Medieval Religion

You might be referring to pictures of doctors who treated patients during the Black Plague, though I would have to have more information to be sure.

They believed that the plague came from bad air, and that by filtering the air, or exposing it to something that might modify it (as by making it smell good) they could keep themselves from getting the plague. So they wore funny masks that had long objects over their noses that looked more or less like the beaks of birds, into which they could put something to treat the air they breathed.

In some parts of Europe, nearly everyone was free to some extent. In other parts, there were perhaps 10% or more who were slaves.

In most medieval countries of Western Europe, slaves were mostly people who had been found guilty of crimes, and their slavery was part of the punishment. In Eastern Europe, there were a large number of slaves, who had been taken captive in wars and slave raids. In fact, the word slave is said to be derived from the name Slav.

Serfs are considered unfree, as they were bound to the soil and not permitted, legally, to move off the manor on which they lived. They provided a part of their time to work for their lords, and another part of their time as common labor to raise crops or animals on fields with other serfs. They also had their own fields, and were permitted to raise what they liked there. They were generally supervised, when they were working as part of groups, by a serf, who they may have chosen for the purpose. They had important rights, and could not be bought or sold as slaves.

Freemen had duties to their lords and kings, the lords had duties to their kings, and even the kings had certain duties they could not avoid.

the answer is castles, because if intruders come and attack, people will be safe in the castle

I used to go to a medieval church in England, and I think I know the answer to this. Most medieval churches worked the same way.

High up above the church's nave, above where people gathered to pray, was a little landing that could be only reached by a set of circular stairs. Choir boys sometimes went up there to play cards during the service, and the choir master never knew because he was very near sighted, and absent minded too. Anyway, during the summer, since hot air rises, the air up there got very hot, so the choir boys opened a window, and their rough handling broke a pane of glass that no one could see from below. And that was how the bats got in and out.

Now, the bats used to roost in the decorated stones above the sanctuary, above where the priest fixed up the bread and wine. Alter boys used to come in with incense, and the priest would wave it around, filling the air with smoke. It was so bad that sometimes someone in the front rows would feint or get sick. Just think of that, and imagine being a bat, hit with all that smoke rising up while you are trying to sleep on a hot summer morning. So the bats would all fly to the back of the church as soon as the smoke got up to them.

When they got to the back of the church, the bats flew up to the ceiling, because that is what bats do. It probably seemed to them it would be a better place than over the sanctuary. And they would settle down and try to go back to sleep. But the back of the church was also where the organ was, and wouldn't you know it? As soon as the bats started to land among the organ pipes, so they could get some rest, it was time for the offertory hymn, which was always played loudly and fast so people would feel good about making donations. Of course the bats didn't feel good about anything by this time, and they spent the rest of the service flying about, first to this part of the church and then to another, escaping noise or smoke, whichever was worse.

It took the longest time to find where the broken window was. But we knew what caused it because there was a pack of cards and a copy of Mad Magazine up there. It got fixed on a Saturday morning, just before the bats got back from their nightly run. But it didn't do any good. Those boys had found out about where the bats came from, and as quick as the windows were fixed, new holes appeared for the benefit of bats. It was a losing battle, and in the end, the sacristan quit and no one else was willing to go up the circular stairs anymore except the choirboys. In time, it was just accepted that a normal service always included bats.

And now you know why medieval churches were batty.

Hope that helps. :)

Thomas, although he was Henry's close friend, refused to let him change the rules.

For Islam, it was the defeat of the Caliphate in WWI. For Catholicism, it was several things. After consolidating their 'role' in the life's of Western Europeans, particularly, splits began (14th Century) into the Eastern (Byzantine) branch and Rome. Then the numerous attempts and success of translating the Scripture into the common vernacular. Then the Reformation and the split of the English Anglican Church. This diffused the Church's control.

However, it is important to note that Scripture has many prophecies of a return to a greater influence of the Church over the peoples in Revelation.

When Thomas Becket came back to England, he refused to forgive the King's followers and excommunicated them (banished them from the Church).

Monastery. They were all priests since the Catholic church was the only church.

2nd answer: That is overly simplistic and not necessarily accurate. It is correct that monks lived in monasteries, but priests were not necessarily monks, and many monks were not priests.

All but the smallest villages had a church and a priest in residence. The priest would have had a house in the village (and a fairly nice one, by village standards) and enough of a cash income to support themselves in considerable comfort (again by village standards). Most priests would have been able to afford a household servant for cooking and basic chores. This money came from the tithe, a mandatory contribution of 10 percent of agricultural products to the parish in which the crops were grown.

Churches in towns and cities would have also had clergy in residence, with a more complex organization. This clergy would have obviously lived in town.

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None, since the Roman Empire fell apart in about 400 AD and the Middle Ages started over 500 years later.

The Church faced numerous problems during the fall of the Roman Empire, which eventually led to the Western Church (now the Roman Catholic Church) and the Eastern Church (now the Greek Orthodox Church) to split and excommunicate the other.

During the Middle Ages, the Church became very influential with the royal and noble households and had practically untouchable political and economic power.

Thomas Becket. 1170

Joan of Arc. 1431

Yes he did but unfortunately his arm was injured by one of the knights.

they controlled people,they were the highest authority that make law, It was the government and it told Kings what they could or couldn't do.

The Catholic Church

They dominated the lives of the medieval people cause they wanted pizza pops and coca-cola. The reason why they killed is for kraft dinner also they killed for the D

Feudalism started in 800s and it began in a time of violence and warfare. it was started because people were poor and needed protection after the roman empire collapsed there was no more protection so the lord-vassal system was created it created order and stability.The vassal would fight for the lord when needed and in return were given land and serfs to work the land for them. Vassals were considered nobles but with less power.Serfs were allowed onto the estate after swearing an oath of fealty to the lord in exchange for his service should it be required to help defend the estate.The serfs then could rent and farm the land to provide sustenance for their families. so basically everyone had what they needed like serfs needed land. food. and protection. Lords needed armies (knights) and vassals needed land.

The main buildings in a monastic complex were arranged around a central courtyard with a garden or lawn in its centre and a covered walkway around its edge. This was the cloister, which was often square and usually connected to the south side of the monastery church (sometimes to the north).

The Chapter House (for daily meetings), the monk's dormitory and the library were situated on the east side of the cloister; the kitchen, refectory and warming room were to the south and the cellar (stores) were to the west, completely surrounding the cloister with buildings.

Outside this central range would be the guest house, Infirmary, fish ponds, gardens, beehives, orchards, barns, bakery, brewery, the abbot's lodging and various other buildings. The entire site would be surrounded by a high stone wall, with a gatehouse and a lodge for the gatekeeper.

The cardinals were the most important of the archbishops. They were leaders of the Church in the areas they came from. They had one authority no one else had, which was the ability to elect a new pope when the old pope died.

The tithe was one tenth of a person's production, so a farmer, for example, would give the Church one tenth of his crop.

gun powder and cannons.

Because your mother just told them about her childhood.

Back then, there barely was any medicine at all, aside from a few home remedies that hardly ever worked.

If you were injured and needed something amputated, they would literally pull out a rusty, bloody hacksaw (no exaggerations here), put a stick in your mouth, tell you to bite, and say a prayer for you. The cutting then started, and if you survived the shock of having your limbs slowly gnawed off, you usually died from lockjaw, tetanus, plague, or some other highly lethal disease before you reached the age of 30.

However, the wealthy class had far better ways of dealing with the wounded, as they controlled the local apothecaries (potion shops), which usually dealt in items containing aloe or other healing plants. If you were gravely ill and suffereing, one need only slip a bit of poison (arsenic, cyanide, mandrake, belladonna, etc) and you would quickly (not always painlessly) be relieved of your suffering, forever.

roman- catholic christianity. It was made an offical religion of all of rome by Constatine then Rome fell apart and the regions kept the culture and religon