unit 3b: the western church ap world history summit high school mr. sularz
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Unit 3B: The Western Church
AP World History
Summit High School
Mr. Sularz
The Spread of Christianity
The Significant role of the Medieval church
• Only force of unity in Western Europe. It provided basic services as well as spiritual guidance to all.
• Shaped the everyday life of one’s worldview and place in medieval society. Religion taken seriously.
• Grew in political power:• Maintain unity in doctrine via a hierarchy• Largest landowner & a wealthy institution• Influence the secular world (politics) by challenging the
authority of kings (state) to keep the church free from interference by feudal lord.
Monastic movement
• Primary instrument of conversion
• Saint Benedict & the Benedictine Rue
• Life in a Monastery
• Function of the Monastery
• Impact of the Monastic Movement
The Church in medieval Life
• Role of the Village Church• Social & worship center
• Pride of the village
• Supported
• Daily Life
• Role of the Village Priest• Church representative
• Sacraments & rituals
• Spiritual Guide
Worldly power of the church
• Hierarchy of the Church• Pope
• Papal supremacy
• High Clergy – bishops, etc.
• Role in Feudalism• Linked with secular rulers
• Pushed for an end to feudal warfare (very un-christian)
• Religious Authority• Church gave
sacraments & individual faith = salvation
• Root out heresy
• Cannon Laws
• Excommunication
• Interdict
New Preaching Orders
• EX. The Franciscans• Who is St. Francis?
• What was his message?
• How would you characterize St. Francis of Assisi, religious reformer or heretic? Explain the arguments for each side.
• Irony of the movement• Loyalty to the order for
spiritual guidance, not the church
• Not a rejection of spirituality but how hierarchy had interpreted & manipulated Christian dogma
The need for Reform• Entanglement with
feudalism lead to problems & lesser spiritual authority
• Pope Gregory VII (1073-1085)• Letters on Secular &
Ecclesiastical Authority
• Christendom
• Investiture Controversy with King Henry IV of Germany
• Who chooses church officials?
• Cluniac Movement
• Spiritual & administrative reform full of religious vigor
Document Work – Medieval Church
• Read & analyze Documents #1-9. What is the main idea of each? What is the Point of View for each?
• In groups of three, group the documents in three – four different ways.