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What powerful punishments could the Church hand down?
the church could hand down were a denied chance for eternal life in heaven; the church could excommunicate a person and kick them out of the Church.
Why did Henry IV beg Pope Gregory VII for forgiveness?
Because Pope Gregory VII excommunicated him because Henry IV had persuaded his bishops to say that Gregory had no real power
What happened to the Holy Roman Empire after Frederick I’s death?
the Roman Empire fell apart. It broke up into feudal states. ( didn't unify during the middle ages).
Otto invades Italy on pope’s behalf.(Cause)
Following Charlemagne's footsteps
Otto invades Italy on pope’s behalf.(Outcome)
Otto was rewarded by being crowned emperor
Pope Gregory bans lay investiture (Cause)
The Church began to resent the control the kings had over the clergy, and the Church reformers felt that bishops shouldn't be under the power of the king.
Pope Gregory bans lay investiture (Outcome)
Henry IV was excommunicated, German bishops sided with the pope.
Henry IV travels to Canossa (Cause)
He tried to win the Pope's forgiveness
Henry IV travels to Canossa (Outcome)
Henry waited in the snow for three days, he was re-communicated, and the pope gained even greater victory by humiliating him
Representatives of Church and Emperor meets in Worms (Cause)
Gregory & Henry's successors fought over lay investiture until 1122
Representatives of Church and Emperor meets in Worms (Outcome)
Compromise, the Concordat of Worms
Lombard League fights Battle of Legnano. (Cause)
Holy Roman Empire slaughtered Italian merchants, angering the Church
Lombard League fights Battle of Legnano. (Outcome)
Church led alliance/ army defeats the Holy Roman Empire
What three practices showed the Church needed reforming?
were the marriage of priests, another was simony (the selling of positions in the Church). And the third problem was the appointment of bishops by kings
What was the new style of church architecture?
Gothic
Why did people support the Crusades?
People supported the Crusades to gain control of Jerusalem and the entire Holy Land.
