Chapter 13 Section 3

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Chapter 13 Section 3

• The Church

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The Church and the Middle Ages

• Middle Ages The Churchs presence was felt
  EVERYWHERE throughout Europe.
• 1100s Medieval Church was leading landowner
• Many church leaders powerful feudal lords.

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Church Hierarchy

POPE
Cardinals
Archbishops
Bishops
Parish Priest
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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

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Seven Sacraments

• Parish Priest responsible for religious
  instruction.
• 5 Sacraments performed by the local Priests.
• Baptism 4. Matrimony
• Holy communion 5. Penance
• Anointing the sick/dying

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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

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Church Political Role

• Pope Held political and spiritual power over the
  monarchies
• Canon Law Churchs code of laws
• Interdict Close churches in a region
• People denied eternal life
• Used against a disliked ruler

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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.

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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

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Attempts at Reform

• Church began to seek out heretics
• Known as the Inquisition
• Confess sins perform penance
• Denied sins punished/executed

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Brazen Bull
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The Rack
The Coffin
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The Pear of Anguish
The Brank
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The Chair
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The Head Crusher
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• Ring around the Rosie
• Pockets full of Posies
• Ashes, Ashes
• We all fall down!

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THE BLACK DEATH
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THE BLACK DEATH

• Bubonic Plague
• Started in China (1331). Spread along trade
  routes to Europe
• Lasted from 1347-1351
• Spread by BLACK RATS FLEAS

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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.
  

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Bubonic Plague
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IMPACT 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
• Gods punishment for human wickedness
• No explanation or rational