at what young age?

Answer 13

He supported and strengthened the Ecclesiastical Inquisition at the age of 15.

Question 14

What famous chapel did St. Louis IX build and for what purpose? What were the walls made out of? What were its dimensions?

Answer 14

He build Saint Chapelle to store his many relics that he’s collected over the years, including the Crown of Thorns.
The walls were primarily stained glass windows.
It was 118 feet long, 156 feet wide, and 139 feet tall.

Question 15

How did St. Louis IX die?

Answer 15

He loved to go on crusades. The first one he went on was to Egypt, and after getting captured, France paid back half of the ransom to get him back. Although he was freed, he refused to leave until the whole ransom was paid. Then he went on a 2nd crusade in Egypt and there died in battle on August 25th, 1270.

Question 16

What was St. Louis IX mainly known for?

Answer 16

Justice.

Question 17

What were some key elements to Gothic Architecture?

Answer 17

• Basilica.
• Flying Buttresses.

Question 18

When does St. Dominic die?

Answer 18

1221.

Question 19

When did St. Thomas begin composing the “Summa Theologica”?

Answer 19

1272.

Question 20

Why was there later tensions under Europe in the Avignon Papacy?

Answer 20

• France is trying to be unified, but cannot because of England’s rule.
• The pope is like a governor in the States of the Church.

Question 21

Who was the current pope and king of France during these times of tensions in Europe?

Answer 21

Pope Boniface VIII and King Philip II.

Question 22

When was Pope Boniface VIII elected as pope?

Answer 22

1294.

Question 23

What initially made Philip and Boniface at competition of one another?

Answer 23

Philip wanted Sicily (south of the States of the Church, currently in control of Naples), which if captured would mean that the States of the Church would be surrounded by French territory in the north and south.

Question 24

How does Boniface fire the first shot at Philip, and how does Philip counter it?

Answer 24

He raised the taxes since the money would go to him instead of the king. Philip responds by raising the taxes 10% more on the priests, knowing that now he’d get 10% of Boniface’s share from the taxes.

Question 25

What was the first Papal Bull that Boniface put in place and how did Philip respond?

Answer 25

Clericis Laicos: Philip could not raise taxes on priests.
Philip starts to arrest priests for not paying their taxes.

Question 26

What was Philip’s next move that brought him more power in 1302, and what was the 2nd Papal Bull that Boniface issues in response?

Answer 26

Estates General: A governing body of noblemen that assists the king but doesn’t override him.
Boniface issues the Unam Sanctam: Saying that he has authority over all kings, temporally and spiritually.

Question 27

How does Philip end Boniface’s attempts to total domination over all kings?

Answer 27

He sends 500 men to arrest Boniface and has 1000 men escort him back to France.

Question 28

When and where did Boniface die?

Answer 28

He died in 1303 in Anagni (in Rome), Italy.

Question 29

Who was Boniface’s successor? What did he do for the short time that he was pope?

Answer 29

Benedict XI removed the two Papal Bulls that Boniface had put in place. He unfortunately died suddenly in 1304.

Question 30

Who was the successor of Benedict XI and when was he elected pope?

Answer 30

Clement V in 1305.