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The church ran everything because the people believed that they needed the church to get to heaven. The church taught that man was born in sin and the only way to communicate with God was to go through the church. If a person was excommunicated they were doomed and this was also true for kings to peasants. This gave them a lot of power.
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∙ 12y agoThe pope was so powerful because he is and was head of the catholic church. In medieval times, everybody in England was Christian or beheaded. everybody had to give 10% of what they produced to the church too. He was given some of that. The church also sold "pardons" and the profits... guess... went to the pope.
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∙ 11y agoIt wasn't. The monarch had absolute power until the reign of Charles I
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Who opposed warfare during the middle ages?
There were times in the Middle Ages that popes tried to stop wars. The Church also tried to regulate wars so as to make them more humane.
In the middle ages most important musicians were?
The most important musicians during the Middle Ages were priests and those who worked for the church.
What was the most important economic resource during the Middle Ages?
oil
Did Popes fight in the Middle Ages?
Yes, they had many differences on matters of authority and doctrine. Some Popes were even excommunicated by Church Synods (or Councils) and other rival Popes were elected in their place, called Ante-Popes.
Which activity was most important in the middle ages?
Sex, murder, and farming are all equally important in the middle ages
Are the crusades and middle ages the same thing?
No. The Middle Ages is the period of Western European history from 500 - 1500 A.D. The Crusades were a series of invasions of the Middle East by Europeans, instigated by various Popes during the Middle Ages.
Why was religion important during the middle ages?
Because religion was so important during the Middle Ages, most people owned Bibles.
Who opposed warfare during the middle ages?
There were times in the Middle Ages that popes tried to stop wars. The Church also tried to regulate wars so as to make them more humane.
What have Niccolo Machiavelli's book The Prince has become famous today for?
Its heartwarming portrayal of saintly popes during the Middle Ages
What were the duties and powers of the popes during the middle ages?
They had religous and chruch power also their duties to lead the chruch and be preist
Why were pilgrimages important during the middle ages?
i cant
In the middle ages most important musicians were?
The most important musicians during the Middle Ages were priests and those who worked for the church.
What was the most important spice during the middle ages?
The most important spice during the Middle Ages was black pepper. It was a very valuable commodity in the European spice trade.
At the end of the Middle Ages power shifted from Feudal Lords to?
Kings and Popes... I believe. (:
Why was Christianity important to people during the Middle Ages?
i guess
What was the most important economic resource during the Middle Ages?
oil
During the middle ages What religion dominated the middle east?
The dominant religion in the Middle Ages depended on where you were. In most of Europe, it was Christianity, and in the Middle East and North Africa, for most of the Middle Ages, it was Islam. There were places where both were about equally important, such as Spain.
