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The Medieval Church

History · Medieval Times · ages 7-9
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  1. Where did monks and nuns live and work together?

    • In a castle
    • In a monastery or convent
    • In a marketplace

  2. What is a pilgrimage?

    • A journey to a holy place
    • A type of medieval school
    • A tax paid to the king

  3. In medieval times, the Church was very powerful and owned lots of land.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. A monk copies a whole book by hand instead of printing it. Why?

    • Because there were no printers yet
    • Because he liked handwriting more than praying
    • Because paper was too expensive to print on

  5. Which of these helped make the medieval Church so powerful?

    • It commanded knights to fight battles
    • It controlled trade with foreign lands
    • It owned huge amounts of farmland

  6. Why might a person in medieval times go on a pilgrimage?

    • To buy land from the king
    • To pray for health or give thanks
    • To join the king's army

  7. Tom thinks nuns lived exactly like people in the village, going to markets and owning shops. What is wrong with his idea?

    • Nuns lived apart from the village, praying and working inside the convent
    • Nuns were actually knights who fought in battles
    • Nothing, nuns really did run shops in town

  8. Mia says people obeyed the Church because priests asked nicely. What did she leave out?

    • People obeyed only because of taxes
    • People never really obeyed the Church
    • People also feared punishment from God if they disobeyed
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  1. In a monastery or convent · Monks lived in monasteries and nuns lived in convents, away from ordinary village life.
  2. A journey to a holy place · A pilgrimage was a journey people made to visit a place they believed was holy.
  3. True · The Church owned huge amounts of farmland, which was one big reason it had so much power.
  4. Because there were no printers yet · Printing presses did not exist yet, so every book had to be copied by hand, often by monks.
  5. It owned huge amounts of farmland · Owning so much land, along with running schools and people's fear of God's punishment, gave the Church great power.
  6. To pray for health or give thanks · People traveled on pilgrimages for religious reasons, like praying for health or giving thanks.
  7. Nuns lived apart from the village, praying and working inside the convent · Unlike village life, nuns lived a separate life of prayer and work inside their convent.
  8. People also feared punishment from God if they disobeyed · Fear of God's punishment was a big reason people obeyed the Church, not just politeness.
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