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Lecture #7 Medieval power struggle: Roman Empire
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10/20/2017

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The Medieval Church
Definition

-exercised its power and authority to enforce the "Christ above culture" 

 

-humans decided to abuse power in name of God so the consequences were long lasting and bad 

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What was the Pope called ?
Definition

Innocent III 

 

Rome Pope 

Term
Monotheism
Definition
removes christ against culture
Term

Medieval Christian World:

 

Key Players 

 

THE STATE: 

Definition

-role of people to control land/property 

 

-emperors, nobles

 

 

Term
THE CHURCH
Definition
-Role of church to control PEOPLE & LAND
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THE PEOPLE
Definition

-limited to basic knowledge; uneducated

 

-no one moves homes; work for property owners 

 

-bound to the church 

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THE PEOPLE
Definition
-everyone is Christian- at least in the name
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STATE VS. EMPIRE 

 

 

 

EMPIRE 

Definition
an extensive organization or political entity under the control of a single organization or individual
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NATION
Definition
stable community of people with a territory, history, culture, economy & a language in common, who are united under a single government doesn't exist in medieval Mediterranean world of Europe.
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Medieval Application: Holy Roman Empire (1000 years)
Definition

-Holy Roman Empire 

 

-founded by Charlemagne in AD 800 & dissolved by Francis II in 1806 (1000 yrs) 

 

-peaking in 12th century 

 

-in the end the Empire was neither Holy, or Roman or Empire 

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THE LEGACY OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE
Definition

-Decline:1273.. empire began slow, painful decline 

 

-Otto Von Bismark &Prussian King William I 

 

-Adolf Hitler 

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Medieval Institutions: The Church
Definition
Pope - Used his supreme power over the church
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Church Hierarchy
Definition

had many resources; gave to church 

 

 

Term
Church Power
Definition

The church believed that the church had power from all people and institutions 

 

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Because of the beauty of the church ......
Definition

-ppl became inspired 

 

-visions of heaven 

 

-symbols of hope 

 

-provided the means to the Grace of God 

 

**mass were "an accessible miracle"

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stability -- CATHOLIC view of the church:
Definition

-pope (boss) & church gave stability 

 

-To bring his people in are called "graced" 

 

 

**Church=mystical body of Christ** 

Term

TEST 

 

 

7 sacraments 

Definition
  1. Eucharist (transubstantiation) -elements into the body & blood of Christ; such to only appear bread & wine still remaining 
  2. Baptism -saves child relation/Christ 
  3. confirmation 
  4. penance (confess sins)
  5. marriage 
  6. Holy orders (not all do) - monks, nuns give your life to Christ 
  7. extreme unction (healing order salvation) 
Term

Investiture Controversy (1024-1125) 

 

 

Investiture 

Definition
process of appointing new ecclesiastical officers
Term

Simony 

 

 

*test** 

Definition

-has power to appoint bishop 

 

 

-buying & selling of ecclesiastical offices & services 

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Who was innocent III?
Definition

-Pope 

 

-was a lawyer/ good education 

 

-alleged with Charlemagne because Charles wanted his own authority but Pope said no 

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Innocent III'S view of Papacy: VICAR 

 

 

Definition

-was the Vicar of Christ 

 

 

-VICAR= "INSTEAD OF"  Christ in this world, there was a special position Pope (vicar); had authority 

Term
Low water mark
Definition

-the 4th crusade; where Christians gathered to take back holy lands (never made it);but instead they slaughtered orthodox Christians 

 

-there were 7 crusades, & an odd 8th 

Term
Franciscan Order
Definition

-a roman catholic order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi in 13th century 

 

-4th Lateran council 

Term
fourth Lateran council (1215)
Definition

-70 new laws for the church 

 

-70 canons included 

 

-Doctrine of transubstantiation 

 

-marriage

 

-condemnation of heresies, banned new orders, required yearly confessions 

 

-control & power of the church becomes more consistent and consolidated (cause 70 laws)

 

 

Term
The church and the use of power: Bureaucracy and law
Definition

-the lawyer popes 

 

-power, bureaucracy, and church law 

 

-purpose of the laws: Reinforced a major beurocegecy 

Term
Cathedral Nave
Definition
giant ship of salvation where people stand in the Mass
Term
Church became
Definition

the giant ship of salvation 

 

-vessel that transports humans 

Term
"On the ship"
Definition
baptised, participated w/ church going to heaven
Term
"Off the ship"
Definition

excommunicated

 

no grace with God/ all sentiment with god cut 

Term
purgatory
Definition

-a doctrine of Roman Church 

 

-where people get cleaned up/ suffering/expiating their sins before going to heaven 

Term
A Heresy
Definition
the position taken by someone who is apart of the church that the rest of the church decides is threatening to Gospel
Term

Heretics break important church rules 

 

Definition
introduced the inquisition
Term
1227, Pope Gregory IX
Definition
inquisition
Term
1252 innocent IV
Definition
licensed the use of torture in the Inquisition
Term
1095, Pope Urban II
Definition

called for crusade 

 

-church is using their power and abusing of it 

Term
1099 Jerusalem was conquered
Definition

religious brutality

 

 

-muslims, jews, Christians were slaughtered. 

 

-jerusalem became a feudal state 

Term
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE CRUSADES
Definition

- abuse of power cause Pope had army 

 

+Europe exposed 

 

-Lasting negative effect on Muslims 

 

+,- papacy gets stronger 

 

+commerce, cities, trade all grows 

Term
Mortality rate
Definition
ranged from 20% in some places to 90%
Term
Explanations
Definition
wrath of God
Term

Reason and superstition alternatives to Church's explanation 

(doubts about culture)

 

Definition

common WV ; by the 16th century 

 

superstition becomes an explanation  

Term

legacy of the medieval church

 

Definition

-16th century:Europe is "christian" shared "christian wv 

 

 

1. no mass media just mass 

 

2. wv assumptions difficult to challenge & change 

Term
What spiritual heads was Europe united under?
Definition
the pope and holy roman empire
Term
what happened when the crusaders had taken Constantinople?
Definition
eastern and western branches of the church healed
Term
14th and 15th centuries
Definition
new economic and political conditions would challenge the papacy
Term
what would shatter the dreams of the 13th century?
Definition

nationalism 

war

plague 

corruption 

invasion 

 

-made things ripe for permanent revolution in Christendom, the reformation  

Term
what were the 3 district branches of Christianity?
Definition

eastern orthodoxy 

 

roman catholic 

 

protestant 

Term
corruption
Definition

1. corrupt church 

2.corrupt state 

3.corrupt institutions, army, local gov. economic systems 

Term
Social stagnation
Definition

-people kept in their station 

 

-society changes little 

 

-no hard questions being discussed; all answers are known by the people with the power 

Term
The stage is set for revolution
Definition

church - reformation 

 

state- revolution & the emergence of nation-states of human rights 

 

economics- capitalism, and socialism 

 

epistimology- reason (empiricism/science) 

 

 

Term
the black plague
Definition

when 1/3 of the world died 1347-1350 

 

because the devil's partner 

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