The influence of the church Flashcards
1
Q
English church
A
was organised into large areas controlled by bishops, who were rich and important people
2
Q
local priests
A
were often quite ordinary people and not especially well educated
3
Q
Abbots and abbesses
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ran monasteries and nunneries through the number of these was shrinking
4
Q
Why was religion an important part of everyday life?
A
because people worried about what would happen after they died
