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When did Rome start to loose their power

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Where did the towns people gather daily

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What is the ration of the people that became monks or nuns

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Religion was very important to all Christians

Monks were men who joined monasteries,community's devoted to prayer and service to fellow Christians

The library writing room called the scriptorium was on the fourth side of the cloister

Monks copied books by hand and created beautiful illuminated manuscripts

Religious order-a brotherhood or sisterhood of monks,nuns,or Friars

Friars-a member of a certain religious Order devoted to teaching and works of charity

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People looked forward to the festivals and fairs that marked important days of the year

Most were somehow connected to the church

Word holiday comes from holy day

Christmas and Easter were the best holidays

Christmas is the day the Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ

Easter is the day when Christians celebrate the resurrection which is Christ rising from the dead

Music dancing and food were all part of medieval holidays and festivals

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University-a school of advanced learning

Rhetoric-the study of persuasive writing and speaking

Theology-the study of god and religious truth

Natural law-the concept that there is a universal order built into nature that can guide moral thinking

Aquinas wrote logical arguments in support of his faith to show how reason and religious belief worked together

Thomas Aquinas an italian scholar of philosophy and theology tried to bridge the gap between reason and faith

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Most art made for religious purpose

Since most people did not know how to read art helped tell the story of christs life in a way everyone could understand

Found most glourios expression in cathedrals the large churches headed by bishops

The interiors of Gothic cathedrals have similar features

The nave and a transept passage,or aisle form a cross shape the nave leads to the alter area

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Religious faith led many people to perform extraordinary acts of devotion

Pilgrimage is a journey to a holy site

Relic means an object considered holy because it belonged to or was touched by a saint or other holy person

Covent means a community of nuns also called a nunnery

Nun is a woman who has taken a sacred vow to devote her life to prayer and service to the church

Pilgrims believed their journeys of devotion earned good graces in the eyes of god

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Sacraments and Salvation in the middle ages

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Sacraments and Salvation in the middle ages

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Most people believed in God,an afterlife heaven and hell which was a scary place

People gain Salvation by following the church's teaching and living a moral life

Baptism is the first important Sacrament for the christian life

Sacraments were sacred rites that christians in medieval Europe felt they had to receive to gain salvation into Europe

There are seven sacraments the christians must follow

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The Christian religion is one of the most important legacies of ancient Rome

Initially the romans persecuted christians for their beliefs

Monasteries,or communities of monks,provided hospitality to refugees and travelers

The increasing power of the church during the middle ages,the church acquired great economic power

Gregory was elected pope in 1073

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Roman Catholic Church during the high Middle Ages from about 1000 to 1300 C.E

The Church was the center of Medieval life in western Europe it called people to worship,town meetings markets festivals

During the middle ages church provided education for some,and helped the poor and sick

Storms,disease,and famine were thought to be punishment sent by the gods

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