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?