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-they all had many chores (jobs ) to do
• provided medical care

• spread the word of God when possible

• washed clothes

• cooked, cleaned

• provided hospitality

• life was dedicated to worship

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- most holidays were established and ran by Catholic Churches
• ex: 12 days of leisure (12 days of Christmas)

• Sundays were always free days

• people attended church, which was a long process

• at least one holiday each month to celebrate

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-most schooling and learning took place in convents, and cathedrals
-had to be paid for
•most peasants could not afford education
• William 1 took over a country where very few were educated
•most educated people were church officials
• created schoolsome as populations grew

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- most art was created for a religious reason or purpose

Paintings and sculptures of Christ and saints were placed in churches to help people worship

Art and architecture found their most glorious expression in cathedrals

Cathedrals were designed in the Gothic style

Space in the cathedral was lined with pillars and decorated with religious images

Cathedrals were constructed by hand and were Christian devotion

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- religious faith led to many people to perform extraordinary acts of devotion

They had marked the most important occasions in a person's life

Christians hoped to go on a pilgrimage sometime in their life time

Pilgrims went on journeys (pilgrimages) to show devotion to God

Visited churches that housed relics

Crusades were military expeditions to the land where Jesus had once lived

Some seeked wealth, riches, and adventurehttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W8n0qAH7nzI

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-  Most medieval Europeans believed in God and a life after death, in which the soul lives on

Church taught that people enhanced salvation, or entry into heaven along with everlasting life

Hell was a horrifying place to believers of Christ

Sacraments; sacred rites that Christians believed brought them to grace, or anytype of special blessing from God

They had marked the most important occasions in a person's life

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-Religion was one of the most important legacies of ancient Rome
-followers of Jesus Christ

Romans persecuted Christians for their beliefs

Spread of monastaries, and preaching of missionaries helped bring new converts to Christian faith

Church leaders in western europe developed an organization, modeled by structure of the Old  Roman government

Archbishops: oversaw important areas called archdioceseshttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9h0zTWHQGP4

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-High Middle Ages 1000-1300
-Church was the center of medieval life

Roman Catholic Church- very important; 1000-1300 CE

Center of medieval life: festivals, fairs, religious services, markets

Church provided education and helped the poor and sick

People looked at the church to explain world events

Historians call the Middle Ages the "Age of Faith" https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gi5qR7tflG0