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What are 3 ways that the Church maintained power in the Middle Ages?
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The Church would excommunicate anyone who spoke against it (called heresy); this took away the person's salvation, right to communion, and cut them off from the rest of the community.
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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.
Did bishops have more power than lords in the middle ages?
Yes, the Church was very powerful during the Middle Ages.
Who held intellectual power during the middle ages?
the Roman Catholic Church.
What led to the roman catholic church's power during the middle ages?
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Is it true that political and economic power shifted during the classical period from the middle class to the aristocracy and the church?
No. The increase in the power of the Church happened in the Roman Empire at a time when the economic and political power was mostly in the hands of the military. In the Middle Ages, the aristocracy gained military power, and the rise of the middle class only happened during the Middle Ages after that.
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.
Did the nobility have the most power in the middle ages?
The church had higher power
Did the church ban books during the middle ages?
Yes, and not just during the middle ages. The Church maintained an Index Librorum Prohibitorum - a list of banned books - which the faithful were forbidden to read. The Index was abolished in 1966.
Did bishops have more power than lords in the middle ages?
Yes, the Church was very powerful during the Middle Ages.
Why did the relative influence of power of the church change throughout the Middle Ages?
Love.
What is the term for the person that has the supreme power over the church in the middle ages?
The pope
Who held intellectual power during the middle ages?
the Roman Catholic Church.
What led to the roman catholic church's power during the middle ages?
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What did the church do in the middle ages?
They had power over people, gave people hope and helped them
The church had great power over people during the middle ages because?
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How was the position of the church in the Middle Ages?
The Catholic church was the "state" and ruled the society of the middle ages.
Is it true that political and economic power shifted during the classical period from the middle class to the aristocracy and the church?
No. The increase in the power of the Church happened in the Roman Empire at a time when the economic and political power was mostly in the hands of the military. In the Middle Ages, the aristocracy gained military power, and the rise of the middle class only happened during the Middle Ages after that.
