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The church had great power over people during the middle ages because?
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Who had power during the Middle Ages and why?
The church had the most power in the middle ages because it was the one thing that united people.
How did the church have great power over people during the Middle Ages?
because jesus was alive
How did the Christian Church create stability during the Middle Ages?
The Catholic Church created stability because people believed that they had to follow Church teachings to avoid damnation.
Why was church so hard during the middle age?
I am not sure the Church was "hard" during the Middle Ages. The Church spent a lot of energy providing for the sick and poor, giving people refuge, representing the needs of the poor to the kings, and protecting people. There is a link below to a related question, "What was the role of the Church in the Middle Ages?"
During the middle ages who gave the people a scense of stability?
The king and the Church.
Why was independent thought important during scientific revolution?
because it changed the way people think and the church was wrong about the earth being in the middle it was the sun.
During the middle ages how did people express their devotion to religion?
they went to church and prayed in large cathedrals
During the Middle Ages drama was used by the church as a method of?
teaching people about the bible saints and mortality
Why were the church and priests so important to middle age people?
it was because it was their lives. the pope was incharge of the church and everything to do with it, even the kings!!
What were the weaknesses of the church in the Middle Ages?
The weaknesses of the Church during the Middle ages were a hunger for power, taking advantage of pious church members, incorporating too much of pagan practices, greed, licentiousness, and divisions.It was rather too common for priests to not follow their vows of celibacy. Also, new orders of monasteries were created because the established ones were not following the creeds of the church. Also, the priests rarely taught the lay people the true meaning of Christianity.Also, during the Middle ages, you had two popes which was more about politics than theology.If you want to get a good idea of the church was like during the Middle Ages, read Piers Plowman.Now you have to remember that this was not true of everybody and that we have universities, music, and ancient manuscripts because of the church.
Why was heresy in the middle ages such a major crime?
The church was the main power in Europe during the middle ages so anything that might contradict them risked them losing their immense power, also the people were very superstitious and seriously believed it to be a major crime.
What was the common link for people in western Europe during the middle ages?
Most people of Western Europe, for most of the Middle Ages, were linked by a belief in Christianity, in the communion of the Catholic Church.
