Study Guide: Module 5: Church and Society in Western Europe: 1. What role did the Church play both socially and politically during the Middle Ages (Medieval
period)?
2. What were some of the problems with the Church (Catholic) during the Middle Age and, how
did Catholic Church Reformer's seek to address and solve these problems?
3. What was the Holy Roman Empire, what ethnicity largely made up this empire, and the lack of
strong Papal/Church authority in this region would later pave the way for what major reform
and by whom?
4. What were the Crusades and its goals and, what effects did these Crusades have on the power
of the Catholic Church?
5. What was the Commercial Revolution and how did it impact life during this period?
6. What was the Avignon and the Great Schism crisis about and what impact did it have on the
development of Western Europe?
7. What 2 ways did the Church/Pope try to exert control and influence over the monarchy(king)?
8. What issues led to the Magna Carta and formation of Parliament.
9. What 2 important developments did the Magna Carta have on the development of Western
democracy?
10. What were the effects of the Commercial Revolution?
11. What effects did the bubonic plague have on medieval society?
12. How did the Hundred Years' War affect the future of England and France?
13. What are the three states of French society during the Middle Ages and, what is the French
parliament called?
14. Who held absolute power in France and, who paid the largest portion of taxes in France
during this period?
15. What were the teachings of John Wycliff