European wars of religion

Alex Gatto 1/18/09 EHAP Midterm Gigantic EHAP Midterm Study Guide Pre-Renaissance -Middle Ages: began at around 500 AD, ended at around 1450 AD -Early Middle Ages: ? Roman Empire fell, Europe is turbulent and dark ? Europe is being created by Germanic, Roman, and Church influences -Church: ? Power founded in papacy ? Was political as well as spiritual ? Bishop of Rome lead Church because of Rome?s significance ? Began the Pope system ? Hierarchy: Pope>Archbishops>Bishops>Priests ? To go to heaven, followers had to go through church ? Pope could excommunicate, cutting off people from church and heaven, gave him a lot of power ? Monasticism: way of life in which one devotes one?s life to religion and prayer;