Section 2 Part 1

Question 1

Which of the following saints was associated with the development of monasticism?

Answer 1

St. Martin of Tours,
St. Anthony of Egypt,
St. Benedict,
Pachomius

Question 2

characteristics of st benedict community

Answer 2

a balance of work and prayer, moderation in all things,
community was self-sustaining

Question 3

what is the concordat of worms

Answer 3

it resolved the lay investiture crisis

Question 4

Consequences of the spread of Islam for Christians included

Answer 4

taxes and exclusion from jobs, resulting in conversions
the center of power shifted to the Frankish kings
patriarchates in the Mediterranean were no longer under Christian control

Question 5

Monasticism influenced the Church and society through…

Answer 5

art, architecture, and music
opening monastic schools
perserving learning by copying manuscripts
new methods of agriculture

Question 6

As a ruler over the Papal States, the pope now had to …

Answer 6

rule land and deal with material and territorial issues

Question 7

Charlemagne is known for

Answer 7

establishing palace school with the best scholars as teachers
the Carolingian Renaissance that emphasized learning

Question 8

Why did the Pope crown Charlemagne the Holy Roman Emperor?

Answer 8

he promoted Christianity in his empire
he created a powerful Empire
he defeated the Lombards, who had threatened Rome

Question 9

The monks at Cluny followed a modified Rule of St. Benedict which included

Answer 9

long hours of prayer and simple living
independence from secular rulers

Question 10

Negative consequences of lay investiture included…

Answer 10

secular control over the Church
civil rulers appointing bishops
nobles trying to get their sons Church positions

Question 11

Missionary to Germany who cut down sacred trees to prove that God is more powerful than the pagan gods.

Answer 11

St. Boniface

Question 12

Land donated to the Pope by Pepin and expanded by Charlemagne.

Answer 12

Papal States

Question 13

Missionary sent to England by Pope Gregory the Great, he converted the king, who then let his people choose to convert.

Answer 13

St. Augustine

Question 14

Practice by which a high ranking person could appoint bishops, investing them with power and requiring their loyalty.

Answer 14

lay investiture

Question 15

Buying or selling something spiritual, such as grace or a Sacrament.

Answer 15

simony

Question 16

Among the consequences of the pope making Charlemagne the Holy Roman Emperor were

Answer 16

the unity of Christianity and politics
it signalled tension between Rome and Byzantium and a break with the East
the pope would crown the Holy Roman Emperor for the next 400 years

Question 17

Which of the following didn’t happen in the showdown between Emperor Henry and Pope Gregory over lay investiture?

Answer 17

They reached a compromise before Henry actually deposed Gregory

Question 18

Which of the following was one of the challenged Pope Gregory VII faced while pope?

Answer 18

faced a back and forth struggle with the Emperor over lay investiture
took office when simony and lay investiture were prevalent
died in exile after he was deposed and an anti-pope put in his place

Question 19

Missionaries to the Slavs who developed an alphabet to translate the Gospels

Answer 19

Sts. Cyril and Methodius

Question 20

The superior or leader of a monastery

Answer 20

abbot

Question 21

A letter or charter from the pope, named for its wax seal

Answer 21

papal bull

Question 22

Person who lives a solitary life committed to prayer and service of others

Answer 22

hermit

Question 23

Germanic tribe that became Christian under Clovis and allied with the pope under Pepin

Answer 23

Franks

Question 24

what were the consequences of the rise of islam for the church

Answer 24

couldnt stay christian because of heavy taxation on nonmuslims

Question 25

what were some of the effects of the pope making charlemagne the holy roman emperor

Answer 25

he started/ encouraged the caroligan renaissance, there was tension between byzantinium and the west, the pope crowned the holy roman emperor for the next 400 years

Question 26

what were some of the negative consequences of lay investiture for the medieval church

Answer 26

gregory deposed henry, henry was excommunicated AND deposed, corruption, unfit people were getting the job, nepotism, people's loyalty to state became bigger than their loyalty to church

Question 27

breifly describe the cluniac reforms and their effect on monasticism

Answer 27

the cluniac reforms were monasteries that had lay investiture meaning that the abbots were allowed to only be appointed by religious leaders and also they remained holy and prayerful even when very few actually believed in what the gospels said. hundreds of monasteries adopted cluniac reforms