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Chapter 14

Chapter 14. Setting the Stage. Between 500 and 1000, the Vikings attacked and looted church monasteries As a result many centers of learning were lost. Problems in the Church.

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Chapter 14

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  1. Chapter 14

  2. Setting the Stage • Between 500 and 1000, the Vikings attacked and looted church monasteries • As a result many centers of learning were lost

  3. Problems in the Church • Lay investiture put kings in control of church bishops. The Church believed that this should be left to the Church alone

  4. Reform • Pope Leo IX, took office in 1049 and enforced laws against simony and the marriage of priests

  5. Church Organization • In the 1100’s and 1200’s the Church was reorganized • It was restructured to resemble a kingdom

  6. Church Organization • The Church collected tithes • Tithes consumed one-tenth the yearly income from every Christian family

  7. The 1st Crusade • In early 1097, European people from all classes gathered outside Constantinople • They were poorly prepared for the geography, climate or culture of the holy land

  8. The 2nd Crusades • Crusader states were very vulnerable • Eventually the Crusader state of Edessa was taken by the Muslims • The 2nd Crusade was organized to recapture Edessa

  9. Effects of the Crusades • Thousands of knights lost their lives and fortunes • Christian intolerance and prejudice left behind a bitterness that continues today

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