Chapter 5: The Church and World United (800-1300)

Faith & Tradition

Notes
Lynch

During the Middle Ages, Christian rulers and Church leaders attempted to create
the world as they thought God intended it to be. The Church was intertwined with
the political, social, economic and military activity of the day.

Discussion: Would it be good to have a Christian nation, one that is governed by

leaders who publicly espouse the beliefs and values of Christianity?

Pros…

Cons…

Charlemagne and the Holy Roman Empire

- ______________________ crowned Charlemagne (Charles the Great)

emperor in 800, on Christmas
o This was an attempt to bring back peace and prosperity to the Roman
Empire in the _________
o Charles took the ________________ nature of his position seriously
o ________________ crowning of an emperor symbolized union of ___________
and _______________, in the West
- As emperor Charlemagne placed great importance and value on the
following areas within the Roman Empire of the West
o ________________ was important
 Established monasteries with schools for boys
o Wanted to ensure that _________, __________ people held positions of power
within the Church (ex: bishops, Abbot, Abbess)
 Wanted to be sure ___________ were living religious lives
 - After Charlemagne’s reign, the Western Empire suffered again, facing
constant invasion from ____________ tribes
o Vikings –

Feudalism

- Bishops and Monasteries were collectively largest group of landowners

o ___________ would work and bishops/abbots received the profit
o Bishop/Abbot was a vassal (under protection) of a Lord or King

Troubles of the Medieval Church

- Lay Investiture-

- Simony-

- Disregard for celibacy-

Positive Impacts on the Church

- Monastery at Cluny (France)

o Focus on spiritual life, _______________, and living simply
o Focus on ___________ living
 ____________

- Conclave-

o Initiated by Pope Nicholas II (1057)

o Steps were taken towards the stop of the election of popes by emperors
or families of Rome
 - Gregorian Reforms-

o Initiated by Pope Gregory IVV (Hildebrand) 1073

The East-West Schism – 1054

- The official separation of the Eastern Orthodox Church from the

Western Church

o Schism:

o Mutual Excommunication:

- Disagreements between East and West lead towards the split

o Filioque Controversy

o Iconoclast Controvery

- Eastern Churches split even further

o Eastern Rite Catholic Churches

o Eastern Orthodox Churches