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Most celebrations were apart of the church

Two big holidays were Christmas and Easter

At parties and festivals there was food, dancing, and music

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School took place in monasteries, convents, and cathedrals

Clergy were the people most likely to be educated

Cathedrals schools gave rise to universities

Student studied Latin grammar, rhetoric, logic, geometry, music, etc.

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Art was made for religious purpose

Paintings and sculptures of Christ and Christian saints placed around the church to help people worship

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Religion was really important

Everyone were supposed to devote lives to God and the church

Many men became monks to find refuge from wars, sickness, or sinfulness

many others wanted to live a religious life but without the seclusion of the monastic orders

What were the most important institution?

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Pilgrimage traveled long distances to visit holy places/sites and churches that housed relics

Went on such journeys to show devotion to God, as an act of penance for their sins

Pilgrimages required true dedication, because travel was difficult and often dangerous

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Believed in God and an afterlife

If someone failed to follow the teaching then were condemned to spend their afterlife in hell

Church taught members that receiving the 7 sacraments was essential part of gaining salvation

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Christian religion most important legacies of ancient Rome Church provided leadership through disorganized times

High middle ages created a system where all members of clergy had a rank

Romans would persecuted Christians for their beliefs

What church did Western people belong to?

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Church was center of medieval life in Western Europe

Church was center of community activity

Church provided education and helped poor and sick

Looked at church to explain world events

Middle Ages sometimes called “Age of Faith”

What type of life style did the people live by?

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