The Church Flashcards
What religion was everyone?
Catholic
Why was the church so important?
Everyone looks to the church on how to BEHAVE so they don’t go to hell. The church runs most school for their EDUCATION FOOD AND SHELTER can be found in monasteries when they travel. HOSPITALS if they were ill they could go to the monastery. On HOLY DAYS they could how to the church to have some fun. Politics advised the king and help run the country. The helps POOR people to get food and clothes. Life is hard and HEVEN gives people HOPE
What does purgatory mean?
It is a waiting place for people who are not going to hell but do not deserve to go to heven
What is a bailiff?
They run the estate who does stuff like collect the rent and weighs the grain
What is a shrine?
A place where people can worship a particular person. A place dedicated to a holy or religious person
What’s a relic?
A religious object from a saint or monk
What’s a pilgrimage?
A walk to a holy place
What’s a mass?
A Catholic Church service
What’s a friar?
A travelling monk
The does it mean by the church?
The church is the whole organisation of the Catholic Church across Europe
What are the key points of Thomas the Archbishop of Canterbury are
Henry had a good friend called Thomas becket and asked him to help him run the country. Soon after Henry made Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury. But Thomas didn’t do what Henry told him to do. They had an argument and Henry told he to leave England for 6 years. After 6 years Henry told Thomas to come back hoping he’d have changed. But he hadn’t and they argued again. Henry told the knights about Thomas and he said who get rid of this turbulent priest and the knight thought that meant Henry wanted to have him killed. The knight came with weapons and your not supposed to murder in church but they did any way they chopped his head off
What are the 3 vows of a monk has to make?
Obedience - you had to obey the church
Chastity - you had to stay single
Poverty - you have to give up all you goods
What are the main jobs in a monastry?
Abbot - he's in charge of the monastry Prior - the monk second in charge Lector - in charge of the reading lessons Cantor - leader of the monks choir Sacrist - in charge of the books Novice - a beginner monk
What’s an illuminated manuscript?
It’s a highly decorated piece of work that has borders, embellished first letters and little pictures etc
If you didn’t go to heaven were did people believe you go?
Hell were you tortured
