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- Many artists were inspired by religion and made beautiful works of art.
- Gothic Style Architecture for churches high ceilings, stained glass windows.
- Ornate paintings, tapestries, and objects filled chuches.
- Books were beautiful and decorated by monks with bright colors and silver and gold.
Summary: They didn't only care about God but the also cared about beauty and have nice things. They wrote the bibles in bright and shining colors and colored glass in the churches.

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- Some of the earliest universities were built by the church
- Most teachers were members of the clergy
- Thomas Aquinas was a teacher at the U of Paris.  he said rational thought could be used to support Christian beliefs.  He wrote a paper to prove the existence of God.
- Natural Law is a law that God created that governed how the world operated.
Summary: Churches started to build universities. One of the teachers name Thomas Aquinas from the University of Paris wrote a book named Summa Theologica which was him aruging on how science and religion were related. Many people didnt like Thomas's ideas and many people did too.

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- Cluny in France in the early 900's started the first monastery
- followed a strict schedule from 2:30 am to 6:30 pm
- Religious Order is a group of people who dedicated their lives to religion and followed common rules.
-some new orders were strict and the monks took vows of silence
-Women also became nuns and lived in convents
-both collected stories and books and copied them to send across Europe
-friars were a religious order that lived in towns instead of monasteries
-there were two types of friars Franciscan and Dominicans
-the main goal of the friars was to teach people how to live good christian lives
Summary: Monks lived in monasteries but Friars lived among the people they both taught religious lessons and lived simple lives.

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- Clergy's were church officials
- Their teachings were very influential in Europe culture and politics.
- Pilgrimages to religious places.
- Life was surrounded by the churches like Markets, festivals, and ceremonies.
- They wanted to go to Canterbury, England with a cathedral.
- Church gain politic power
- Bishops, Abbots, Clergy advised local rulers.
Summary: From markets to festivals to even ceremonies religion was a big part of European people's lives. They were so loyal that they would make a pilgrimages from when they were in Europe to many religious places.