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Mrs. Ile Study Guide
Clergy/Japanese Feudalism Study Guide
Question | Answer |
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parish | a small administrative district typically having its own church and a priest or pastor |
convert | change one's religious faith or other beliefs |
excommunicate | officially exclude (someone) from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church |
heresy | belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) |
heretics | a person believing in or practicing religious heresy |
bishop | a senior member of the Christian clergy, usually in charge of a diocese and empowered to confer holy orders |
pope | the Bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church |
monasteries | a building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows |
missionaries | a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country |
sacraments | (in Roman Catholic use) the consecrated elements of the Eucharist, especially the bread or Host (in the Christian Church) a religious ceremony or ritual regarded as imparting divine grace, such as baptism, the Eucharist |
illumination | the art of illuminating a manuscript |
how's your day | good thanks for asking :) |
How was knowledge primarily preserved during the Middle Ages? | Monks |
Who was responsible for creating illuminated texts? What was one purpose for illustrating/decorating the text in this way? | Monks would decorate the letters to give the reader of an idea of what it is about because most people could not read |
What language did the monks typically write in? | Latin |
What was one negative result of the Church being involved in the system of feudalism? | The people thought the church had too much power and had become too political |