Christian+Church+During the+Middle+Ages

= Christian Church During the Middle Ages =

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The Christian Church played a big role in the Middle Ages. The Christian Church kept everyone in the Middle Ages together, the christian church was like the government today, but they had no government way back then. Because they did not have an government, the Church took over. The Christian church helped with a lot of things during the Middle Ages and even helped govern Western Europe along with the kings and nobles. It also kept mostly everybody in order and not in lots of trouble. Most people would follow anything the Church said even if what they were saying was something that would be putting themselves in danger. The Christian church also helped everyone, they had laws as well, and if you did not obey them you would lose you membership in the Church. The Church was really what kept everyone together and it was like there unifying source during the Middle Ages. BT Works Cited
 * “Brevior.” The Middle Ages. Ed. William Jordan. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1996. 107. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 3 May 2010.
 * Greenblatt, Miriam, and Peter S. Lemmo. Human Heritage a World History. Columbus: McGraw, 2004. Print.

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In this picture a Cathedral is in the background of this town in a Medival city during the Middle Ages. AF Works Cited
 * Dommersen, Pieter Cornelis. “File: Dommersen Gothic Cathedral Medival City.jpg.” Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Foundation, 4 Feb. 2010. Web. 5 May 2010. .

**How did this topic influence life and events of the time period?** The first Crusades started in 1095. The Pope had a call to arms. Many young men thought they could get rich fighting for the Pope. Nobles came to sign up. One noble's name was Stephen Count of Blois. The Pope instructed his bishops to preach about fighting the Muslims. The two main men to talk about fighting were Walter the Penniless and Peter the Hermit. These men were the first recruiters. SS

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