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CHARACTERISTICS: *heritage of *beliefs of the *the customs of the various tribes Medieval comes from the word: which means the Middle Age. THE MIDDLE AGES Rome ? Roman Catholic Church ? & Germanic ? This country obtained its present named from this tribe of people who ruled the Holy Roman Empire. REIGN OF THE FRANKS Merovingian ? who established the converted to Xtianity. was formed by CLOVIS ? THE FRANKISH KINGDOM German ? dynasty & Europe from becoming Islamized. He was the son of Charles Martel ? Pepin II ? prevented Pepin the Short ? King of the Franks who helped the pope fight against the Lombards.Whe he died he left his kingdomto his sons, and Charles ? Charles conquered a lot of territories thus he was calledCharles the Great or THE FRANKISH KINGDOM Carloman ? was the Charlemagne ? He was the emperor who converted to Christianity and who marked the end of 250-year persecution of Christians. He was the emperor who decreed that Christianity be the one and only state religion. Constantine Charlemagne Theodosius I King Henry they supervise the parishes and deliver mass and sacraments. they administer the parishes under each locality. he is the supreme leader of the Church. HIERARCHY OF THE CHURCH bishops ? priests ? pope ? He is the pope who emphasized the importance of receiving the sacrement of confession and penitence for the fogiveness of sins, It was in his time when the Papal states in Italy were established. this was a compendium of laws created by the Church pertaining to teachings of Christianity, standards of morality & the offenses of the clergy. The church punished those who oppose these laws through or the suspension of all rights and privileges of the person as a member ofthe church. They could also or refuse toadminister sacraments or any important ceremonies to kingdoms. excommunication ? lay investiture ? interdict ? The Church also stopped the practice of wherein secular and lay leaders were given the right to nominate and appoint people to ecclesiastical positions. Emperor Henry IV ? Pope Gregory VII ? pope is the supreme authority. priests could marry. divorce is not permitted. services are conducted in Latin. the pope has great influence over kings. ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH the bishops and patriarchs lead the church. priests could not marry. the emperor has power over bishops. services are conducted in Greek. divorce could be allowed in certain cases. GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH Byzantium was renamed He was the emperor during the decline of the Roman Empire who controlled trade by limiting prices, strengthened the army and executed Christians. He was the emperor who converted to Christianity and transferred the capital to Byzantine from Rome. as the city of He also started the construction of the famous church He was the emperor during who created a code of laws for the Byzantine government which is now the basis of international law. The Justinian code is composed of four parts, these are: |