Question

Guided Reading Activity Lesson 1 Medieval I. The Papal Monarchy A. Medieval popes controlled the __________________ in Italy, and bishops were often __________________ to nobles. B. The __________________ Controversy, which was initiated by a decree from Pope Gregory VII in 1075, ended in an 1122 compromise called the __________________ . C. In the 1200s, Pope _________________ used tools such as the __________________to bring the Church to the height of its political power. II. New Religious Orders A. In the late 1000s and early 1100s, a wave of __________________ enthusiasm led to a rise in monasteries and monastic __________________ . B. The __________________ order of monks was one of the first to take their religion to people outside the monastery. C. The abbess __________________ was an important contributor to a type of music known as __________________ chant.

Answer 1

The Catholic church in Italy was controlled by the medieval popes, and the bishops were often worldly figures to nobles. The controversy of lay investiture was initiated by a decree from Pope Gregory VII in 1075, ended in an 1122 compromise called the  Concordat of Worms. Pope Innocent III, in the 1200s, used tools such as spiritual to bring the church to the height of its political power.