SECTION 5. Church and Society in Western Europe

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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).

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