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Medieval Church Focus Vocabulary 7 th Grade World History

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Roman Catholic Church The Christian church headed by the pope in Rome What was the Roman Catholic Church? What do we call the Christian Church headed by the pope in Rome?

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The Papacy The office of the pope What is the papacy? What do we call the office of the pope?

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Monastery A place of prayer and worship and residence of monks. What is a monastery? What do we call a place of prayer and worship where monks reside?

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Clergy People who have priestly authority (Pope, Cardinal, Archbishops, Bishops, Parish Priests, Monks) Who are clergy? What do we call people who have priestly authority?

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Excommunicate To formally expel a person from the Roman Catholic Church What is excommunicate? What do we call it when a person is formally expelled from the Roman Catholic Church?

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Investiture Controversy A conflict between Pope Gregory VII and King Henry IV over who could appoint clergy What was the Investiture Controversy? What do we call the conflict between Pope Gregory VII and King Henry IV?

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Saint Thomas Aquinas An Italian scholar and monk who reconciled faith and classical learning with natural law Who was Saint Thomas Aquinas? Who reconciled faith and classical learning with natural law?

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Cathedrals Catholic church buildings during Medieval Europe thought to bring people closer to God What are cathedrals? What do we call Catholic church buildings in Medieval Europe?

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Crusade A series of wars fought between European Christians and Seljuk Turks Muslims for control of Palestine. What is a crusade? What do we call a series of wars fought between European Christians and Seljuk Turks Muslims for control of Palestine?

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The Holy Land (Palestine) The area surrounding the city of Jerusalem that is sacred to Christians, Jews, and Muslims. What is the Holy Land? What do we call the area surrounding Jerusalem that is sacred to Christians, Jews, and Muslims?

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Reconquista Re-conquest of the Iberian Peninsula by Christian armies who expelled the Moors and Jews. What is the Reconquista? What do we call the re-conquest of the Iberian Peninsula by Christians?

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Inquisition A court used by Church officials to try people opposed to Church teachings. What is the Inquisition? What do we call the court used by Church officials to try people opposed to Church teachings?