The Church in the Middle Ages
The Church in the Middle Ages Notes
secular- not subject to or bound by religious rule; not belonging to or living in a monastic or other order. ecclesiastical- relating to the Christian church or clergy imperator Romanorum- Emperor of Rome lingua franca- various languages used as a common language between peoples of diverse speeches
Main Idea: The church was a dominant force in the Middle ages due to the disintegration of the Roman Empire and the ability of Christianity to bring people together.
1. Though the empire fragmented, the church remained just as dominant and politically active as before.
2. From the 10th century onwards the real power of the medieval church was its ability to make or break the reigns or ambitions of any contemporary ruler.
3. Christian failures may well have been whitewashed out of history by Christian chroniclers.
4. The Church was ahead of the peoples of the medieval times for Persia + GT.
5. The church’s fate was bound with the fate of Europe; however it shaped much of the course of history in the medieval times. The Church in the Middle Ages Notes
secular- not subject to or bound by religious rule; not belonging to or living in a monastic or other order. ecclesiastical- relating to the Christian church or clergy imperator Romanorum- Emperor of Rome lingua franca- various languages used as a common language between peoples of diverse speeches
Main Idea: The church was a dominant force in the Middle ages due to the disintegration of the Roman Empire and the ability of Christianity to bring people together.
1. Though the empire fragmented, the church remained just as dominant and politically active as before.
2. From the 10th century onwards the real power of the medieval church was its ability to make or break the reigns or ambitions of any contemporary ruler.
3. Christian failures may well have been whitewashed out of history by Christian chroniclers.
4. The Church was ahead of the peoples
secular- not subject to or bound by religious rule; not belonging to or living in a monastic or other order. ecclesiastical- relating to the Christian church or clergy imperator Romanorum- Emperor of Rome lingua franca- various languages used as a common language between peoples of diverse speeches
Main Idea: The church was a dominant force in the Middle ages due to the disintegration of the Roman Empire and the ability of Christianity to bring people together.
1. Though the empire fragmented, the church remained just as dominant and politically active as before.
2. From the 10th century onwards the real power of the medieval church was its ability to make or break the reigns or ambitions of any contemporary ruler.
3. Christian failures may well have been whitewashed out of history by Christian chroniclers.
4. The Church was ahead of the peoples of the medieval times for Persia + GT.
5. The church’s fate was bound with the fate of Europe; however it shaped much of the course of history in the medieval times. The Church in the Middle Ages Notes
secular- not subject to or bound by religious rule; not belonging to or living in a monastic or other order. ecclesiastical- relating to the Christian church or clergy imperator Romanorum- Emperor of Rome lingua franca- various languages used as a common language between peoples of diverse speeches
Main Idea: The church was a dominant force in the Middle ages due to the disintegration of the Roman Empire and the ability of Christianity to bring people together.
1. Though the empire fragmented, the church remained just as dominant and politically active as before.
2. From the 10th century onwards the real power of the medieval church was its ability to make or break the reigns or ambitions of any contemporary ruler.
3. Christian failures may well have been whitewashed out of history by Christian chroniclers.
4. The Church was ahead of the peoples