Church Reform and the Crusades

Reading Guide: 
1. The reformers wanted to return to the basic principle of Christian religion

2. They began to take care of the church more and run it like an Empire

3. They were big and had a new build that made it look like it was reaching up to God

4. They were not prepared for the war

5. He wanted to gain control over the Holy Land

6. Everyone who participated in the Crusade were told that they have a guaranteed spot in Heaven

7. The Crusaders won a strip of land

8. A truce was created

9. They wanted to unify their country under Christianity and increase their power

Assessment: 
simony- the selling or buying of a position in the Christian church
Gothic- relating to a style of church architecture that developed in medieval Europe, featuring ribbed vaults, stained glass windows, flying buttresses, pointed arches, and tall spires
Urban II- the bishop of Rome from 1088 to his death
Crusade- one of the expeditions in which medieval Christians warriors sought to recover control of the Holy Land from the Muslims
Saladin- a muslim leader
Richard the Lion Hearted- king of England from 1189 until his death
Reconquista- an effort by Christian leaders to drive the Muslims out of Spain, lasting from the 1100s until 1492
Inquisition- a Roman Catholic tribunal for investigating and prosecuting charges of heresy

 2.  The most important event of the Age of Faith was the crusades because this is how the Catholic Church took land. 

 3. Many village priests had wives and families, Bishops sold positions for the Church, and kings were appointing bishops. 

 4. The First Crusade was the only successful Crusade. 

 5. At first it was to take back the Holy Land but it changed over the years to gaining more power. 

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