The Rise and Corruption of the Catholic Church in the Pre-High Middle Ages
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During the High Middle Ages, Christianity experienced a significant expansion throughout Europe. This expansion led to the declaration of which religion as the dominant religion in many nations?

  • Catholicism (correct)
  • Islam
  • Judaism
  • Protestantism
  • Who was the ruler of the German Empire that created a strong alliance with the church and allowed it to have authority over some German lands?

  • Otto I the Great (correct)
  • Gregory VII
  • Otto III
  • Henry IV
  • Who declared himself emperor of the Romans and attempted to revive the Western Roman Empire?

  • Otto I the Great
  • Henry IV
  • Gregory VII
  • Otto III (correct)
  • Which rulers held control over the Holy Roman Empire from 1024 to 1125?

    <p>Salian emperors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which ruler of the German monarchy argued with the reigning pope over the right to authorize the appointment of officials?

    <p>Henry IV</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the action known as when the ruler argued with the reigning pope over the right to authorize the appointment of officials?

    <p>Investiture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During the High Middle Ages, what happened to the literacy rates among the clerics?

    <p>They decreased significantly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During the Investiture Controversy, the king and the pope renounced each other's position because

    <p>German nobles were loyal to the pope</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Frederick I Barbarossa ruled Germany from 1152 to 1190 and he worked to re-centralize control over the German empire by

    <p>forcing nobles to acknowledge his authority</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Frederick II was declared emperor in 1220 with the support of

    <p>Pope Innocent III</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Frederick II was excommunicated by the pope for

    <p>battling against the church</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Frederick II gained control of Sicily and created a centralized, bureaucratic government there by

    <p>giving royal land to German princes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    After the death of Frederick II, the Holy Roman Empire collapsed because

    <p>Frederick's son ruled unsuccessfully</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The actions of the pope during the conflict with Frederick and the Hohenstaufens caused the church to lose

    <p>credibility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    German monarchs stopped seeking the imperial crown from the pope and avoided conflict with the Italian city-states because

    <p>they learned from the failures of Frederick II</p> Signup and view all the answers

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