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The Church
10
History
9th Grade
02/29/2008

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Term
Excommunication
Definition
To be cut off from church
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What does sale of indulgences mean?
Definition
It means to buy your ways out of sins
Term

What is a munk/nun?

Definition

They commit their lives to god

Term
Where do the munks and nuns live?
Definition

Nuns live in nunneries or convents and munks live in monistaries.

Term

What is the role of the church?

Definition
1.)unifying force
2.)biggest land owner
3.)tax collector
4.)government
5.)court system
Term
Munks and Nuns jobs.
Definition

They preserved books, served as hospitals and inns,preserved reading and writing, and universities.

Term
What is a scribe?
Definition
someone who writes.
Term

What is a scriptorium?

Definition

Its the place where people write.

Term

Illumination

Definition

Make it stand out.

Term

Cathedrals

Definition

Comes from the word cathedra which means chair of the bishop

Built in the shape of a cross

 It has high celings to look up to the Heavens

And stained Glass windows for decoration

 

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