2.  Jesus- started religion  After his death religion carried on by his disciples  Also wrote down stories from Jesus’s life (Holy Bible)

3.  Catholic Church-largest landowner in Europe  All Christians in W. Europe were Roman Catholic  People needed the church to stay out of hell  Church members were only people that could read  1050 C.E. the Catholic Church is largest land owner in Europe

4.  Church leaders were corrupt  More concerned with money than God

5.  Pope now chosen by cardinals (no outside influence)  Priests can’t get married

6.  No more simony  The buying and selling of church offices  No more lay investiture  Ceremony where church officials received their offices from feudal king or lord

7.  Pope Gregory VII  Ended marriage of priests and simony Married priests had to abandon their family  Henry IV  German ruler who did not like this. Went against the Pope and the Pope Excommunicated him. Excommunication- kicked out of the church  1077 Henry travels to Pope to ask forgiveness and ends his excommunication (Pope wins)

8. Interdict no church ceremonies could be held in the land of someone who was excommunicated  Concordat of Worms  Only the Church could grant a Bishop a ring and staff  But lords and kings could still present land to church officials

9.  Bishops  Held Church power outside of Rome, enforced Canon Law “church law”  Heretics  Someone with different or no religious beliefs  Inquisition  1225 Church experts who went out to find and judge Heretics

10.  Dominicans  Spanish Friars named for Dominic. Good scholars and wore white robes  Franciscans  Italian named for Francis of Assisi  All creatures were spiritual brothers and sisters. They wore brown robes

11.  Romanesque (old style)  Gothic Style Churches that had more room, more height, and more light  50yrs to make.

15. 1. Ribbed Vaults This allowed for stain glass windows

16.  2. Flying Buttresses Helped support a massive structure

17.  3. Pointed Arches Emphasize height (point to heaven)