Bellwork 9-14-15

Grab a sheet of paper.Read “Church Authority” on pg. 251.On the paper, write a paragraph that answers

the following:Describe the conflict between Gregory VII and Henry IV. What was their main disagreement? How was the conflict settled?

Bellwork

• Grab your notebook and open to a blank sheet of paper. Write this heading on the top line:Two European Kings and the Catholic Church

Key Terms

• Pope: the leader of the Catholic Church• Missionary: people who are sent by a religious

organization to spread their beliefs• Concordat: an agreement between the Pope

and a ruler of a country

Charles the Great

• In 768, a man named Charles became king of the Franks.

• Charles sent his armies all over Europe and conquered many lands.

Charles the Great

• By 800, Charles’s kingdom had grown into an empire.

• His victories won him the name Charles the Great, or Charlemagne.

Charles the Great

• On Christmas day in 800, the Pope placed a crown on Charlemagne’s head and named him the new Roman emperor.

• Charlemagne was concerned that the Pope might be viewed with too much power because of this.

1. What does the name Charlemagne mean?

2. Why was Charlemagne concerned when the Pope crowned him emperor in 800?

Bellwork: On last week's notes, add this heading and copy:

Pope Gregory VII• In 597, Pope Gregory I sent out Catholic

missionaries to convert Europeans to Christianity.

• By the 1000s, the Catholic Church had become very powerful.

Pope Gregory VII

• European kings wanted church leaders to obey them, but Popes believed the kings should obey the Church.

• In 1073, Pope Gregory VII declared that only the Pope could choose Church officials.

• Pope Gregory’s decision angered Henry IV, the Holy Roman Emperor.

3. How was Christianity spread all over Europe?

4. Describe the power struggle between European kings and Popes in the early 1000s.

Henry IV

• When Henry IV became angry with Pope Gregory VII, the Pope said Henry IV was no longer emperor.

• The nobles of Henry’s kingdom supported the Pope, so Henry changed his mind and asked for forgiveness.

Henry IV

• Pope Gregory forgave Henry, but the nobles chose a new emperor.

• Henry IV became angry again, and chose a new Pope.

Henry IV

• This power struggle lasted until 1122, when a new king and new pope agreed that only the pope could choose church officials, and only the king could choose government officials.

• This agreement was called the Concordat of Worms (as it was signed in a city called Worms).

5. What is a concordat?

Quiz Questions

6. Draw the chart of European feudalism.

7. How did Europe's geography (mountains and rivers) affect its cultural development?