Popes and Kings

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Popes and Kings

• 18.1
• Chapter 18
• Section 1

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Rule Europe

• Power came into the hands of two groups
• Popes
• Kings

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Power of the Popes

• Head of the Christian church in western Europe
• Gods representative on Earth
• Decided what the church taught who were the
  churches enemies
• Excommunicate cast out from the church
• Great political power

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Kings Power

• Take control of their whole countries
• Maintained power through alliances and warfare

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Kings and Popes Clash

• Fighting for power
• Pope Gregory VII vs. Emperor Henry IV
• Compromise reached
• Popes selected bishops
• All had to obey the emperor
• Popes and kings continued to fight for power
  throughout the Middle Ages