Chapter 13 Section 3

The Church

The Church and the Middle Ages

•Middle Ages: The Church’s presence was felt EVERYWHERE throughout Europe.

•1100s: Medieval Church was leading landowner–Many church leaders = powerful feudal lords.

Church Hierarchy

POPE

Cardinals

Archbishops

Bishops

Parish Priest

Church Hierarchy•Pope: Supreme authority•Cardinals: Advisors to the Pope

•Archbishops: In charge of an archdiocese and the bishops.

•Bishops: oversees a diocese.–Administers two holy sacraments

•Confirmation and Holy orders

–Appoints Parish Priests

Seven Sacraments• Parish Priest: responsible for

religious instruction.• 5 Sacraments performed by the

local Priests.

1.Baptism 4. Matrimony

2.Holy communion 5. Penance 3.Anointing the sick/dying

Monks and Nuns•Saint Benedict: created rules for them to live by.–Serve God through fasting,

prayer and self-denial–Communal living (no personal possessions)

–Helped the Poor–Traveled as Missionaries

Church: Political Role•Pope: Held political and spiritual power over the monarchies

•Canon Law: Church’s code of laws

•Interdict: Close churches in a region–People denied eternal life–Used against a disliked ruler

Church: Political Role•Heretics: People who denied

the teachings of the church–Eternal damnation

•Tithe: Church tax–1/10 of a Christians income

•Made the church the wealthiest institution in Europe.

Problems with the Church•Lay investiture:

Nobles appointing a friend/relative to be a bishop.

•Simony: Buy high positions in the church hierarchy.

•Wanted to gain money

Attempts at Reform•Church began to seek out heretics

•Known as the Inquisition•Confess sins = perform penance

•Denied sins = punished/executed

Ring around the Rosie

Pockets full of Poises

Ashes, Ashes

We all fall down!

THE BLACK DEATHTHE BLACK DEATH•Bubonic Plague•Started in China (1331). Spread

along trade routes to Europe–Lasted from 1347-1351

•Spread by BLACK RATS & FLEAS

SYMPTOMS•Bubonic Plague:

–Buboes on the groin, armpits and neck

–Fevers, headaches, nausea, vomiting

–Eventually covered in dark blotches • Pneumonic Plague:

–Fever, coughing up of blood, mucus and pus.

•Most died within 4-8 days of contracting disease.

IMPACT OF BLACK DEATHIMPACT OF BLACK DEATH•Estimated 1/3 -1/2 Population dead

–25-50 Million people–People died so quickly, hard to keep records or bury.

•Shortage of workers: Demanded increase in wages.

•Lost faith in God and the Church–God’s punishment for human wickedness

–No explanation or rational

1. Get with your assigned cities

2. Each person will be assigned the role as a trader or a resident.

3. Everyone will take 5 beads to start.

4. Each member will roll the dice. The number that you roll is the number of beads you take.

5. When I tell the traders to move, they will move to the next city to the left. Residents stay in their city.

6. Each station that a trader reaches, they will drop off 2 beads in the bag.

7. Each member will roll the dice. The number that you roll is the number of beads you take.

8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 until all cities have been visited.